On the 3rd pairing: I like both players in a vacuum. They're big and tough, play hard in front of their own net, and don't make a lot of dumb mistakes. Unfortunately, they're both the exact same player and a step too slow for the opposition's top lines. I don't think either deserve to sit, but if you were to bring in a kid like Wotherspoon to add some foot speed and agility as well as strong defensive acumen and passing ability and put him in place of one of them (preferably Engelland), then I think that 3rd pairing becomes much more effective.
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