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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
So you agree with the OP then that the 3rd pair isn't contributing or fitting in to the style the team plays and an upgrade would be helpful?
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Having a poor +/- does not mean they aren't contributing in other ways, there is more to the game than just goals for. Individually I think there is a place on this team for both Engelland and Smid on the Flames, it just cannot be together. I'd like to see Hartley try Smid with Wideman and Russell with Engelland for the ice-time that Engelland and Smid would play (and then Wideman and Russell together for other shifts). I think this would make both Engelland and Smid more effective and possibly even improve them enough where they could lighten the load on the top 4.