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Originally Posted by Da_Chief
Time to overhaul the lines.
It's not working. Quite honestly this team has 2 top 6 forwards. Then bunch of 3rd/4th liners.
Bennett's C experiment should be over. Also team speed is non-existent.
Gaudreau-Backlund-Frolik
Bennett-Monahan-Brouwer
Shinkaruk-Stajan-Chiasson
Ferland-Bouma-Hamilton
Versteeg
Tkachuk back to OHL.
On defence Hamilton has been awful. There are no options on D.
Giordano-Hamilton
Kulak-Brodie
Jokipakka-Engelland
No one plays more then 20 mins. Even time distribution.
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I've been thinking this myself. If Bennett wants to continue trying to go through 3-4 guys and stay at center, you might as well put him on the 4th line till he learns not to do that. He has been the worst center by far. I have liked Brouwers game, but what's the point of having him if his center can't use him?
I agree with your forward lines. Mony is not clicking right now, probably because of back injury. Johnny might as well play with the 2 forwards that seem to understand the system and generate some chances.
I know we laughed at Edmonton when we signed Versteeg under their nose, but from the way Edmonton was going to utilize him, i think they had it right. They had him down on bottom 6 and would not be seeing action every night. I don't mind the signing, but i thought he was going to be brought in for bottom 6, not to play top 6.
I'll give props to Stajan because i thought his career might be coming to a close. Think he should be the 3rd line center.
On D i would change Jokipakka with Kulak, but agree with what you are trying to implement. Sadly because our PP has been so brutal i think Wideman is going to be coming in for Kulak. I don't think its the right move but i understand why they might go to that well.
Elliot has to come up with a couple of big saves. That's what goalies do in today's NHL. Johnson has come up with big saves when needed and is doing a good job as the back-up.
Maybe the system is not right for some of our players, but i have a feeling in this circumstance that the coach will out last some of the players. Brouwer , Frolik and Backs seem to get it. That's 2 of 3 players Trieviling as brought in. Obviously Mony and Johnny are going nowhere. Bennett better get his game together.