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Originally Posted by memphusk
So we agree, he's a plug.
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Haven't we had this discussion over and over? Most teams don't have a 1st line LW, 1st line C and 1st line RW. A so called "plug" fills those holes. Talent has to be spread to other lines and like others have said our other lines have played well. Ya, he is a plug I guess but he hasn't been the issue with that line. He is big, skates well, goes to the dirty areas and sticks up for his teammates. He isn't there to score 50 goals, he is there to get to the dirty areas, forecheck hard and crash the net so JG and Mony don't have to.
Without diluting our other lines, this isn't a bad option and I don't think Vey is being brought in to play in the top 6. More like bottom 3 to replace Bouma.
We really need one of our youngsters to step up and create some chemistry with those two. By the end of the year, maybe we see JG on the RW and Tkachuk on the LW with Mony in the middle. Who knows what we see by the end of the year. This season isn't lost yet, but if our top two guys don't get going, it will be and it will be quickly.