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Originally Posted by Jore
yeah, i would agree with most of that. not having 2 top 6 forwards definitely hurts. the frolik chance (and the backlund post) might have swun it differently, but it seemed like the flames couldn't match washington pace and relentlessness overall.
you can't tell that much but what hurt us here is what usually hurts us (even when we win): our depth forwards and d. with a full roster they can usually execute a little better, but tonight they were exposed against an elite team in the league.
i really don't see what bartkowski (since he got on the roster) brings other than turnovers and fumbled plays. i'd really like to see andersson get a shot.
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Getting Bart some time out, and Ferland, Tkachuk back in should help with that. Some depth weakness was exposed but all the lines were essentially shifted, Lazar and Hamilton hadn't played in ages, and Chiasson isn't good on the top line for more than the odd game. It affects chemistry and their ability to execute the plays those lines would before because of that familiarity. Our usual roster depth is fine, if not decent. Our depth that is definitely lacking is in our 13/14th forwards and 6/7th dmen. When they have to all draw in, the team usually suffers a bit because of it.
Sure makes you miss when they could call on Byron whenever they needed.
I would try Rasmus/Wideman in the #6 spot next game. Hopefully Ferland is back so Chiasson can be shuffled down and Lazar comes out again.