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Originally Posted by Anduril
Bit of a chicken or egg question. Has Treliving failed to address the secondary scoring or are the players in those roles failing to produce? You could look at it either/both ways depending on which player but it's clearly been Treliving's concern for two straight offseasons as evidenced by his "can't sleep at night because of worrying about scoring" comments in both Bob McKenzie interviews.
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I think BT has done a good job overall; I know he preaches patience but I hope that he and the coaching staff are not stubborn when it comes to implementing obvious fixes, or changes. Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith even if its not always how the collective would normally proceed. Throw
a guy like Tkachuk on the top line and let him run with it.
Concerning Bennett and the bottom 2 lines; Maybe they didn't handle Bennett the right way. Pushing him to center early seems to have eroded his confidence somewhat. I remember when Bennett scored 4 goals the guys were telling him to stay low key, but now he can't even find the net to take a shot. They should put him on the first, or second line and leave him there for a few weeks so he can get his mojo back. I think leaving him on the 3rd line trying to find his way is not helping the 3rd line have an effective identity. If the third line is not scoring it should at least contributing effectively as an energy, or shut down line.
Bennett* needs players who can understand his language and ability. I think he should be moved to one of the top 2 lines. Not sure why they don't just put Matt Tkachuk on the top line and Bennett on the second and Ferland on the 3rd line. At least Ferland would give the 3rd line an identity. The coaching staff seem reluctant to do anything that is too obvious..., "at least until it's too late".
I agree completely the bottom 2 lines are very poorly constructed and resemble moving patch up parts that are not very high quality. This is probably whats holding the team back. The top 2 lines are excellent.