We need to inject some speed into the lineup. Anyone who saw the game last night against Toronto and the Columbus game and etc can see that this team just doesn't have enough over team speed. Personally, I wouldn't touch the 1st or 2nd lineup how about adding a couple league minimum burners on to the bottom 6 so that it changes the dynamics of the line a bit. They can help on the PK and provide a little bit of game breaking ability.
The thing that I notice that's really effective about the top 2 lines is that when a shot goes wide or a save is made, our guys have enough speed or play heavy enough to win puck races or coax the opposition into turning the puck over. That gives these guys multiple attempts to score whereas the bottom 6 often, will get maybe 1 chance and more often than not, they're one and done. Jagr has helped out a little bit with this, but he's been in and out of the lineup and we need more than just 1 guy.
I've heard from a few people who have said that the bottom lines lack an identity. So lets get some lines with identity. Make them fast, hard working and make them suffocate the opposition so they have no time or space and turnover the puck because right now, the current guys lack speed, they don't play heavy and they're constantly pinned in their own zone. We will not be a complete team until we fix this.
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