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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Do you mean this last game? The assertion was that the fourth line was out when they need a goal badly. This wasn’t such a tune. And it wasn’t the fourth line. I didn’t see the whole game but maybe he was just giving Hathaway a little extra time.
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I’m speaking to the last game regarding Hathaway. But in general I’m as cknfused as the next guy as to why GG feels the need to stick that 4th line on the ice with 3 minutes left when losing or even only up by a goal.. it’s unnecessary and obviously hasn’t worked.. but continues to happen with zero results.
As for Hathaway, he looked good on that fourth line with his energy but was not so extraordinary that he deserved to supplant Ferland in the last 2 mins. If it was to send a message, who was the message intended for? Why not just give the whole fourth line some extra time rather than simply alienating Ferland?
Anyway,I was shedding light on your original question of 4th liners getting time in the dying minutes as an aside.
My main point is about scouting, systems and player usage within the system to get the most out of this team at ALL times which seems to pass by GG and his coaching team.