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Originally Posted by Jimdon
I'm not saying you're wrong, but devils advocate, what about the game so far suggests that playing the first line would build any kind of momentum?
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I would have put out the 3rd. Or mixed it up.
Anything but the 4th, because we KNOW what the results from the 4th line were going to be.
It's important to remember that the players feel the momentum on the bench too. They WANT to get things going. Finally scoring a goal in a really frustrating game, and then throwing out the 4th line (who everyone knows is a black hole offensively), sends a brutal message to the bench.