Fun fact: despite their recent cold streak, Bennett-Jankowski as a pair are still scoring more frequently than Tkachuk-Backlund as a pair.
- Bennett-Jankowski have produced 17 goals in 449:55, good for 2.27 goals / 60.
- Tkachuk-Backlund have produced 22 goals in 639:52, good for 2.06 goals / 60.
Our team as a whole only scores 2.34 goals / 60. If anything, our 2nd line needs to pick it up offensively. Our problem isn't our top 6 carrying our bottom 6. It's our top line carrying our bottom 9 (at least offensively). So when people talk about shuffling our lines to spark some offense, our 2nd line should absolutely be involved in that conversation.
The way I see it, Jankowski and Bennett are both struggling at the same time - and because it's simultaneous neither has a linemate to lean on and help them work through it. I think breaking that pair for a bit could do them both a world of good, but if we continue to elevate the 3M line to untouchable status based on last year's play, then we've got no one left to shuffle them with.