On one of the dozens of Sedin features this week I heard someone explain that it was Vigneault who changed things up in a huge way for the Sedins when he began only putting them out for offensive faceoffs.
They hated it at the time, wanted to contribute at both ends, etc., but he knew what he was doing--they had Kesler and Malhotra to do that job on the defensive end.
Gee, a coach who realizes the value of putting his most skilled offensive forward in the best position to score, rather than putting out 3rd/4th line guys for o-zone draws in the last two minutes... sign me up for that.
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