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Originally Posted by Mattman
If I could build on this point, while I do agree with this statement that they should spread the depth and scoring threats to the 2nd and 3rd lines, they shouldn't be going out to get 2nd and 3rd line players.
For example Pittsburgh had Crosby, Malkin and Kessel on three different lines at one point. All 1st line players clearly, but as one poster mentioned you can't have your 3 best players all on one line.
I think people put too much emphasis on 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th lines as a label that sticks to that player. And in the case of Michael Ferland, no he is not a 1st line player, but he is a complementary peice that has proven he can play on a line with Mony and Johnny which so happens to get alot of ice time.
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Sure you can, to name a few:
Marchand-Bergeron-Pasternak
Smith-Karlsson-Marchessault
Arvidsson-Johansen-Forsberg
Giroux-Couturier-Voracek
Schwartz-Schenn-Tarasenko
It works best when you have enough depth to allow the lesser lines to have some talent on it too but it happens and some of those lines are on pretty good teams.