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Originally Posted by Zoller
I really want to see Johnny on his off wing on the powerplay... And not at the point
He's just so much more dangerous on that right side. Put lindholm on the left point and Gio on the right point. Tkachuk in front of the net and Monahan in the slot... Classic umbrella powerplay
Something like this but obviously Lindholm being a RHS on his off wing
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Off wing when your the distributor is frowned upon because it requires you to turn your back to the play to retrieve a puck. The shooter can be on the off wing because they are not responsible for puck retrieval and the dman covers the board play behind the shooter.
If Johnny was a shooter in addition to lindholm then then switching would work but would require Johnny to move to the right side and Gio would be responsible for puck retrieval on his off wing which adds another wrinkle.