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Originally Posted by GullFoss
Wasn't Bennett demoted to the fourth line last game - so they're not really always tied together.
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Yeah, there has been a few games now where he hasn't gotten 2nd line ice.
Maybe I wasn't clear in my post.
I'm suggesting if they are going to spread the icetime around right now with Backlund injured, they should also spread the Tkachuk around to get him more icetime and to try to draw more offense out of the depth players.
Tkachuk - Ryan - Bennett
Tkachuk - Janko - Neal
Tkachuk - Quine - Hathaway
You don't want to burn Tkachuk out, but with Backlund out of the lineup, see what happens if you give Tkachuk ~19 minutes a night instead of ~17.
Once Backlund is back, they should be looking for a better complimentary player for that second line.