Peters likes to have both a right and left handed centre on the ice for each PP unit. Ryan and Lindholm are the RH centers on the team, so one will be on each PP unit.
Ryan isn't coming off the 2nd PP unit, so there isn't much point in people complaining about it. And he wins a lot of faceoffs, so at least the 2nd unit is starting with the puck most of the time.
My PP complaint is the use of Neal. Really wish they would try him on the first PP unit, or tailor the 2nd unit so that he is the trigger man more often. Getting Neal going could be what takes this team from good to great.
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