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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Phil Kessel on the “3rd line” was the dumbest thing I’d ever seen! So stupid that they even got awarded the Stanley Cup!
Not to take a piss, but success comes in long series from being able to roll lines. It’s not about 1st/2nd/3rd/4th - it’s about being able to push the pace and generate chances shift after shift after shift so that you can wear down the opposition and gain favourable match-ups due to the fact that you just have that many capable lines.
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Phil Kessel hasn't played less than 14 minutes per game 5-5 in a decade. When he was playing 'on the third line' in the playoffs he was still seeing tkachuk level minutes.
Calgary's 3rd line is playing about 13 total minutes per game right now.
I'm just saying, if you pay the price to grab a 20minite per night forward, you're going to play them close to that number. You're definitely not going to play frolik ahead of him, and you're sure as #### not going to move Jankowski from the center ice position so that Bennett can be this new guys center.
Some things are just dumb right on their surface, I don't understand the push back.