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Old 04-29-2019, 04:34 PM   #638
shadowlord
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I wonder if Peters should have experimented more with different line forward combinations during the regular season to build some chemistry if things faltered.

During last off-season, one of the strengths we fans were savouring was the team's depth and ability to move players like Lindholm, Neal, Czarnik, Frolik, Bennett up and down the roster if certain combos struggled.

However, after Lindholm grabbed 1st RW, we ended up not really moving things around that much. So once Colorado homed in on our style, any switched up the lines didn't have much gel.

I'm not saying we should completely discard the Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm line, but maybe every 3rd or 4th game, try some different lines for one game or two, and then go back to what works afterwards.

Then when playoffs roll around, we can give a different look to some lines using players that are somewhat familiar with one another. Sometimes, different linemates will force our players into a different style, and that might be enough to throw-off Colorado's plans.

What I saw in games 3, 4, 5 of our series this year was unfortunately reminiscent of GG's style: Stubbornly stay the course hoping the players would get out of their dry-spell, when it was clear that the Bednar had found the weaknesses of our current system, and Peters only made minimal changes to counter it.
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