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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
No I was serious. He's too soft to be our #2 behind Marshmallow Monahan. I would give his line offensive zone starts though over a Backlund line. So a #2.75/#3.
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Oh, okay. I'd heavily start Monahan in the offensive zone. I'd split the defensive zone starts between lines 2-4 (RNH, Backlund, and Ryan).
Over the past 3 seasons at 5 v 5, RNH is:
-96th percentile in terms of exits out of the defensive zone with possession per 60 and
-95th percentile in terms of the percentage of his defensive zone exits that are with possession.
To me, this is a player whose strength is defensive zone play. He gets the puck. He moves it out.
His linemates have, however, been complete garbage. I think you play him alongside Tkachuk or Mangiapane on the 2nd or 3rd lines, and he'll be great.