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Originally Posted by Press Level
Rieder in the top 6? Good for him, but it also highlights the massive underachievement of the forwards on this team. A guy who made the team on a PTO is now slotted in above Backlund, Bennett and Frolik...
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No point in arguing the disappointment of the forwards this year, as five on five they've been terrible.
But I think you're reading too much into slotting in this case.
Seems to me this is an attempt to basically eliminate the fourth line altogether and run with four lines.
Reuniting the old Bennett-Backlund-Frolik line left one player homeless and needing to play with Monahan and Gaudreau.