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Originally Posted by AC
Absolutely.
Forbort's most common partner this season prior to the trade was Doughty on the top LA pair.
Comes here to be our #6 (#7 likely if Hamonic was available).
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This is one thing that I think people struggle with some times when evaluating players.
Guys that are bad in top pairing / top line roles doesn't mean they are bad players all together (especially in those roles on bad teams).
A guy like Forbort getting smashed in a little bit in tough minutes on the top pairing doesn't mean he's a bad player, means he needs to be slotted better on the third pairing.
Similar to Alex Chiasson here - he should have never been on the top line with Gaudreau and Monahan but he's a pretty good bottom sixer in the right role / team.