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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
His time with Crosby was quite successful. He can't finish, but he can do the hard labour that allows the other two guys to produce.
It wasn't my idea, it is a proven strategy with the Pens.
And what it does is substantially improve the other two lines, giving them 3 really good lines.
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Unless my memory is failing me, Crosby/Simon was outscored 20F-21A. That's hardly proven. It's borderline asinine considering Sid's talent level.
Now maybe the Penguins had other issues, maybe on the blueline or in net, and I'm not one to discount the small sample size - but I am hopeful we are not playing Simon up the lineup. It has all the feel of putting Frolik with those two - and Frolik up until his steep dropoff last year was probably better than Simon may ever be.