Yeah, I can read... But thanks for the pot shot.
The thing about rolling 4 lines though is that they all have to be equally defensively responsible as well as offensively capable and able to match up with the opponents top lines regardless.
This is not that. That's why you see such discrepancies on every team in ES TOI.
Also, when you try and space things like this...one single PK will screw the lines throughout for the 3 or 4 minutes following, and the "rolling 4 lines" goes out the window.
Lindholm, Ryan, Backlund are the top returning PK guys among F's. Depending on who was on the ice at the time of the penalty, that's 3 different lines affected on a 2 minute kill...now im sure Nordstrom/Simon take up the lost Reider/Jankowski minutes, but that doesnt really change anything unless one of the previous 3 are removed from PK duty.
Its something every coach has to account for when setting up lines and why very few teams can go the route of spreading out top players over 4 lines or 3 d pairings.
As for Bennett...well i dont see him anywhere near 2nd line minutes and being effective since he has never shown that capability and particularly at C. You have to have solid hockey IQ and decision making capabilities at that spot regardless of what some believe, and he just doesn't. One of the few players who is more effective when played less, which doesnt allow for everyone getting similar ice time since he can't kill penalties nor really play top line PP....at least in the previous 5 years anyhow.
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