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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
So after 5 games, two things are a little surprising:
Depth was supposed to be the team's strength but in fact, fourth line is hurting them
It was supposed to be difficult to sweep these back to backs
So basically even after five games, but have only beaten Vancouver and lost ground to TO and the Jets. Plenty of time for that to change.
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Well, depth was a strength if you bought that Leivo and Simon were top 6 and middle 9 wingers, making it easy to move Lindholm to C
These guys are a bubble player and a guy who played okay with Crosby, which is pretty much an irrelevant basis for comparison anywhere else
And rolling 4 lines is and always has been a fantasy. You never have all 12 forwards rolling. That is part of what coaches do. Panic, use the blender, and shorten the bench
Still plenty of games vs Edm, Van, Wpg, Ott plus a test against Mtl
Nothing to worry about based on two crappy games against Tor