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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
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
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In fact Flames top line had quite a bit more ice time than the Leafs big guns.
Most fourth line players are going to get nine or ten minutes of icetime. It’s just helpful if the team doesn’t get smoked while they’re on the ice.