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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I think this and your other post were absolutely correct.
I think Leivo has been steadily improving, Backlund and Ryan had their best games last outing and Bennett was good the game before. Dube needs to be tried out on the top line - he’s fast, has some offensive instincts, works hard in the corners and has some defensive ability. Valimaki has played more and more confidently.
Lucic needs to be given some video time. He is doing a few things well, but his mistakes have been huge.
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The only players I have been really disappointed with are Leivo, Simon, Lucic, Nordstrom, Ryan, guys can't bring an ounce of any shred of offensive ability...watching them play you can see why they only have 2 goals...most nights they don't even generate anything remotely dangerous in the offensive zone...this team needs better 3rd and 4th liners, the top two lines are simply not talented enough to carry the rest off the team on their backs, we don't have the luxury of having a McDavid or draisaitl to make up for medicore 3rd and 4th lines.
Mang, Dube, and Bennett have been ok, but clearly not playing to their potential...and honestly how many times does Mang fall in a game...every shift the guys falls down. Completely destroys any momentum in a shift.
The defense and goal tending have been rock solid...this team will live and die with their goal tending and commitment to team defence, we simply don't have the depth up front to compete with the offensive juggernaut teams in our division, ie Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Vancouver