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Originally Posted by GioforPM
This. Every single coach I ever heard talks about rolling 4 lines but they only ever do it in a runaway win.
Last game I'm pretty sure sure Ward had full intentions of maxing Backlund's time because of McDavid. So he knew the 4th would get hardly anything. it's not shocking that he played the only regular on that line, Nordstrom, a little more.
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And that is as it should be.
However, Ward has shown a propensity to continue to roll 4 lines when trailing in the 3rd period. Baffling and frustrating.