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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Ward is a bad coach if he actually goes forward with these lines - just unexplainable.
Honestly there are so many better alternatives to what he is doing here.
Option 1: Roll 4 lines instead of having a horrible 4th line
Tkachuk - Lindholm - Leivo
Gaudreau - Monahan - Simon
Mangiapane - Backlund - Nordstrom
Lucic - Bennett - Dube
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I don't like this any better, honestly. Nordstrom should not be playing anywhere but the fourth line.
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Honestly I guarantee he's just doing this because he like's what Froese has brought to the lineup and wants to keep him in.
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I think this is what is going on. Ward wants to keep Froese in the lineup, and he believes it is better balanced with Bennett playing there. He clearly likes to shuffle his lines a lot, but the results so far have been pretty good when he does so. I would say that the changes have worked out more often than not this season.