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Originally Posted by BigErnSalute_16
Could be as simple as Line 3: Lucic - Backlund - Mangiapane
Line 4: Nordstrom - Bennett - Dube
BUT... only play nordstrom where he excels, pk and late in game situations. For the rest of the time, just rotate skill players through on Bennett's left wing. Tkachuk, Gaudreau, Mangiapane, Leivo, Simon. Whoever is playing good, gets rewarded with a couple extra shifts.
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Take a look at how ice time has been distributed over the last number of games and I think it is pretty clear that the coaches want to run a three-line bench. Players on the fourth line are getting only occasional shifts and special teams assignments, while the top three roll through their paces at even strength and the powerplay.