Quote:
Originally Posted by Toonage
While its entirely possible he wanted to see Ritchie with those two my bet is he's replacing Bennett on that line
|
That's a pretty good call.
So, at the outset Sutter sees the top-nine as
Tkachuk · Lindholm · Dube
Gaudreau · Monahan · Bennett
Lucic · Backlund · Mangiapane
Ryan will centre the fourth line; likely with Ritchie and one of Nordstrom/Simon on the other wing.
This is a combination that always looked promising on paper, but has been frustratingly inconsistent over the course of the season. Maybe it is as simple as adjustments and line-matchups to bring the best out of them?