I've raised this before
actually when Tanev was signed and the mock pairings were put up:
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
are you comfortable with the mobility of the top pair if it's gio - rasmus? Believe me I love both guys, I think they're both smart and know how to positionally play. Now to your point, Gio and Andersson did play together as the top pair but for me I have some questions about that for a season and playoffs - just from the mobility pov. I have no doubt about their other abilities.
Plus maybe the aggregate of their strengths are perfect for a top pair but to me that is my immediate question about running those two as the top pair.
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and it's not like I dislike either guy - in fact they are two guys whose games I really like. But given these numbers:
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The Blueline
No change on the blueline as well with Mark Giordano continuing with Rasmus Andersson despite their struggles for most of the season. A pairing that hasn’t struggled; Noah Hanifin with Chris Tanev, and a third pairing that had both good and bad moments in the last Edmonton game, Oliver Kylington with Juuso Valimaki.
Giordano – Andersson
43% xGF in 348 minutes
Hanifin – Tanev
63% xGF in 462 minutes
Kylington – Valimaki
63% xGF in 38 minutes
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Should there be an experiment with a reconfigured top 4 of:
Hanifin - Andersson
Gio - Tanev
Valimaki - Kylington
Can you get your top 4 in the 50% range instead top pair 60% second pair 40%?
For that matter: If you ideally want to have a heavy forecheck/cycle as your identity/how you play is it not a good idea to construct each line with minimum 2 guys who are strong in that game (not one guy strong in that game)
Tkachuk - Lindholm - Gaudreau
Bennett - Monahan - Dube
Mangiapane - Backlund - Leivo
Lucic - Ryan - Ritchie
I realize Darryl knows best and I fully trust him - it is one game and he is 3-1. But I'm thinking about his style and being able to get the max out of the roster (speed, on pucks fast, kill plays fast, capitalize on chances).
CGY needs a little more pace to their overall game.