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Originally Posted by The Cobra
I would say that the top line of one team certainly doesn’t match up against the other teams top line very much.
That’s what Backlund’s line is for.
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Other teams try like crazy to match their top lines against Calgary’s top line. And look at ice times. You can’t play your top line against other top lines if you have to - now you are cutting your top line’s minutes severely. If you want your top centre playing 18-21 minutes, he’s going to have to face the other team’s top line from time to time. Especially on the road.
TBL did the same thing to Montreal. They tried to get Point out against Suzuki constantly. Which meant that Suzuki/Toffoli never got into a rhythm.