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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
They have been great together through 2 games, and Monahan being the high man and F3 is 100% planned and I think contributes to people thinking he's "not engaging".
There were a couple of noticeable times where he was about to pinch down to help on the forecheck and you could see him do a double take only to come back out high to help protect and cover.
And the strategy has worked for that line through 2 games.
Corsi For: 72.4% (21 For, 8 Against)
xGF: 82.7% (1.48 For, 0.3 Against)
Goals For: 1
Goals Against: 0
They've been given more cushy minutes (80% offensive zone start) but if they keep that up then I am more than happy with how they are performing as a line.
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I've thought this line looked pretty good and has been working, but this is a bit of a misrepresentation, as the tying goal was a direct result of the line having a horrible change. I'd consider that second goal as a GA against them. Monahan and Dube may have gotten off the ice, but the goal against is caused by this line.