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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Lewis is larger than Pitlick.
Lewis has 47 hits. Pitlick has 34. Lewis is the one that suited his system. He's the one Sutter won two cups with.
Lewis also has twice the points while playing on the "4th" line. Their advanced stats seem to be almost identical across the board. So the only difference is that Lewis produced more with less. He does this while hitting more.
The team is +30 on the season. Everyone is positive except Monahan and Pitlick.
If there's anything that can use an upgrade, it's that line.
Some of Lewis's shot blocks have been absolutely clutch. He has saved at least 3 would-be goals in front of the net.
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Pitlick is well known as a great PK guy and for the reasons Cali pointed out, he's a premier checker. Hits are not indicative of this (and that stat ignores the fact Pitlick was injured and has played 3 less games. The two lines play a different style. Lewis is on a hard forechecking line - of course he has more hits. But that's not what I'm talking about.