I think Richardson is the one that probably needs to come out of the lineup. He's just not an NHLer at this stage and isn't really filling a role on this team.
He's not one of our PKers (8:45 all season), doesn't play Power play, and is a liability at 5v5.
His 37.6% xGF at 5v5 is by far the lowest on the team, and he's dragging down all the guys he plays with.
The next three lowest guys on the team in xGF are all being dragged down from their TOI with Richardson.
Lewis w/Richardson: 38.23% (146 Minutes)
Lewis w/o Richardson: 46.33% (207 Minutes)
Lucic w/Richardson: 33.5% (101 Minutes)
Lucic w/o Richardson: 52.4% (243 Minutes)
Monahan w/Richardson: 33.1% (46 Minutes)
Monahan w/o Richardson: 51.2% (322 Minutes)
Richardson is a black hole on this team right now, and any of Gawdin, Phillips, or Pelletier would be more deserving of his spot in the lineup.
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