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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
But when you have four forwards who are barely NHL calibre, if that (Ritchie, Richardson, Lewis, Pitlick) in your rotation every night — where's the downside in making a change?
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A) It’s unlikely Pelletier is as reliable defensively as any of those guys yet. And the bottom two lines are checking lines.
B) Pelletier will be trying to generate offence against opponents who are superior in all ways to the competition in the AHL. Going from having a hot hand and feeling confident to getting shut down by bigger, faster, smarter players can crush confidence. Far more players have been ruined by being rushed into the NHL than by spending too much time in the minors.
Having said that, Gawdin deserves a shot.