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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Pelletier, Philips and Mackey would highly likely not fare any worse than players they are potentially replacing either for however long of an audition it takes, but half a dozen games or so certainly isn't going to submarine the season or hurt their long term development....and if the team isn't going to promote them from within anyway, who cares about their long term development.
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I disagree about Mackey. I'd like to see him get more of an opportunity but I don't agree that they are "highly likely not to fare anyworse". The bottom pairing is performing fine for me, I see no reason to change that.
I agree more with the forwards. The 4th line is just not effective so I struggle to understand why not try something different there. That bar is very low. Getting Pitlick back, and Lewis is dependable and clearly someone Sutter trusts. But Richardson and Ritchie shouldn't be everyday players.