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Originally Posted by Bingo
I'm just not 100% sure Monahan is the guy that has to come out.
All three of Monahan, Lucic and Lewis have struggled of late. May make more sense to try Lewis on the sidelines for Carpenter giving that line two centers (one left, one right), and see if they can avoid getting into trouble.
The line gave up two last night, but both were soft goals on Markstrom. Monahan turned the first one over but there was never any scoring chance.
Monahan specifically was on the ice for one high danger chance for and none against. Sometimes you don't get the bounces, and that's more true for a line that doesn't score because bad luck is a minus if you're not going to score at all.
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I have been critical of Lucic for the past few weeks. And certainly there have been people critical of Monahan and Lewis - all three deserve some of the attention.
But I think the real problem is that they don't work together. Lucic and Monahan together, in particular, is just too slow and plodding. Lucic can be effective, but he needs someone driving the line forward and giving Lucic the
opportunity to get on the forecheck. Neither Monahan nor Lewis do that. I do think Lewis can be effective with the right line-mates though.
I don't really want any of them in the top 9, but the 3 of them together is a disaster.
I know it isn't going to happen, but I would sure like to see Pelletier on the LW there. I think his energy and speed could transform that line.
Pelletier - Carpenter - Lewis
maybe in June