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Originally Posted by The Cobra
By the time these guys can skate into the zone their shift will be over.
I don't think the idea of having an extremely slow line used as a change up exists in hockey.
I doubt the opposing team, when they get the puck, will skate slowly to allow this line time to catch up.
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It's not like they're incapable of skating. They're just slower straight line skaters than most. But, all are actually mediocre to good at puck control, and that would be the defining factor governing the amount of zone time they had.
Regarding your comment about facing an opposing zone breakout, yeah, but that's why you give them favorable o zone starts and allow the other lines to have the harder assignments. The D on the ice should be able to slow down the opposition long enough for 1 or more of them to get to the bench for a change/ come back and defend in transition.