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Originally Posted by AC
That's great, this isn't about numbering the lines though. It refers to a player who is better than the traditional talent level for that line, which speaks to the depth within a team.
1A/1B goalie tandem example as explained earlier.
So referring to Lindholm and Kadri as 1A/1B and Backlund a 2B means we effectively have 2 "1st line centres" in terms of abilities, and Backlund is a good but not ideal 2nd line centre. As a result, Kadri pushing Backlund down to the 3rd line is a very good thing for this team's depth.
But I'm sure you get the concept and are just being obtuse on purpose.
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To actually poke a hole in this nomenclature, if Crosby and Malkin are 1A/1B, does that imply that Malkin is worse than the average 1st first line center?
(The answer of course is no, that 2B without a 2A has a different meaning due to context than 1B with a 1A. But it does show the meaning is not always consistent, and depending on how one views Kadri may not even be consistent within the original sentence.)