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Originally Posted by Burning Beard
Lewis is on the third line because its a checking line and he's a good checker.
Tofolli is on the first line because he's a goal scorer.
So far Lewis has been a good checker and Tofolli is scoring goals so I don't see the same problems others seem to see.
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Lots of people here seem to think the job of the third line here is to score. It’s not really although offence is nice as a bonus. Their job is to shut down top opposing lines so anyone who steps in here has to be able to fit in that shutdown role. Ruzicka and Phillips are obviously no. Is someone like Zary or Pelletier really suited for that? I don’t think so either. Not yet anyway. I think Dube could do that but then they’d need someone to take hit spot on the second line. That’s where I think a Zary or Pelletier could work.