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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
To me always needing to have NHL veteran depth on your 4th line is a lot more “living in fear” than playing young players on your roster.
Those veterans are the low risk, no upside “safe” choice (if you consider getting caved in every night safe) . Young players are the high risk, potential high reward that is in no way “living in fear”
And it’s not just “top 3 AHL scorers” it’s two guys that have lit up the AHL the last two years in Pelletier and Phillips. Huge difference
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Just keep going in circles ...
You can't just have Pelletier come up and play 7 minutes. So he can't be a fourth liner. If he his you up the fourth line to 10-11 minutes which means your top players get even less ice time.
Phillips I'm less concerned about at 24, but he'd have to work with Lewis and say Lucic and wouldn't get anything done anyway.