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Originally Posted by Bingo
I think the team has six wingers in different piles
Huberdeau
Toffoli
won't be demoted, they can play in a different top six, but they're not heading to the fourth line
Mangiapane
Dube
Ruzicka
not established enough to be in the top group, but won't be demoted to the fourth line or scratched if they're playing well - lately they've all been pretty good.
Coleman
Not good with the puck, not good with offence, can muck it up and is great defensively so he has a long rope
So to insert say Phillips I think you have to attack the middle group. With Zohorna though at least the fourth line has a chance.
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I agree with you, particularly about the established group and that is the Flames problem. I can’t remember the last elite team that had so many immovable 30 year olds in their top 6 forwards. I think it is a major problem, playing and rewarding past performance rather than giving the young guys more rope to hang themselves. I hope that mentality changes but I am not hopeful.