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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
At this point I really doubt benching Lucic for Pelletier/Phillips/Ruzicka would amount to anything more than what we are currently getting so we are pretty much stuck with it until an injury or trade is made.
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I don't think Lucic necessarily needs to be benched but the Huberdeau-Kadri-Lucic line has basically been a 50/50 possession line with a scorching hot on-ice shooting percentage since it was assembled. They've actually been slightly outplayed in terms of scoring chances — Lucic is a defensive liability.
Putting a guy on that line who might be able to help drive play at both ends of the ice could do wonders toward turning that line into an actual top-six unit.
You could probably go back to the 2017–18 season and find posts on here reading something like, "At this point I really doubt benching Brouwer for Mangiapane/Hathaway would amount to anything more than what we are currently getting so we are pretty much stuck with it until an injury or trade is made."