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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
How so?
Hockey, like any sport, has momentum shifts. Critical line matching and time distribution is what good coaches and good teams do.
Or do you think Colorado and Tampa's coaches are out there throwing out their 4th line every 2nd shift and getting caved in and saying, ah well, luck of the draw.
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You can’t just make up that they were out there too much when they did their job while they were out there and the top line didn’t. You see, scoring a goal or not allowing a goal is generally considered a preferable shift to allowing two goals. Or do you think Colorado and Tampa’s coaches are getting blamed when they send out a line with the lead and it doesn’t get scored on?
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Originally Posted by Infinit47
I think it's fair to say Sutter relied too heavily on the 4th line to go out and "not get scored on" in the third instead of rolling lines 1-3 to try and generate a 4th Flames goal.
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The results don’t support it. The 4th line didn’t get scored on. The 1st line did, twice. You can make that argument most games, but it looks stupid given what happened during this game.