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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
We don't need someone to stand in front of the net we need guys moving and creating flash screens and tips and just being annoying.
They are literally playing a basketball 5 out strategy with no movement it's truly bizzare.
Muller and Ritchie should be benched from the power play.
Huberdeau Lindholm Toffoli Mangiapane and Hanifin should be tried. I like Weegar but he has a lot of blunders on the blue line for some reason.
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Even if you wanted a net front body, Lucic is preferable - he is a smarter player than Ritchie and he knows what to do even if his body doesn't cooperate.
Last game they put Huberdeau in front of the net again. That's maybe his worst spot. He has to be half boards or behind the net. Lindholm and Toffoli need to be right and left side shots. Put Kadri in front of the net if you like.
I don't know about points. Zadorov is an interesting thought - he has a great wrister from the high slot, but I can't recall his slapper. And he's dangerous handling the puck at the blue line. Hanifin has no shot but he's fast enough to make up for mistakes and he is pretty good at avoiding the checker and moving a little deeper. Stone of course has a shot, but can't walk the line or pass, and he's not good defensively. Hanifin, Weegar and Andersson have fairly similar skills and limitations, so they're stuck that way.