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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
You're correct, 4th line played less than others 5 on 5. To say that team is rolling 4 lines or that forward depth is a strength is overstating it. That 4th line that played last night is made up of a waiver pickup and two players who still need to firmly establish themselves as NHLers. It does have some potential though and it is dirt cheap.
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I didn't look too closely at their deployment/usage, but from what I saw, I liked very much. It was a home game so hard to assess if they were sheltered much.
Will be interesting to see the line combos when Pelletier comes back from injury and who gets bumped from the top 9.