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SuperMatt18 · 12-30-2024, 02:26 PM

Part of the problem is we just have too many wingers that we want to play in the top 9.

Huberdeau, Pospisil, Coleman, Coronato, Pelletier, Sharangovich, Kuzmenko, Klapka, Stromgren, Honzek...that's 10 guys with only 6 top 9 winger spots available.

I have nothing against bringing in Lomberg and re-signing Rooney...but it kind of led the team to having a 4th line that was constructed a certain way...instead of it being a spot to work youngsters into the lineup.

With the players we have on the farm it would be great if some combination of Pelletier/Klapka/Stromgren/Honzek/Kerins could be used as a 4th line that was more of a "Kid Line" that had a more offensive focus (but in sheltered minutes) as opposed to the "Veteran Energy Line" that our 4th line is kind of constructed of now.

12-30-2024, 02:26 PM	#282
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Part of the problem is we just have too many wingers that we want to play in the top 9. Huberdeau, Pospisil, Coleman, Coronato, Pelletier, Sharangovich, Kuzmenko, Klapka, Stromgren, Honzek...that's 10 guys with only 6 top 9 winger spots available. I have nothing against bringing in Lomberg and re-signing Rooney...but it kind of led the team to having a 4th line that was constructed a certain way...instead of it being a spot to work youngsters into the lineup. With the players we have on the farm it would be great if some combination of Pelletier/Klapka/Stromgren/Honzek/Kerins could be used as a 4th line that was more of a "Kid Line" that had a more offensive focus (but in sheltered minutes) as opposed to the "Veteran Energy Line" that our 4th line is kind of constructed of now.