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Originally Posted by Roughneck
Lomberg and Klapka play less than 10 minutes a game. More time for the 4th line takes away time from the others, and they don't need to be playing much more than that. So Backlund on the 4th line makes the line better, but Backlund getting 7 or 8 fewer Even Strength shifts a game doesn't make the team better.
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But that is the whole point though. Kadri is number one. Frost is younger, scores more, better skater, is sound defensively no reason to think he wouldnt be a better backlund snd pull some more of the second unit powerplay at the very least. Frost is going to surprise people and it will cut into backs ice time especially if his line gels and plays well.
Having Zary show very well as a center as an organization short on centers it should be a priority to keep giving a promising young center more ice time again that will affect Backs.
All of these assumptions of Backs on the fourth line seem to be making an assumption that the replacement couldnt possibly be better?