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Originally Posted by Toonage
I think the minutes would even out more with a competent 4L. Of course right now they play 7 minutes.
But they're also out there with a minute left in periods, he'll throw them out there after opposition icings with face offs in the O zone, generally he likes to use his 4L. Why not stretch that out a bit more.
And given Backlund's injury and maybe as he ages next year, its not the worst idea to have him in that role?
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That was option 2 ... take minutes away from the top six.
15
14
12
7
48 minutes
If Backlund is on the fourth line and gets 12 you need to take 5 minutes from the first three groups.
I'm good with Backlund winding down, but he's not there yet. He's centering a top ten line in the league for play driving and plays a huge role on this team.
I do think he settles in on the fourth line some day.
Not today.