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Originally Posted by Bingo
To me it's about 5 on 5 minutes.
If Backlund is playing shot down he's getting 14.
That leaves you 33 for Kadri, Zary and Frost ... 11 each?
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Assuming it’s 47 minutes of 5-on-5, I would try splitting it like this:
12 minutes: Huberdeau-Kadri-Posposil
12 minutes: Klapka-Zary-Coronato
11.5 minutes: Farabee-Frost-Sharangovich
11.5 minutes: Hunt-Backlund-Coleman
But it could vary game to game based on powerplays/penalty kills. Roll lines pretty evenly 5-on-5. Don’t really see any of those lines as getting caved in on advanced stats often. The line with the least defensive strength is likely the Kadri line - which is the scoring line anyways so that’s not uncommon.
I don’t see much of a disadvantage to these lines. The Kadri-Huberdeau chemistry is maintained. The Backlund-Coleman chemistry is maintained but less reliant on creating offence. Sharangovich has looked better playing with Frost than anyone else his year. The team could really use an offensive spark and I think putting Zary and Coronato together has the best chance of creating one with the current roster. Before his injury, I think most would agree that Zary and Coronato were the forwards that were creating the most scoring chances. Why not try them together? They look good on powerplays together.