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Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
We have a 4th line that has played with incredible passion and given Sutter the ability to roll four lines consistently because they are playing heavy minutes sometimes against top lines like against Kane when we played Chicago. I can’t see Sutter separating Lucic - Richardson - Lewis at this point they’ve been an incredible line and embody all the aspects of what makes a great 4th line.
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What Sutter has done that all coaches (IMO) since him have failed to do is build the 4th line with intention. They all have clear roles and they know exactly what they need to do to be successful.
IMO, previous coaching staffs have made the 4th line more of a leftover line, with guys pining to climb up the lineup and not accepting that they're not in some sort of scoring role. There's less skill with this group, but the minutes are more meaningful because there's a level of responsibility the team hasn't had since (dating myself) Stephane Yelle and co.