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4 Caps:
Rierden reported that Oshie has been skating on his own while the Caps are on their road trip. It would be great if he can return and play next week when the Caps get back from their road trip. The second line could really use him, Connolley just doesn’t cut it on that line. It will be interesting to see when Oshie comes back whether Rierden will flip Backstrom and Kuznetsov.
alta:
Backy needs to be in the 2nd line to spread the scoring out, otherwise they will be relying on the top line far too much, again
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Tuesday December 04, 2018, 05:41:10 PM Eastern ---Rierden reported that Oshie has been skating on his own while the Caps are on their road trip. It would be great if he can return and play next week when the Caps get back from their road trip. The second line could really use him, Connolley just doesn’t cut it on that line. It will be interesting to see when Oshie comes back whether Rierden will flip Backstrom and Kuznetsov.
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I really like Backstrom with Ovy. The line is so much better defensely now. When Ovy and Kuzy together the line struggles in our end.
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Tuesday December 04, 2018, 06:08:17 PM Eastern --- I really like Backstrom with Ovy. The line is so much better defensely now. When Ovy and Kuzy together the line struggles in our end.
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The issue is without Ovie there. Kuzis stats would suffer. 8-19-43, 18-92-77 makes for far more balance on both ends, but by golly we just can’t have Kuzys stats cut
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Tuesday December 04, 2018, 06:39:09 PM Eastern ---The issue is without Ovie there. Kuzis stats would suffer. 8-19-43, 18-92-77 makes for far more balance on both ends, but by golly we just can’t have Kuzys stats cut
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I'm not concerned about his stats and I dont think you are either. If he is that good he should still be able to produce.
I noticed you put Stephenson on that line instead of Vrana. Id have no problem with that. It would help defensively. I'm OK with Stephenson on the 4th line too. As long as he doesnt get stuck on the 3rd line which has been our Achilles heel. Eller and Burakovsky are made for each other. I wouldnt mind seeing the 4th line get more minutes than the 3rd.
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