Whileee
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- May 29, 2010
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Results wise: Thorbz did better on third line because his linemates were better, but the third line did worse overall with him than without.
He was dragging down the 3rd line, which is why they did worse... but his linemates were better so he was in the offensive zone more; therefore, had more opportunities to do things that impress people (shoot the puck, a goal scored and he's on the ice, etc) and less opportunities to do to things you would frown upon (giveaways in dzone, run around getting shots against, a goal against scored and he's on the ice, etc.).
This is the thing with usage: it doesn't just impact statistics, but also perception of player performance.
It seems as though Thorburn is playing better, but in reality he's just playing with better.
Agreed.
Thorbs is looking awful now, regardless of who he plays with. He looks slow and incapable of making a play with the puck. Not much different than before, but maybe more obvious now that the Jets seem to have a lot more quick players that he can play with.