Line Combos: Ryan Nugent Hopkins should Center the 3rd line.

[russ99]

Nuge puts up better numbers at center, is a true two way player, and our team defense suffers when we “cheat for offense” by putting him on the wing.

Let’s do it.

 

[ujju2]

Nuge puts up better numbers at center, is a true two way player, and our team defense suffers when we “cheat for offense” by putting him on the wing.

Let’s do it.

Disagree, I think Nuge helps a lot defensively and allows McDavid (or Draisaitl) to take more offensive risks. Which is also a big benefit.

 

[ujju2]

I agree.

Except what do we do when we don't have the right complimentary pieces and trades are unfeasible?

How do we fix this problem internally?

I hope you're not suggesting that we keep letting the bottom 6 fail all 56 games rather than try Nuge back there?

No, I'm suggesting trying Benson/McLeod/others to fix the bottom 6 before we sink our top 6 to do the same.

Or, ya know, we could just double shift McDavid and put him on the 4th line like Tippett seems to be doing tonight...

 

[Patch101]

Sorry, this is never going to get old for me .....