A little off topic. But Weber, Alzner, Petry......18m. cap hit, along with Price's 10.5m starting next year. Close to 29m for that group? One reason the Habs won't be contender for years. Poor cap management and few NHL prospects.
Regarding fourth line status. I know it's easy for non hockey fans to slot players into roles because they don't understand the game. 4th liner Marner played more minutes than 3rd liner Brown in Washington and had more PP minutes. But if you are content in your knowledge of slotting players by numbers , so be it.