I may be the only one, but I'm fed up with this "Jordan Staal shut down line" bs. It's time to start playing guys where they are going to succeed the most with the talents they have. This shut down line has been going on ever since Jordan came here and what has it done for us, nothing. If that line is considered our second, but getting TOI as a third line, what the hell are we doing? If we wanted a shut down third line, why didn't we just keep sutter and then find someone else to fill that 2C role, that trade didn't have to happen and it set us back...again. We need production out of these guys and we should try something like this:
Eric-Jordan-Versteeg
Skinner-Rask-Lindholm
Gerbe-Nash/Nesty-Terry
Malone-McClement-Nordstrom
Top players need to produce and to do that we need to put the best skill set around them. Hainsey shouldn't even be on the top line, Hanifin is clearly our second best defenseman. I wish they would put him up there, but it's too early for that. Anyways, they need to stop dragging this shut down line out, Jordan has played like **** so far and it's time he starts getting offensive shifts new partners that can actually score. We all saw what he can do in Pittsburgh with nobodies, but it hasn't worked out here production wise. Put him on the first line and hopefully Eric gets his head out of his ass and starts giving a damn too.
In all reality, we are not a good team, so it's all about patience. We won't be competitive till another 2 or 3 years down the road. It's gonna be a bumpy road ahead.
End rant, probably rambled on, but you get the picture.