deadhead
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With better/as good underlying individual figures as the last two years... the odds are very minimal that he will not increase his EV scoring massively by years end.
Really depends on whether he stays with Frost, and how Frost holds up and develops.
That line could be dominant or frustrating.
At times they look like the most explosive line the Flyers have fielded in decades.
At times they get hemmed in the D-zone and physically taken off the puck.
I think the key is the Hayes line, reason is around the league there is more emphasis on forechecking speedy but undersized scoring lines before they get to the O-zone where they can score quickly, but if you have to respect two other lines you can't focus on shutting down the Frost line.
The fourth line is a different matter, a lot of HCs either match their own 4th line or their top scoring line, and this is where JVR can be an issue, while he gives you a scoring edge against an opposing 4th line, he's a liablity matched up against a top line.