Peat
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- Jun 14, 2016
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Lafferty-Marleau-Hornqvist?
While Lafferty might be in better form than McCann, it still replicates a line of players who are most comfortable playing a forecheck heavy, straight to the net game, and where someone's got to be the restrained one and is playing a bit against their strengths.
I think Rodrigues would be a better fit.
Maybe it's just my untrained eye, but it seems like the Pens' defense has an issue with letting up once they think they've got Montreal covered (for lack of a better description). It's like they'll have numbers back, they'll have a guy covering the Montreal forwards, but then they'll have a half second lapse and a guy that's covered is suddenly able to unleash a dangerous shot even with a Penguins' defender literally right with him.
There were quite a few times where it looked like the Pens had the Habs contained and then suddenly they'd be able to get off a dangerous shot in the slot and I'd be like, "WTF? Our defenseman is literally there with him."
I thought I saw something to that effect in terms of thinking there was no pressure on an incoming puck then a Habs forward was there 3-4 times last night.