How does today's Soderberg compare to 2008 Brad Richards and Mike Ribeiro,the 7th and 8th scoring centers for 4 years cumulative,playing with Eriksson when he averaged close to 70 points for 4 years? Soderberg is ranked 45th in his 2 seasons.
Eriksson got 1 1/4 games with Krejci in camp,1/2 game since. Claude says he likes the chemistry that has produced 4 goals in 24 games as much as he likes playing Gregory Campbell in the closing moments of close games.
Apples to Oranges. Completely different systems between Dallas and Boston. Dallas tries out to outscore thier opponent to win. Boston wins with their defensive system. Also in his final shorten season in Dallas was not very good for him stats wise either.
Again you do not know what they are doing in practice. They may have spent time as a line there but didnt see it working. Just cause we do not see it in a game doesnt mean it hasnt happened.
Look at it from the type of player he is as well. Loui rarely shoots, Lucic rarely shoots, Krejci rarely shoots. I can see where they just may not have chemistry. Now if say they traded Lucic for Hall, who is a shooter, then I can see where Hall-Krejci-Eriksson would work as a line. Problem is the Bruins really have one shooter, and he happens to be 18yrs old, now possibly Connolly adds another shooter to the mix. Without a pure shooter though you could move Loui up and down the lines and you would still get the same production because the dynamic is the same which has been a big issue this whole season for the Bruins.
