I understand keeping a "winning line-up intact", but what I never liked was Peluso was actually playing quite well at the time of Thorburn becoming healthy again, only for Peluso to be yanked out of the line-up leaving many to wonder if he was injured, even those in the media were asking "Why isn't Peluso playing? is he injured?" and apparently he wasn't, Thorburn was just healthy again.
To each their own, but Noel has his guys he likes, his favorites, and that is pretty obvious.
Here is what doesn't make sense to what Noel is saying. Peluso was in the line-up (and playing well) for the games from October 18th (Jets won 4-3 vs. St. Louis) to October 26th vs. Dallas. In that time span the Jets collected 6 of a possible 10 points.
Thorburn returns vs. Colorado October 27th, Peluso gets scratched the next two games leaving fans/media asking why? and if Peluso was hurt? in that time after collected 6 of 10 points, Noel alters the line-up and we lose 4 of the next 5 games.
After that Peluso gets in the next 3 games (Chicago, Detroit, Chicago) and we go 1-2. That's the last Peluso played.
Do I think Peluso leads us to a better team and more wins? probably not, no. Nor do I think he is the reason we started seeing more effort and collected 6 of a possible 10 points. I would take Peluso over Thorburn though. But if Noel doesn't want to mess with a line-up playing well, why did he do so when we seemed to finally be turning a corner and collected 6 of a possible 10 points in October? Yet Thorburn becomes healthy after missing 8 games due to injury and he automatically gets a spot back in the line-up over a player in the same role playing well, and when the team appeared to also be playing well.
If you're going to say one thing, stick to it.