BaseballCoach
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I feel like Pacioretty is gonna do his thing regardless of what center he plays with so I find his talents a bit wasted playing with Drouin. I’d rather see:
Lehkonen - Drouin - Galchenyuk
Pacioretty - Danault - Gallagher
Hudon - Plekanec - Shaw
Byron - De La Rose - Hemsky
I presume you're a Habs fan, but the thing is that the opposing coaches would LOVE to see this lineup too!
If you're thinking that this lineup will maximize scoring chances when the first line is on the ice, you are probably right - but more so for the Habs' opponent than for the Habs. Galchenyuk on his off-wing in his own zone will be very, very weak at getting the puck out of the zone with possession. Now give him a centreman who is below average defensively, and we have a situation where the bulk of their shift may be spent in their own zone chasing pucks and losing battles.
I believe that the same goes for Drouin by the way, he should play either C or LW.
So for now, they are trying Drouin at 1C and Galchenyuk at 2LW. If this does not work out and Drouin struggles, then I would switch the two players and maybe switch Shaw and Lehkonen too.