You did not want that line together to start the season b/c it would screw Malkin over. I have no clue why you are now going off the deep end when MJ decides to put PH with Malkin (which was thought to be the plan all along in camp).
Again, KCH was a good line, but they weren't dictating against the tougher opponents this year. And their lack of ES production in the last few games is what it is. If Malkin doesn't pick up his game soon, sure, reunite them. The idea though is to create three scoring lines. That's been consistently stated by MJ. Our 2nd line wasn't scoring.
I think part of the angst is that we dont' want to admit that KCD is a more than serviceable line for now. They'll score. Hopefully Malkin will get going with PH b/c he certainly was not with Dupuis. And Sutter keeps his line going.
Here are the issues, in list form:
1) my entire issue with the Neal trade is it still left a hole in the top-6. Regardless of where Hornqvist plays. In this case, you were robbing Peter to pay Paul.
2) disagreeing with you and the sheeple who blindly tout everything the organization does is not equatable to "going off the deep end."
3) clearly you can have an opinion, see evidence in action, and then further-develop your opinion?
4) our second line wasnt scoring. Gutting the one line that was scoring is only accepted because this board makes a habit out of deifying Evgeni Malkin. He's not scoring? Take Crosby's wingers! He's good enough! Still not scoring? Take Crosby's wingers! Still not scoring? Trade! Still not going? Must be injured!
You guys have a severe case of the logical fallacies when it comes to analyzing how the lines are constructed. It's not worth discussing with you because of how poor the opinions are. Simply because Crosby is the better, harder working, more-consistent player does not mean that giving him **** like Dupuis is what's best for the team. It is, plain and simple, what's best for Evgeni Malkin and his zealots on this board.
5) that doesn't mean Pascal Dupuis should be on the 2nd line. In the past, even the most blind Malkin supporter acknowledged what Bennett brought to Geno's line. He should have been there. Then, MJ and staff should have rotated every other player on the team there til they found a suitable stopgap to tide the line over until a trade rounded out the top-6.
TL;dr - I'm not going off the deep end. I want what's best for the team, not whats best for a specific player. Many of you have very poor opinions. I disagree with them. Sorry.
