madinsomniac
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at 4C we had an advantage because Cullen at this stage was a 3c, and his faceoffs were outstanding. Bonino really has only been great at faceoffs one season. his biggest asset was the willingness to clog passing and shot lanes with the IQ to read a play developing well... as for his offense he really isnt the guy who drives offense, he mostly just made heady palys to guys who did more creating than he really did... He was OK at offense.. not a liability, not a star.
Assuming that the ist line is GCS and the second stays HMK, that puts Rust and Hornqvist on the third line... Horny is a netfront crap guy... they just need rebounds and honestly their offense can be defense driven... Rust is a speedster who teamed with a guy like Kegger might be able to strain defensive strategies. even with another slower center he just needs them to get the puck into an area where he can win a foot race to it to create offense...
The 4th line is more problematic... we dont need offense from it, but if its going to be a real defensive line that eats real minutes then:
A.) the center needs to be over 50% on faceoffs
B.) The wingers need to be able to clear the puck out consistantly without icing
C.) they have to be able to sustain a cycle in the ozone and not be trapped perpetually in their own zone
d.) all of them must PK well
E.) they still have to have enough offense that they are a neutral contributer... they canot be a total liability offensively
Assuming that the ist line is GCS and the second stays HMK, that puts Rust and Hornqvist on the third line... Horny is a netfront crap guy... they just need rebounds and honestly their offense can be defense driven... Rust is a speedster who teamed with a guy like Kegger might be able to strain defensive strategies. even with another slower center he just needs them to get the puck into an area where he can win a foot race to it to create offense...
The 4th line is more problematic... we dont need offense from it, but if its going to be a real defensive line that eats real minutes then:
A.) the center needs to be over 50% on faceoffs
B.) The wingers need to be able to clear the puck out consistantly without icing
C.) they have to be able to sustain a cycle in the ozone and not be trapped perpetually in their own zone
d.) all of them must PK well
E.) they still have to have enough offense that they are a neutral contributer... they canot be a total liability offensively