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gmalis1
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Kris Versteeg back practicing with the Hawks and playing on the fourth line with Handzus and Bollig.
Brilliant move by Q. First off, he has Kruger centering the third line (which I like) and Ben Smith centering the second line (which we all like).
Since the fourth line will get bare minimum minutes, this really limits the ice time for them, except for Handzus...who can then concentrate on being a penalty killing/faceoff specialist.
Zeus is way too slow to keep up with Kaner and really dragged him down statistically after the olympic break. He is perfect for the fourth line. Bollig is a career fourth liner, since his offensive upside is really just a downside. And Versteeg can pretty much play the Ben Smith role...roam around with the puck desperately trying to create some offense with the fourth line.
I really think that Q really changed the series by moving Versteeg and Saad off the first line, putting Bickell and Hossa back with Toews and using Ben Smith to center between Kane and Sharp. That gave the Hawks two really good offensive attacking lines. And Kruger with Saad and Shaw also showed a lot of offensive skill.
Brilliant move by Q. First off, he has Kruger centering the third line (which I like) and Ben Smith centering the second line (which we all like).
Since the fourth line will get bare minimum minutes, this really limits the ice time for them, except for Handzus...who can then concentrate on being a penalty killing/faceoff specialist.
Zeus is way too slow to keep up with Kaner and really dragged him down statistically after the olympic break. He is perfect for the fourth line. Bollig is a career fourth liner, since his offensive upside is really just a downside. And Versteeg can pretty much play the Ben Smith role...roam around with the puck desperately trying to create some offense with the fourth line.
I really think that Q really changed the series by moving Versteeg and Saad off the first line, putting Bickell and Hossa back with Toews and using Ben Smith to center between Kane and Sharp. That gave the Hawks two really good offensive attacking lines. And Kruger with Saad and Shaw also showed a lot of offensive skill.