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K.McC#24 wrote on Tue, 03 May 2022 16:46 |
RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 03 May 2022 15:54 | I'd strongly consider if I was Woodcroft dropping JP down to Nuge's line. If you are going 11-7, move McLeod up into the top 6. By moving JP down you strengthen the 3rd line which in my opinion is the key to the series. The Kings are going to try to get Kopitar and Dandault out against McD and Leon as much as possible. In theory, Nuge should be better than who ever the Kings have in the bottom 6 at center. So that 3rd line needs to score.
Plus sliding JP down should free him up more to have less pressure on him to score. Like it or not, when you are in the top 6, the expectation is you produce or at least create chances. It would also allow him to be going up against lesser players. He won't be seeing the Kings top 6 forwards or their top 4 dmen as much.
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I would like to have seen that late in the season, actually. I think it would probably be better not only for Nuge and Foegele, but for JP as well (in terms of play style, quality of opponent) for a bigger role on that line. I want more physicality from him as well. He's lost in between McDavid and transition on the rush and the fact that Kane has the savvy to get to the spots to get the the looks from Connor on that line, and their chemistry. I think anyone can be elevated to L1 in his place and for sure there's not a loss short term. Down in the lineup, JP and Nuge play well together, he gets some moxy back. They need him, and the 3rd line needs a much better game in game 2, not that I pin the -2 on the fwds on those 2 GA...to me it's more getting it done in the other end.
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Me too. I have seen all the stats boys go on and on whenever someone dares to say anything other than sunshine and rainbows about JP and how apparently when JP is playing with McD, McD's expected points or goals or whatever is slightly higher. But we aren't talking like it's this massive difference where if JP is taken off McD's wing, he stops scoring at a high level. But the impact JP could have replacing Ryan on Nuge's line both in ability and size could be significant.
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