I don't think they've been effective 5v5 all season, other than isolated scenarios here and there. It's well past time to shake up that group.Absent an injury we din't know about, I would like to see that 4th line get a shake up. They have not been great the last few games. Would like to see Stepan get a break here and maybe see if Drury can get something going with Noesen and Stastny.
My thought as well.Could be more than just 4th line in the shaker.
Certainly ... although that one is a given. The 4th line has been borderline terrible 5v5 throughout the early season. The first line has been sluggish to erratic from the start, but Brindy thus far has seemed to want to let them work through their issues. Turbo is a notoriously slow starter who almost always seems to spring to life around Thanksgiving and if he gets going it solves a lot of issues. I could see him sticking with them, largely because the 2nd offensive line is producing just fine and I don't see the point of putting Aho with Svech and Necas when those two have been just fine playing with a more distribution minded center. I'm guess the mucking around will come in the bottom six. Could be wrong, but we'll see. Three quality opponents await, so I'd guess he won't want to get too dramatic with the tinkering.Could be more than just 4th line in the shaker.
Really? I don't think they are anywhere close to as good as they were last year with Niederreiter.The Martinook-Staal-Fast line is #1 in the league in some advanced metrics. That line isn't going anywhere for a while.
As much as I’m scared to say this, Martinook has been noticeably pretty solid on Staal’s line recently. How long that lasts, no tellin.The Martinook-Staal-Fast line is #1 in the league in some advanced metrics. That line isn't going anywhere for a while.
They had Matthews’ line bottled up before Keefe swapped him and Tavares.As much as I’m scared to say this, Martinook has been noticeably pretty solid on Staal’s line recently. How long that lasts, no tellin.
Could the Drury recall be related to Kase going to LTIR at some point soon with that concussion history issue?FWIW ... I missed the news that Drury had actually been recalled last night, so ... 4th line shakeup underway
Canes Recall Drury From Chicago | Carolina Hurricanes
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Per moneypuck. Expected Goals% 5v5 for lines that have played at least 8 games together:Really? I don't think they are anywhere close to as good as they were last year with Niederreiter.
name | team | xGoalsPercentage |
Forsberg-Johansen-Duchene | NSH | 0.79 |
Martinook-Staal-Fast | CAR | 0.77 |
Parise-Barzal-Palmieri | NYI | 0.75 |
Engvall-Kampf-Aston-Reese | TOR | 0.74 |
Zucker-Malkin-Rust | PIT | 0.73 |
Luostarinen-Lundell-White | FLA | 0.71 |
Zegras-Strome-Terry | ANA | 0.71 |
Stephenson-Eichel-Stone | VGK | 0.7 |
Tkachuk-Barkov-Verhaeghe | FLA | 0.7 |
Stamkos-Point-Kucherov | TBL | 0.7 |
Marchessault-Karlsson-Smith | VGK | 0.68 |
Kreider-Zibanejad-Kakko | NYR | 0.66 |
Robertson-Pavelski-Hintz | DAL | 0.65 |
Killorn-Paul-Stamkos | TBL | 0.65 |