Richard88
John 3:16
- Jun 29, 2019
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Good point. Personally I like seeing Nichuskin and Jost on the PK instead of Calvert and Compher, as they're by far out best two defensive forwads. Bellemare is useful too given his faceoff ability.I think it’s a bit of both. Grub has been very very good this year, but I think outside of EJ some of the injured guys may not be as effective as the coaching staff thinks.
Ideally we could add a 3C who's good on the PK and draws, and roll them out with Nichuskin as the 1st PK unit, and then have Jost and Bellemare on the 2nd unit. That gives both units a strong faceoff man and a forward who's good defensively.
That also pushes Compher off the PK as he's largely ineffective imo. He basically just circles around in his zone but never actually engages anyone to win the puck back. With Nichuskin and Jost you're getting good defensive awareness and ability to make interceptions and make takeaways, and Jost also has that uncanny ability to draw penalties when fighting for loose pucks.
Oh and to bring this back on topic given which thread this is I'll mention that I'd like to not see Makar on the PK when everyone is healthy. Spare those ankles!