Forgot to say... Shore was dynamite on the PK. Solid 4th liner.
Yeah he's the only legit 4th liner we have now. I don't mind Shaw as a pressbox guy/ injury insurance but he's simply not an everyday player - Bourque is like a less physical/ tough Thorburn and nobody really wanted Thor playing everyday.
Eakins Shore Chibisov for me could be a good 'now' 4th line, and then when Lowry and Little come back we have a lot of options to make our bottom 6 better. I know people think Little is declining but he's still our best option in the top 6. I think he could give Wheeler and Scheifele a bit of conscience on the first line if he played wing, but that again fails to address our 2 C needs.
Does anyone else think trying Laine at C is a good idea? He's shown some really strong centre characteristics this year. He'd obviously have to get better at faceoffs but Laine centering Connor and Ehlers if one can play their off wing?
Is that crazy?