bert
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It's about getting wins not most points. Tkachuk Pinto Batherson is a very big heavy line for matchup purposes. Getting Stutzle out against the other teams bottom pair and bottom 6 would be easier this way.If Stu is at his most productive with Amadio then great. Doubt it though.
Stützle is the 1C on this team and I am not sure I want to see Amadio getting top line minutes. He will also PK. PK & Top line 5v5 minutes is likely too much Amadio.
Maybe Crooks-Ostapchuk-Gregor? If Ostapchuk transitions well that line could be useful.
They will all have the same shift length. At the end of a period they can load up a line. I don't see Amadio being a big PK guy on this team.
Crookshank on a 4th checking line doesn't seem like a very good fit to me. He is small and isn't overly physical and I remember Troy Mann saying he wasn't strong positional. I think he is a top 9 or bust type guy.
Really don't like Norris at center over Greig. Greig sees the ice better, hangs onto pucks more. He's also more physical from a matchup standpoint. Not as good a shooter.
Anyways we will see what works, ya never know until they try it out. I did really like Tkachuk and Pinto together last year though. Lefty Righty type situation similar speed and play style.
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