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comment_168294

I made mention of this exact thing at one point earlier in the season, that they might have to get back to playing stronger D.  Maurice has said he has given the team the go-ahead for the D to play more offensively but you can tell the idea was for last year's play to evolve into a better offensive style but they are screwing it up. 

 

Also caught the tail end of Beyak on 1290 this morning.  Did he say they were swapping Burmi and Petan?

comment_168303

I made mention of this exact thing at one point earlier in the season, that they might have to get back to playing stronger D.  Maurice has said he has given the team the go-ahead for the D to play more offensively but you can tell the idea was for last year's play to evolve into a better offensive style but they are screwing it up. 

 

Also caught the tail end of Beyak on 1290 this morning.  Did he say they were swapping Burmi and Petan?

I didn't hear but historically Maurice platoons Peluso or Petan depending on the size and speed of the opposition up next.

comment_168315

 

I made mention of this exact thing at one point earlier in the season, that they might have to get back to playing stronger D.  Maurice has said he has given the team the go-ahead for the D to play more offensively but you can tell the idea was for last year's play to evolve into a better offensive style but they are screwing it up. 

 

Also caught the tail end of Beyak on 1290 this morning.  Did he say they were swapping Burmi and Petan?

I didn't hear but historically Maurice platoons Peluso or Petan depending on the size and speed of the opposition up next.

 

I know that much but the tial end I heard was him saying he wanted more speed on the 3rd line "with Lowry and Stafford".

comment_168362

I like that 4th line! Thorburn has good wheels but they'll need more skill on the third than he has to go with Lowry and Staffs ... I don't see that experiment working.

Perhaps the idea is to give the 4th line more ice time, which this would seemingly do.  Burmi makes them more defensively sound and adds some offensive upside.  The fact they think Thorbun will helop the 3rd line offensively might have less to do with Burmi and more to do with style.  Thorburn is a more straight ahead player and might create opportunities by force.  He's probably easier to play with in that he's more predictable.

 

And does that move Stafford back to the LW?

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