Blueger has been really good defensively in the playoffs and I agree with
@MS theory.
But at the same time, this gives us a better chance at having 3 lines going. This is exactly the lineup I would have gone to.
We haven’t seen Petterholm together since Lindholm’s arrival when he was more injured. It’s overdue for them to try it. If it fails, cool. At least they tried it.
You don’t lose defensively with Blueger on that line. It doesn’t change Garland and Joshua’s role either.
The one thing is that I don’t know which of those lines gets higher leverage minutes.
Probably still Garland’s line?
Also, if they’re scared about Aman’s minutes, they don’t really have to actually use him. Your top two centers will play 45 minutes of the game anyways. Just take turns double shifting them & Blueger to limit Aman’s ice times