That's fair enough. I should word what I was thinking differently. There's a big difference with some players as to how they play with and without the puck. Some have bigger discrepancies or gaps than others. For instance, Forbort has a bigger gap at times than say Carlo. Forbort is good without the puck but not as good with it. So, you could do this same sort of analysis on all of the players. I'm just saying in this series it's going to be important to have some players that are good without the puck. There have been several games, not in these playoffs, where I have seen Lohrei get too cute with a heavy forecheck against him, and then he's scrambling without the puck. I think he's earned a start for the series, but I wouldn't be surprised if Monty all of a sudden cuts his minutes. He's done it several times before. Forbort on the other hand has had a career of tough minutes in the third period. It's hard to say whether he can play well again with all of this time off. Florida has more forwards that are harder to contain and muscle out front and along the wall that actually have some very good offensive skills. Like Tchauck and Barkov, let alone Bennet and Verhadgue and Reinhart. Forbort and Carlo tend to focus more on very good coverage. So does Peeke. Guys like Lindholm, Gryz, McAvoy, Shatty, and Lohrei not so much. Too much they fish at the puck with their sticks, rather than box out and tie up the other sticks. Wotherspoon I think tries to tie up sticks correctly, so he's better than Gryz. Wotherspoon has played well.
I agree, but the question is how rusty would he be. You won't know if you don't play him. Same coming up with Peeke. Time off makes you rusty. I'm all for playing 7 D in the games where both of these guys might slot back in. Some of these high minutes won't be sustainable for Lindholm, Carlo, and McAvoy. Their play begins to suffer when situations arise and they are exhausted.
Oh no Heinen needs to play he played for Monty in college, and don't forget the all important he was a PTO.
