calvin wrote:

Hey bikerboy Sounds like you have a relative on the first or second line. What good teams roll only 2 lines ???

I did have a relative on the first or second line. He was a rookie and got more then his share of ice, but its tough to have to sit through 3 other lines and stay warm.

I would venture that few teams (with the exception of special teams) run lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4 with no attempt to match lines or build on momentum.

I would venture that few teams (with the exception of special teams) run lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4 with no attempt to match lines or build on momentum."

"Build on momentum", what momentum would that have been. Not a single player in positive +/- on the whole team. Doesn't look like there was much momentum to me. Looks more like a lot of inertia actually. In fact top five scorers +/- ranged from -18 to -25. You see, momentum usually implies moving forward not backwards (though in truth I guess momentum means just moving whether forward or backward.) So maybe you are right, and in fact they were lucky the 3rd and 4th line players were getting on the ice occasionally to break up the backwards momentum.