Im happy with the deadline.
What im not happy with ... Why are the lines betting changed? We got spalling and all of a sudden the bottom nine all change winters. Why?! We were on a winning streak and starting giving up points trying to make chemistry in the dying games of the season. Get back to regular lines.
- keithward
What lines being changes? The Sharks have shown themselves most effective when Using Thornton/Couture/Marleau as centers instead of loading the top 6.
Wingels is injured and Tierney + Zubrus + Karlsson have shown great chemistry.
Why would you break up a terrific 4th line?
Marleau and Ward have been good together and Nieto/Marleau have complimentary speed and have shown chemistry in the past.
That leaves Spalling on Couture's line. Couture and Donskoi are doing well together. At least till Wingels comes back.
Those two lines are both 2nd line caliber and both have decent offense and shutdown capabilities.
I see no problems with how he has set them up.
Deboer wants to run 4 skilled lines and he is happy as hell to be rid of Brown. He is managing to get more out of the skeleton of Zubrus than I thought.