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Originally Posted by CGG
Very strange. Since Cunneyworth is playing a lot of games with 7 D and 11 forwards, double-shifting a bunch of different wingers, you would think that's a recipe for someone to get confused and jump on when it's not their turn.
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I was thinking the same thing, but with the opposite conclusion.
Maybe the constant mixing up of lines due to double-shifting and switching up combos (especially earlier in Cunneyworth's tenure) actually keeps players on their toes and forces them to pay more attention to the lines being called?
I would assume that most mix-ups at the bench would be caused by inattention or complacency than they are by player confusion.
Regardless of the cause, it's a good trend.