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Originally Posted by HIGGINS!
Samsonov - Koivu - Kovalev
*Latendresse* - Higgins - Ryder
Johnson - Bonk - Perezhogin
*Plekanec* - Lapierre - Bégin
- Latendresse and Plekanec alternating
- Murray sent down, Lapierre up
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Where's Streit? As much as I like Lapierre, Streit has been dynamite on the fourth line and there is no reason to remove him. Lapierre will get his chance, but why remove a guy from a position where he's playing his best hockey ever for us thus far.
If they are willing to give Samsonov - Koivu - Kovalev a try, I think realistically, this might work:
Samsonov - Koivu - Kovalev
Higgins - Plekanec - Ryder
Perezhogin - Bonk - Johnson
Latendresse - Begin - Streit
You have Higgins and Plekanec reunited (and they were dynamite together last year), and you're keeping Higgins with Ryder. You're giving Kovalev the only guy he seems to work well with in Koivu, and providing the two Russians with someone who will go to the net in Koivu. The only thing I'd like to see personally is Latendresse in Ryder's slot, but I'm not sure how great Gui is on the right side (he has only played there a very small amount this year), and Michael would not be a good fit at all for the fourth line.