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OldTimeHockey said:Potvin29 said:But I swear I read/heard an interview with Nonis or someone this summer stating that the 4th line has to be able to play, and it struck me as different than what I'd heard in the past. But maybe I'm just remembering wrong.
Did Nonis not say something similar in his July 1st press conference?
Well, ok but leaving aside that what Nonis said could be interpreted in a bunch of different ways(that the 4th line has to play better, that the 4th line has to play more regardless of who's on it) Carlyle is still ultimately the guy who's going to make the line-up on a day to day basis. I buy that Carlyle getting fired might lead to a wholescale change in philosophy but so long as Shanahan/Nonis choose to keep Carlyle as their coach I think we need to be prepared for some of Carlyle's thought process on the composition of the team to survive the summer.