mgorospe

I'm not saying this is true or not but I thought it was a good point when a friend said that when you're playing against a really good team like the canucks, opposing team's coaches try to match their first or second defensive pair against our first or second line. I know it's only less than ten games in but I imagine it'd be harder to rack up points playing on one of Buffalo's two top lines against the likes of Seidenberg and Chara or Seabrook and Keith compared to playing as a bottom six but playing against the likes of Zanon and Corvo or Olsen and Hjalmarsson. Yes some bottom six forwards eventually develop into top six forwards but Hodgson hasn't proven himself as a first or second line center, especially not for a full season. Again, not saying this is true but I do see it as a viable argument.