Coming into this season, I thought the loss of Dadanov, Granlund, and Marchment would mean the glorified-fourth-line third line would be a liability. I am very happy to eat crow with how they are playing. Back is the unsung hero of this team, he is the best penalty killing forward on this team for my money.
It's even better than that, too--10-49-22 has been the *third* line, in terms of deployment. They've become a reliable trio I don't think any of us were counting on ahead of the season, as you say.
I am starting to think that this team might be really good. Maybe.
Coming into this season, I thought the loss of Dadanov, Granlund, and Marchment would mean the glorified-fourth-line third line would be a liability. I am very happy to eat crow with how they are playing. Back is the unsung hero of this team, he is the best penalty killing forward on this team for my money.
It's even better than that, too--10-49-22 has been the *third* line, in terms of deployment. They've become a reliable trio I don't think any of us were counting on ahead of the season, as you say.