Coming off a 1-2-0 western swing and a four-game stretch in which his forwards have only managed five even-strength goals (and none from his captain), Barry Trotz has mixed up his forwards at practice today, per reports out of Kettler. Here’s how the lines shook out at this morning’s practice:
Alex Ovechkin – Andre Burakovsky – Joel Ward
Marcus Johansson – Nicklas Backstrom – Troy Brouwer – (Aaron Volpatti)
Jason Chimera – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Eric Fehr / Jay Beagle
The blueline remained the same.
As Trotz put it…
Rationale from Trotz when asked about the line changes. Highlighted what he seemed to see as a secondary benefit. pic.twitter.com/G5AGgLg9db
— Alex Prewitt (@alex_prewitt) October 28, 2014