Edited Nov. 26, 2020 at 8:34 p.m.
Lol, Wikipedia knows the difference is huge b/ween a top 6 and bottom 6. If that dude is from Canada. He should have his citizenship revoked for that comment..lol.
“A team's 1st forward line is composed of their best players, the guys that are the most skilled and usually play on the powerplay. They are out there to score goals.
The 2nd line is also a scoring line. 2nd line players can be interchanged with top line players based on chemistry and playing style.
The 3rd and 4th lines can be composed of different players depending on the team, but these are usually the "grinders" or a "checking line"; guys that are usually defensively sound but don't bring much in the way of offense.”
“Higher end (typically first line) players may be put on the second line to spread scoring across the lineup, making a team more difficult for opponents to defend against. This frequently happens when a team has two high-end players who play the same position”
“The third line is often called the checking line, and is generally made up of more defensively oriented forwards and grinders. This line is often played against an opponent's first or second lines in an effort to reduce their scoring, and physically wear them down. The third line adds less offense than the first or second lines, but generally more than the fourth.”
Top 6, bottom 6. Huge difference. Even In pay and minutes. A 2nd line player is interchangeable with the 1st line. A top 6 forward!! Even “in game”!! A bottom 6 will not be put “in game” onto a top line unless an injury. Even if a player is majorly struggling the coach will even wait till the next game to change that. It’s a huge change, putting a bottom 6 on a top line!!
There is no major difference b/ween the 2nd line and 3rd line. Wow, I can’t believe I wasted my time arguing with that!! I wish he would have posted that earlier so I knew that a was dealing with someone who has no clue about hockey!!