Agreed, Coyle and DeBrusk have struggled but you need to get them going, scratching them will probably not help. Kuraly and Wagner should sit. Zboril in if not Lauzon, Tinordi is injured and he's awful anyways.

Didn’t even mean to have tinordi in I was just focused on getting lauzon out lol. But anyways, what do you suggest you do to get them going? You can’t put either of them in the top 6 because those lines are firing on all cylinders. And you also can’t really split them up because the rest of the players in the bottom 6 aren’t supposed to be scorers, it would just be the same result. They’re supposed to be the ones generating some offense and not getting hemmed in their zone. There’s really no way to get them going leaving them on the ice, the only option I see at this point is to have them watch a couple games. Sometimes that’s what guys need to mentally reset, they need to see a game from a different angle and it helps them next time they’re on the ice. It’s like a fresh start.

I know, I don't really have a plan either but you're scratching them and we're back to two 4th lines. I don't see Cassidy doing it. He'll probably just try any combination, can't do much more than that. I would put Ritchie on the 4th though and keep DeBrusk-Coyle together with Lazar or Kuhlman.

They have two 4th lines as is right now. It can’t really get worse. At least take a shot at some fresh faces and see if they can show some life in the bottom 6. If not, go back to coyle and debrusk after they’ve had some time to see some games and reset. If they’re still just as bad, oh well. That would suck. Just would have to accept it at that point. At the very least I would like to see a different 4th line next game. It’s time they get Frederic back out there and a guy like Kuhlman who’s shown some grit and scoring touch in the past. Frederic-Lazar-Kuhlman

They lost two after a solid win streak. Give me a break. No shakeup needed.

It isn’t really just because of this loss. The 3rd line besides Ritchie hasn’t been good the whole streak. This game was just a different level of bad. Kuraly and Wagner are too inconsistent too

That's not the main thing. The 3rd and 4th lines weren't really good in the six-game winning streak or at least, can do (and the Bruins need them to) better than they're doing right now. Seven games, it hasn't worked, only 9 games left, you can't go in the playoffs with two mediocre lines if you want to win.

i have only seen frederic play a handful of times this year but they're clearly missing his energy right now

Yes, that's why the Bruins beat the Pens

No.

lol cmon it was a good game. granted boston didn't have many offensive opportunities but there's no need to panic

I would love to see a Frederic-Lazar-Kuhlman line, but I just don't see Cassidy mixing up the lines that drastically at this point. Coyle's gone, what, 27 games without a goal? If Cassidy hasn't done anything with him at this point, he isn't going to do anything now.

I think Cassidy now has to look at the last 8 games after the deadline where coyle has had DeBrusk and Ritchie as his wings and realize that nothing is going to get Coyle going this year. I agree with you though, I don’t think Cassidy will do anything too drastic. However, I don’t see any excuse for him to not switch up the 4th line a little bit. It’s time to get Frederic back in there, and put Kuhlman on the right. I think Frederic-Lazar-Kuhlman would be a perfect 4th line. A great mix of power, physicality, and a little bit of scoring touch. All the things that, as much as I’ve loved them in the past, Kuraly and Wagner don’t bring to the table anymore.