Edited Aug. 2, 2017 at 9:27 a.m.
Quoting: TopCornerShot
He didn't really play with them on the PP much. He wasn't on 1st PP the majority of the year because Spooner was the wall guy, Krejci at point with Krug, Bergeron Bumper and Backes or Marchand in front of the net. I don't think you watched all the games if you think Pasta was 1st PP very often. There may have been like 30 games or so of Him out there with those guys replacing Spooner or Krjeci, but it simply wasn't our go-to or the normal setup. It was also Backes for the majority of time before it switched to Marchand on PP1. The setup had some tweaks in it, but I think we'll likely only fit Pasta in on PP1 if he takes Krejci's spot. I don't see him as better than Spooner and Bergeron is probably the best bumper in the league. If he goes in for Marchand that's like an Apples for Apples move that I don't believe makes us any stronger.
He also played the majority of the year with Bergeron and Marchand and then got bumped to Krejci's line for lets say 30 games. I'm not going to look it up, but that sounds about right from what I remember. He played about 20 games there with Krejci and then all of Cehlarik's games as well and I thought they did a good job together, although Cehlarik crapped the bed in terms of points. His play was borderline good, but his stats were awful, almost as bad as Heinen's. I liked Cehlarik especially breaking out of the defensive zone, he always made a good first pass after receiving a puck that was thrown up the boards while he was under pressure. That may not sound like a big deal, but it's actually a very important part of playing winger as a young guy. IF you don't get the puck out of the zone your ass finds the bench pretty fast.
I would say I watch 95% of the game throughout the season. Last year the 1st PP unit for majority of the year was Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, Spooner and Krug. The 2nd PP unit was a combination of Krejci, Chara, Backes, Vatrano + Chiller or a random forward. Pasta on the 1st unit played that Ovie one time role while Bergeron played the bumper, Spooner the half wall, Krug the point and Marchand below the line.
If you don't believe me check out LWL, you know the site that provides line combination frequency. The #1 PP combination for Boston last year was the exact one I listed above. If you don't belive them, maybe you'll believe FrozenPool/Dobber Hockey because they say the same thing.
You really need to stop trying to tell me I don't watch games. When you tell me I'm wrong and then I prove (with facts) that I'm right it just makes you look foolish and you lose what little credibility you already have among other B's posters. Word of advise, do some research before you try and shoot your mouth off about someones knowledge.