Love your podcast! Holtz will never be a Selke candidate, so it would make sense ro optimize his offense while covering his D liability with a strong D pair. The four line gives him some space but they lack the elite skill to get pucks to him in the slot. Meier has that skill and the IQ to find Holtz. Get both Meier and Holtz producing! But Danny is right, with Ruff, it will never happen.
Appreciate the support! It is hilarious that Ruff is both capable of switching lines up on a whim but also resists some of the (on paper) more exciting combos
Now Ruff brings up William to take Holtz spot in the lineup....clearly Lindy HATES Holtz, We are 12 games into the "make or break year and Ruff assigns Holtz the least TOI of the team, now Ruff brings up William to replace Holtz. Does Ruff really believe that Holtz is the problem with the team this year? Fitzgerald clearly said Holtz was mishandled last year and Ruff is doing EXACTLY the same thing this year. Insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting different results. This is so reminiscent of the battle between Billy Beane and Art Howe in "Money Ball" someone wants Holtz on the team but that someone isn't Ruff.
