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The 4th line is no longer contributing offensively: Evans, Heineman and Armia need to step up
Marc-Olivier Cook
The 4th line is no longer contributing offensively: Evans, Heineman and Armia need to step up
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Since the 4 Nations break, the first trio has been doing well.

Nick Suzuki (21 points), Cole Caufield (13 points), and Juraj Slafkovsky (13 points) are helping the Habs offensively.

There’s also Lane Hutson (13 points) and Patrik Laine (12 points) who deserve attention. But for the bottom of the lineup – especially the 4th line -, it’s more difficult…

The third unit has been excellent in the last few games and is doing its job to perfection.

Christian Dvorak is on fire, Josh Anderson continues to play despite the pain, and Brendan Gallagher is finding ways to score goals.

But as for Emil Heineman, Jake Evans, and Joel Armia… we need to see more.

The 4th line is no longer able to contribute offensively and it’s happening at the worst time of the year.

Jake Evans has one goal (empty net) and three assists in 14 games.

Armia has only one point (one goal) since the break… and Heineman hasn’t scored since January 3.

These three need to find a way to help offensively:

(Credit: NHL.com)

Armia is currently nursing a hand injury and Heineman missed some time after being hit by a car.

It really seems like Armia is not at 100% right now… and we have to wonder if it’s the same for Heineman.

But the 4th line was really excellent during the holiday season and that’s why the Habs were able to get big wins against teams like the Panthers, the Lightning, the Golden Knights, the Avalanche, and the Capitals.

When the last unit is in shape… we see that it can give really interesting results.

That being said, the guys need to be able to find that rhythm again before the end of the schedule.

The Habs need the production of all their lines right now and even if the 4th unit can play against the best opposing lines, they also need to be able to contribute offensively.

That’s what makes good teams successful, after all.

It would be a great time for the 4th line to step up… because the Habs need to collect as many points as possible right now with the playoff race being so tight in the East.


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– They didn’t just lack courage…

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