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Carl Grundstrom’s contributions should force Flyers to re-think fourth line

The Flyers are running back the same old configuration for their fourth line, and it’s beginning to get stale.

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Since the Flyers opened the season, it feels like they’ve managed to shuffle their forward line combinations once a week. That’s not exactly shocking, given that Rick Tocchet has been trying to get a look at as many new units as possible to see what works in his first year as head coach, but it has been a frequent occurrence nonetheless.

This morning, ahead of their matchup against the Canadiens, the lines got tossed in the blender once again following back-to-back shootout losses to the Hurricanes, and once again, they came out looking a little bit different.