Taking a look at how Barry Trotz organized his forwards during practice on Monday, and providing some alternative scenarios.
Don't fix what ain't broken. One can safely assume that's the boiled down reason for the relative lack of movement among the Caps' forward lines.
Of course any strech of games comes with the odd flip-flops, on-the-fly line juggling, and flash-in-the-pan pairingsdue to any number of circumstances, such as injuries, slumps, or trades. But by and large, since Marcus Johansson was moved to third-line center in early January, the makeup of the Caps' quartet of trios has been pretty consistent: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and T.