Crawford, on depth

I actually posted this yesterday...on the Laker blog. No joke. And it only took me several hours to figure it out! Anyway, it's still relevant, so here goes:

I tried to push Marc Crawford a little on the fourth line today, to see who he might be leaning toward, but he didn't give much. In fact, he resisted the tag ``fourth line'' a bit, but then, a few minutes later, referred to Ivanans as a ``fourth-line player.'' Hmmm...oh well. Anyway, here's what he had to say about it.

``You like every line to be different,'' Crawford said. ``We're trying to see which combinations work well together. In terms of who is going to round out our lineup, we've got a lot of options. It makes it easier when you have more depth. If we play against a team that's more physical, we can put a physical line out there. If we play against a team that's more skilled, we can put a skilled line out there. We have a lot of people who can fit into those roles.''

Which makes it likely that the 13th and 14th forwards (if they keep 14) on the Kings' roster will get a good share of work this season.