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Krys Barch is also unrestricted; he adds scrappiness and is a solid fourth-line player.

Dallas Stars Team Report 2010

D Tim Conboy, who spent most of the season with Albany of the AHL despite a one-way contract, will be hard-pressed to keep his status, though he's considered a strong organizational guy and also can fill in as a fourth-line winger.

Carolina Hurricanes Team Report 2010

The third-line and fourth-line options seem to give Boudreau the most flexibility, but it is an "all or nothing" proposition.

Statistical analysis: What are the Caps' best line combos? Neil Greenberg 2011

Washington's fourth-line combination of Matt Hendricks, David Steckel and Boyd Gordon created sustained offensive pressure down low in the Nashville zone.

More on the Capitals' comeback in Nashville Katie Carrera 2010

If he's on the ice for the Hurricanes, his role will remain reduced, much like his fourth-line duties that composed his main role in the latter part of the past season.

Carolina Hurricanes Team Report 2010

Youngsters such as Anaheim's Bobby Ryan and San Jose's Joe Pavelski are strongly in the mix now to make the American squad, and if the Olympics started tomorrow my hunch is that Buffalo's Paul Gaustad would be the fourth-line center.

Younger Americans' play crowds field for Olympic team 2009

At Boston, rookie fourth-line winger Byron Bitz scored his second and third NHL goals in the opener of the Bruins 'six-game homestand.

USATODAY.com 2008

When you have four lines and one isn't going, these guys can play a regular shift -- they're not just players you put out as fourth-line guys with a spot -- they can all play regular shifts.

The importance of the Caps' fourth line Katie Carrera 2010

The 19-year-old Gagner skated on a fourth-line unit with Liam Reddox and Gilbert Brule. ...

USATODAY.com 2008

Just 28 seconds later with the crowd still abuzz, Dustin Byfuglien made a steal and passed the puck to fourth-line forward Eager.

Blackhawks Top Flyers, Open 2-0 Stanley Cup Finals Lead 2010