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Tilley · 09-21-2013, 07:55 PM

I was at the pre-season game in Carolina vs Columbus last Wednesday and hardly noticed Lindholm at all. He lost every draw that I saw him take and lost most of the battles for pucks in the corners or along the boards. Wasn't particularly impressed with him at the Red-White scrimmage the Sunday prior to that either. He really didn't stand out to me, good or bad, which was surprising as there were a lot of skaters that will be headed to Charlotte in that game.

I would be very surprised if he ended up at 2nd line centre instead of Staal, instead I see him getting adjusted to the pace and physical aspects of the NHL game at the wing. In a year or two I could see Eric Staal moved to left wing, Jordan centering the first line and Lindholm centering the 2nd.

The Hurricanes have been experimenting a lot this pre-season. Skinner also has expressed interest in playing centre, but is not strong enough defensively to play the position. It also appears that Zac Dalpe is not going to make this team again and will be waiver eligible.

09-21-2013, 07:55 PM	#19
Tilley Retired Aksarben Correspondent Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Spokane, Washington Exp:	I was at the pre-season game in Carolina vs Columbus last Wednesday and hardly noticed Lindholm at all. He lost every draw that I saw him take and lost most of the battles for pucks in the corners or along the boards. Wasn't particularly impressed with him at the Red-White scrimmage the Sunday prior to that either. He really didn't stand out to me, good or bad, which was surprising as there were a lot of skaters that will be headed to Charlotte in that game. I would be very surprised if he ended up at 2nd line centre instead of Staal, instead I see him getting adjusted to the pace and physical aspects of the NHL game at the wing. In a year or two I could see Eric Staal moved to left wing, Jordan centering the first line and Lindholm centering the 2nd. The Hurricanes have been experimenting a lot this pre-season. Skinner also has expressed interest in playing centre, but is not strong enough defensively to play the position. It also appears that Zac Dalpe is not going to make this team again and will be waiver eligible. Last edited by Tilley; 09-21-2013 at 07:58 PM.