I think with Monahan being responsible in both ends of the rink you will see him on the 1b line and matched up against the Kopitar/Getzlaf/Thornton type centers. When the Flames play teams with a #1 center in the Datsyuk/Nuge/Sedin/Couture/Kadri type they can match that by putting Backlund's line against them. That would leave the Draistl/Reinhart/Bennett line with the ability to focus on offense and not as much about checking top players in the league. Could be very exciting to say the least.
1st line:
Gaudreau-Bennett/Reinhart/Draistl-Granlund
2nd line:
Baertschi/Knight-Monahan-Reinhart
3rd line:
Ferland/Agostino-Backlund-Jankowski/Colborne
This would be optimal, but again not everyone is going to pan out, and this does not include any free agents acquired. Either way pretty exciting
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