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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Before Backlund got placed on IR the lines were supposed to be:
Hudler-Monahan-Byron
Glencross-Backlund-Jones
Gaudreau-Granlund-Setoguchi
Bollig-Bouma-McGrattan
Hartley said that Jooris would be coming out (again before Backlund was put on IR). Will be interesting to see what Hartley does in terms of filling Backlund's spot.
Keep in mind that though they called up Ferland, it is not a guarantee he plays tonight.
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Yup. My guess was that with Backlund going down they have to move Byron to center, but he's not suitable to the top 2 lines, so 3rd line center. That leaves a big hole on 1st line RW which Hudler can fill, but Jones and Setoguchi can't really fill. Glencross or Gaudreau would fit on 1st line LW, but they probably want Monahan facing tougher competition, and Gaudreau is probably less able to defend than Glencross still, so Glencross on Monahan's wing. The 2nd line is a little more obvious with Granlund being an offensive center and Jones needed to be the size and corner grinder on that line, although Jooris could be a good fit there too. 3rd line made sense from a size, skill, and experience standpoint, but I could see Bouma as the center instead of Byron. McGrattan is due for a game, so it's possible that Jooris sits, or Setoguchi, or Ferland, or…I dunno. I'll just wait for the tweets later. This is giving me a headache.