The interesting thing is that their third line center right now is Linden Vey, and no real reason to expect he won't be there next year, too. That's an offensive player in a 3C role - could they play Baertschi next to him, with another guy with some offensive touch, and have an offense-oriented third line to pick up the slack should the Sedins fall off again next season? It's worth considering.
I've often thought that trying to fit players into pre-established roles (i.e. your third line must be defensive grinder physical types, your fourth line must be energy guys) created an undervalued set of players (and in turn a potential opportunity for a GM who's able to exploit it).
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