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Originally Posted by MisterJoji
You don't breakup one of the highest scoring lines in the league in the same vein as not breaking up the top d pair who was the best pairing from October-February because Hamilton's on board.
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Maybe not, but one weakness the Anaheim series exposed is that the Flames didn't really have any big threats on the second line. When you have three top offensive talents at forward, as the Flames did most of last season, it makes sense to put them all on one line. If you have four, it's probably better to have two on the first line and two on the second, so that every skilled forward has at least one linemate who's good enough to play with him.
One of the great things about the '89 Flames was having Nieuwendyk and Loob on one line, Gilmour and Mullen on another. On any given night, either one of those could be the #1 line.
I'm not saying it will fall out this way, but it does seem nice to have the option.