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Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
He was an every game player last season before his injury. But that was before Frolik and Bennett came along and pushed other forwards down the lineup. Byron's going to be very hard pressed to be an every game player this season when the roster is healthy.
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I would still pencil him ahead of Raymond, Granlund, Bollig and Shore TBH. Bollig being debatable depending on the matchup.
I suppose Ferland-Stajan-Jones would be the 4th line. Which means one of Bouma or Byron would go with the sheltered Bennett line, while the other takes on the tough minutes with Backlund (and probably Frolik).
My bet is that a possession darlings line of Byron-Backlund-Frolik gets put together to handle the dirty work, and Bouma sees an even greater point total this year taking on easy minutes with Bennett.