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Originally Posted by kyuss275
Yup i'm with you. I think Bennett ends up getting Frolik on his right side. Hartely said he wants Frolik to get more than 42 points next year. Those 2 together will have the speed to create something. Frolik before becoming a great shut down forward was pretty good at putting the puck in the net. Could see him rekindle some of that while playing with a talent like Bennett. Not to mention it will help Bennet on the defence side of things with a player like Frolik playing on his line. That said, a line of Backlund ,Bouma and Frolik could be one of the better shut down lines in the league if they choose to go that way.
My lines:
Johnny - Monahan - Hudler
Ferland - Bennett - Frolik
Bouma - Backlund - Jones
Colbourne- Stajan -Byron
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I agree that Frolik makes sense with Bennett, both offensively and defensively. I also like Ferland with him to protect him, and to give Ferland a chance to show/develop his offense.
I get that the idea of Backlund and Frolik together is attractive, but I think we already have a solid defensive line with Bouma / Backlund / Jones.
So I would run the top 9 exactly as you have:
Johnny - Monahan - Hudler
Ferland - Bennett - Frolik
Bouma - Backlund - Jones
with Colborne as a replacement for Ferland if/when required.
Lots of options for the 4th line, but Stajan is a given, Colborne somewhere in the lineup is a given, and I like Byron in there.
Hard to believe that THREE of:
Ferland
Byron
Granlund
Raymond
Bollig
Jooris
Shore
won't make the team (ignoring injuries)