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Originally Posted by hockey.modern
If we do end up last and win the lottery this year, do we move Matthews to wing or stick him to center?
I'd like to see our first line have a big-body presence that can tire out a team and still have the offensive upside: (Average weight: 204lbs)
Matthews-Monahan-Colborne
This brings in our second line that is a very fast and skilled line that can get down in the dirty areas:
Gaudreau-Bennett-Frolik
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From what I know of their games (and I haven't seen anything of Matthews outside of clips) I would think Bennett might be the best fit to more to the wing should we draft another franchise centre. This is because he is gritty, physical, feisty and speedy and therefore would do better work along the boards than the other two. He has also played wing in the past and looked good.
That would give us Matthews/Monahan as top two centres. And Gaudreau/Bennett as top two LWs. Frolik and perhaps one of Poirier, Ferland or Colborne?
Chance of getting Matthews is slim. But as a consolation it really looks like Chychrun, Puljujarvi, Laine, Tkachuk would all be fantastic fits too. If a crap season guarantees us one of those then the rebuild gets another fantastic piece.