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Originally Posted by Gaskal
I really have to question your judgement if you really think Hartley was deploying Ferland-Stajan-Colborne as a '2nd line'.
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Ferland-Backlund-Colborne against the Jets.
Our lines were
Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler
Ferland-Backlund-Colborne
Bennett-Granlund-Raymond
Bouma-Stajan-Jones
Though Frolik would knock Colborne out, and Ferland is not a top 6 forward by production. My point is that you're not normally going to have a second line of Kanes and Panarins and Toffolis and Lucics. Kassian is better than a third liner. He's a top 6 forward. Even if that's not the high praise. A Frolik-Backlund-Kassian line has potential. I'm not even arguing that it's worth the other risks though (Kassian's Healthy, Cap Hit, Attitude, Addiction history, whatver). All I'm arguing is he's no plug and would improve a lot of teams' top 6.