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You don't need to be a big team to hem other teams in. Not so much this year due to injuries, but last year I thought the Palat-Johnson-Kucherov was the best cycling line the NHL. That's a smaller top line than Johnny-Monny-Hudler. The Blackhawks' most dominant line at times is often the Shaw-Kruger fourth line of theirs, again on the smaller side.

Is is a Getzlaf/Perry type of slow, physical cycle no, it's more of a forecheck with everybody involved, get pucks on towards the net, and then win every race to the rebounds or misses, and then ring it all the way back to the weak side to rinse and repeat, but it's effective.

The Flames had something along the that line on this shift:

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Johnny needs to gets a little bit stronger and a little bit faster to play that kind of game, but I believe in him. The Flames can succeed playing like that. I think Shinkaruk can play like that. Monahan is there on that shift but I think he can be more present too. Gio, Hamilton, and Brodie are no-brainers, if we can get Kulak or Kylington to succeed at #4 it would go a long way.