What a godsend that line has been. While most of the team was still finding their groove a couple months ago, these 3 have been pretty consistent from the start.
What I love about Tkachuk is how when he mixes things up after the whistle, it forces Backlunk, Frolik and the D to join the fray and everyone gets involved. As weird as it sounds, l definitely think these scrums have brought the team together and forced them to stick up for each other. That is something the team has needed since the start of the year and a major talking point all season long. Plus an angry Backlund seems to go out and just dominate the next couple shifts.
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