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Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
Gaudreau - Monahan - Versteeg
Tkachuk - Bennett - Ferland
Brouwer - Backlund - Frolik
Stajan - Jankowski - Lazar
So many interesting combos to think off... October needs to hurry up.
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Don't think Versteeg compliments the 1st line very well. Gaudreau has trouble winning board battles and as such really needs a powerforward on his opposite wing to win board battles, drive the net and screen the goalie. This is why Ferland was such a good fit on the line. I really think one of Ferland or Tkachuk has to be opposite Gaudreau in order to compliment his weaknesses and maximize that line. Versteeg is too similar to Gaudreau in style. A small, skilled winger who struggles to win physical battles. The line as you have it would always lose the puck on the cycle and lacks a netfront presence. No one would be able to retrieve a dump in or control the puck along the boards.
We can't afford to have both our skilled powerforwards on the same line. Tkachuk and Ferland need to play that role on different lines and one of them has to be with Gaudreau.