Try to think outside the box though. Maybe Lazar plays top line. Maybe Gaudreau and Monahan aren't locks for the top line. Maybe Bennett finally emerges as the top Center. Maybe Brouwer has a big rebound and plays to his salary. Maybe someone from the farm plays their way into a top six role. So many things can happen, I try to not presume that everything will slot in the same way it did one year prior. A lot changes in that time, and you limit your viewpoint, you could miss out on some surprising finds. I for one, wouldn't be afraid to mess with the Backlund line. Just because they were successful last year doesn't make them a lock to duplicate that this year.
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