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Originally Posted by handgroen
pickle rick!
with the poise jankowski has shown thus far i would be really really tempted to let bennett run wild on the top line. move ferland down to 3LW and move versteeg over to his strong side at 3RW and move stajan to 4LW and play lazar in the middle. this way the only guy playing his offwing is bennett, and i'm sure he would relish it, oh and frolik which is a no brainer.
gaudreau - monahan - bennett
tkachuck - backlund - frolik
ferland - jankowski - versteeg
stajan - lazar - brouwer
looks balanced to me, that top line has some serious punch, and that third line has some sneaky good skill to it.
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Rickle Pick!
I keep forgetting about Jankowski potentially slotting in opening night.
Does Versteeg prefer LW or RW I wonder? He was slotted on right side a lot last year.
As great an idea as Janks at center is, I feel like the team wants Bennett at center even more. One will have to be moved to the wing.
Jankowski shoots left, and given that Bennett is preferred by coaching and mgmt at C, and Steeger has experience at RW I'd do
Gaudreau - Monahan - Ferland
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Jankowski - Bennett - Versteeg
Stajan/Lazar - Stajan/Lazar - Brouwer
Given how lethal Janko's shot has looked, that might be a pretty productive third line.