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Originally Posted by Anduril
I still don't believe in the fascination of getting a top line RW as an achievable goal. Most teams in the NHL don't have a top line with 3 first line players. It's usually some mix of elite and good players with a 3rd for chemistry.
Teams I'd argue who either have or could put it together a 1st line realistically:
Boston
Dallas
Nashville
Washington
Winnipeg
Maybe Pittsburgh
And some of those you could argue. As much as it would be great to have that 1 line dominance that the Flames had with Hudler, that's still hoping for chemistry between Gaudreau, Monahan and a 3rd.
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The issue is that plenty of teams at least have three top six players on their first line. The Flames have been rotating bottom 6 forwards on the top line for a few seasons now. It's no surprise Monahan and Gaudreau's best seasons came when they had a RW that had top 6 skills in Hudler.