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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Brodie is the player I would move for forward help.
Brodie + Bennett = can't miss scoring forward.
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...I would keep both Brodie and Bennett, and look for answers internally or in free agency next summer for a "can't miss scoring forward" IF that even remains a hole going forward (I doubt it will be).
I get the desire to trade for something flashy - but damn, with Ferland emerging in front of our eyes - Jankowski and Bennett really starting to develop into a duo that could be absolutely huge for us going forward...outside of the excitement of making a trade for entertainment value, why? Just...why?
Look at our roster right now:
Gaudreau - Monahan - Ferland --> 1st line is set
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik --> 2nd line is set
Bennett - Jankowski - Jagr --> with how Bennett and Janko have started to mesh as a duo, this line will be huge for us this year.
Rubbish - Lazar - Rubbish --> here's where our problem is. The 4th line hurts us almost every shift. Guess what though? Hathaway and Lomberg could be exactly what we need to create a pace-pushing, punishing 4th line. This could be fixed internally if loyalty to contracts wasn't an issue.