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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
This team can't score goals, despite having a elite first line.
Isn't it maybe time to consider that the incredible, untouchable 2nd line is good defensively, but not very good at putting the puck in the net? And that maybe a 2nd line that struggles to put the puck in the net isn't a great 2nd line?
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I love that second line... as a third "shut down" line on a contending team.
They had some good scoring depth last year, but Frolik and Backlund haven't kept up that level of production. The third line isn't producing enough to be considered a second line. Maybe with one more quality scoring winger to go with Bennett and Jankowski, or maybe even try playing Tkachuk with them, but either way the Flames are lacking secondary scoring to make that jump to a top divisional team.
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