I think that the point I'm trying to make is utilization. The only player with finish on the second line is Tkachuk. Backlund and Frolik are great at what they do, but putting up points is not their forte.
The only time we have seen flashes from Bennett this year is when he was put in an offensive role, otherwise he has been a non factor.
Janko looked great before he learned the system.
All three of them are not suited to be Backlund Jr. All of them seem to be asked to be just that.
Should we not clone the first line, and not the second line, if scoring consistently is our Achilles heel? Especially if the skill set of these three is more suited to the role?
It's great that Backlunds line is a handful, but it will never produce offense at the rate that the team needs, so why is there never an adjustment to fix the problem? If Jankowski was asked to play like Monahan, he would put more pressure on the opposition in the offensive zone, and there would not be such a feeling of being overwhelmed.
Anyway, probably too late to try this year.
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