If I am speculating I would think Backlund. He was more like a third liner the whole year and the whole year he didn't get bumped down to allow Jankowski to play on the second line with Tkachuk. If it was up to me I would be bumping him and Frolik down a line and getting some help on the second line or trading them if not. Its also possible Ferklund thinks hes a first liner now. He seems to have lost the edge to his game. Monahan doest really have much of a two way game imo even though he was supposed to be a two way forward. He seems to be an opportunist who hangs around waiting for tap ins on Johnny's passes ie. personal stats. Maybe he doesn't want to be bumped down by Jankowski either. But Jankowski clearly should be with either Johnny on line 1 or Tkachuck on line 2.
so tldr: One of Backlund, Ferland or Monahan or none and its bad coaching
Last edited by Psytic; 04-08-2018 at 01:28 PM.
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