Exactly
Line 1 - Gaudreau - Monahan - ________
We know those two can carry a line, and we know Ferland can ride shot gun if an upgrade can't be found or acquired.
Line 2 - Tkachuk - O'Reilly - ________
Tkachuk is a beast, and ROR is a two way center, these two would easily be able to carry a solid scoring line that would also be defensively responsible and tough as hell to play against.
Line 3 - _______ - Backlund - Frolik
We know these two guys can carry a defensively STRONG line capable of chipping in offensively as well, basically a perfect make up for a 3rd line in today's NHL.
And in this scenario all three of the anchor C's are signed to 5 or 6 years. Once you re-sign Tkachuk your main pieces of a solid top 9 forward group are locked in for a long time at a reasonable combined cap hit.
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