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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
But your analysis can be flawed as well.
To use your example lets say a #1 RW is acquired. That player doesn't necessarily have to play on line 1. IMO if we acquire a #1 RW then that player should be played on a different line to help spread the offence out.
Gaudreau-Monahan-Ferland
Tkachuk-Jankowski/Bennett-NEW #1 RW
Bennett/Jankowski-Backlund-Frolik
IMO line 3 (which was line 2 last year) has lost a bit by losing Tkachuk but you also had Backlund and Frolik having down years. Wouldn't surprise me if their offence didn't lose too much in my scenario. Meanwhile you have an entirely new #2 line which has huge offensive potential. Certainly way more offensive potential than Bennett-Jankowski-Hathaway had for half of last year.
Really if you think about it its not hard to construct new lines where all 3 lines have way more offensive potential than Bennett-Jankowski-Hathaway had last year.
Jankowski was a rookie struggling to adapt to the NHL and get his offensive confidence at that level
Bennett had his offensive confidence totally shot.
Hathaway is a great 4th line grinder who really doesn't generate much offence.
Pretty easy to improve on that line IMO. Most of our offence will come from creating 3 lines that massively trump the offensive potential that 3rd line had last year.
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Is it possible to acquire a legitimate first oinr right wing without subtracting one of Bennett, ferland, backlund or Jankowski?
For a team without a pick until the 4th round this year, I don't think it is.