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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Bennett - Jankowski - Czarnik
Lazar - Ryan - Brouwer
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Banking on Czarnik to help Bennett and Jankowski take the next step isn't a risk Tree should be willing to take this coming season, and that 4th line is one good player, an unproven 13th forward and a complete dumpster fire in Brouwer. Those aren't 4 lines you can roll and hope to go toe to toe with San Jose or Vegas.
Right now, I still see it as:
Gaudreau - Monahan - Tkachuk
Bennett - Lindholm - ?????
????? - Backlund - Frolik
Jankowski - Ryan - Czarnik
Brouwer, Lazar
I believe that's a solid basis for being able to roll 4 effective lines - and that has to be the goal. Bennett/Lindholm and Jankowski/Ryan can do strong-side faceoff deploys with Bennett/Jankowski taking the left side draws while Lindholm and Ryan take the right side draws. Backlund and Monahan are your solid 1st and 3rd line centres. Tkachuk being added to the first line gives that line a Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak look.