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Originally Posted by Parallex
See I see things differently... I think you start with Lindholm on the line with Gaudreau-Monahan. and Neal on the Line with Tkachuk-Backlund (But reverse that for the PP units).
Put Lindholm with Gaudreau-Monahan and you get a RH shot on the line and a guy who can take faceoffs when location dictates that a RH would pull the puck better. If the 3M line needed anything last year it was a deadeye'd shooter to capitalize on all the OZ time they earned by pushing the play north.
Optimally I'd run the lines and PP units like so...
Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Neal
Bennett-Jankowski-Frolik
Lazar-Ryan-Czarnik
PP1:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Neal-Ryan-Giordano
PP2:
Tkachuk-Backlund-Lindholm-Hanifin-Hamonic
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In support of the bolded, just think of all the times Frolik put the puck centre mass on the goalie last year. He had opportunities. Neal buries a good percentage of those.
On PP2 - I don't think Hamonic would see the PP at all. The two defencemen used by GG was an anomoly and out of desperation, IMO. Plus Hamonic isn't an offensive guy and not really a shooter. You probably get Bennett or Jankowski. Or, I guess, Czarnik if he turns out to be good.