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Originally Posted by Bingo
Lindholm is an elite penalty killer.
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Seconded.
And add to that his faceoff skills and being right-sided, then you have the perfect partner for Backlund on PK 1. Having the second strong faceoff guy out there will help a lot, even if it just gives the guy taking the draw the security of being able to push the limit a bit more.
Best PK forwards on this team would be Backlund, Lindholm, Frolik, then go to Jankowski next IMO. Maybe Ryan works his way into a group with Hathaway and Bennett if Peters opts to throw him out there instead for his faceoff ability over defensive tenacity, but he hasn't been deployed as a defensive forward and his role on the team is likely to lead a bottom 6 line in an effort to get depth scoring