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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
Does anyone know if swapping Monahan and Backlund has ever been tried, and to what effect?
We have been very tied to certain pairings, but on paper the defensive balance is way off, and offensive made a priority.
I'm willing to bet the offensive production wouldn't suffer that much, but the defensive would settle right down.
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It should certainly be tried out. I think Tkachuk would go well with Monahan and Gaudreau on the second line could really improve line matching.