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Originally Posted by dustygoon
Kind of agree. Unless this story about him being able to center a line is true. Then he would be a superb fit pushing Backlund down to 3rd line situations.
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I am not advocating for Nylander. But acquiring him allows you to move Lindholm to C giving you much the outcome.
It would let you pair Gaudreau/Monahan, Tkachuk/Lindholm, Backlund/Frolik, and still have Nylander, Neal, and Bennett available to round up your top 9.
The biggest issue with the Flames (outside Smith's play) at the moment is they are top heavy at forward. When the top line doesn't produce we don't have enough secondary scoring. Which we saw during the California trip.
We just can't afford Nylander.