Not a fan of Lomberg drawing in over Czarnik. There's just not enough puck skill between Lomberg and Hathaway if they're on the ice together. I like Hathaway when he's clearly the third most skilled player and he can just put his head down and grind and rely on his linemates to make plays. As soon as he starts trying to make plays on his own he gets into trouble.
Excited to see how the Jankowski-Neal combo works. I think Neal has been at his most effective when he's shielding the puck and cycling down low, but you need at least 2 guys with big bodies to make that play style work. Janko-Jagr was impossible to deal with at times last year when Jagr was still healthy, and now that Jankowski's playing better I've got high hopes they can recreate that. Out of our smaller players I give Mangiapane a small edge in terms of down-low puck battles so hopefully he finds success with that kind of style, but I think Janko-Neal chemistry could be the thing that gives us a 3rd line that can score.
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