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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I would prefer swapping Lindholm and Monahan. I have not been a big fan of either Bennett or Tkachuk with Monahan in the past, and Peters has previously shuffled Lindholm down the lineup to get other lines going. Lindholm centred the third line for the third period in the first Colorado game with great results.
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If you are changing the top line, yeah, Lindholm and Backlund are way more similar in style and toolset. I just hate messing with the top line the way its going.
I'd also consider Ryan if the idea is to have a checking centre and not worry too much about production. If he's playing McDavid, Ryan can keep up fairly well and win a lot of faceoffs.