I tried to see the benefit of Ryan as #2C and the main benefit is in not moving Lindholm.
Perhaps Jankowski getting more PK minutes is why Ryan skates with Tkachuk, but on the face of it, with the way Tkachuk creates offence, a better finisher like Jankowski would probably play better on that line. And then Ryan and Neal IMO is a better combo than Janko and Neal.
Perhaps it comes down to Ryan being a low-event player, playing it safe on that line, rather than the risk/reward factor with Janko?
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