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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Neal does play with Monahan and Gaudreau every game. He gets a shift with them right after a penalty is killed. They had 3-4 shifts just last night from my count. Nobody seems to realize this because nothing ever seems to happen when they’re out there to together. But the second Lindholm is on the top line, magic ensues. The top line should never be split up. That line has legitimately won the majority of games for this team this seaaon.
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That's really not a lot of time to build up any chemistry. And I doubt they practice as a unit at all.
I don't disagree that splitting up the top line isn't optimal. But I still think Neal hasn't been had consistency in his linemates.