Sadly his injury history kinda started in that series with a big hit from I want to say Getzlaf?? Was unfortunate because every one of those games outside of 1 were generally pretty close scoring. I think Ferland could be a good addition in a role where he isn’t being leaned on as ‘the’ guy to play with Johnny and Mony like he was under Gulutzan.
He would definitely be an upgrade on Frolik there is no doubt and it would also provide us some cap relief and options for the off-season. You also have a player in Ferland who does have some chemistry - though not at the level of a Hudler or a now Lindholm - but that’s a valuable thing to have in a long playoffs.
Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Ferland
Bennett - Jankowski - Neal
Hathaway - Ryan - Czarnik
That’s a heavier line-up with Ferland in the mix no doubt.
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