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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
This is about adding depth though. If you add a top liner like Duchene for instance, you get a ppg player who can dominate the opposition’s second line. The that essentially pushes Backlund and Frolik down to the 3rd line where they can dominate other 3rd lines. The Gaudreau line routinely dominates already, so that’s a given.
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Totally understood. The problem with that is by pushing Backlund down, you immediately mess with the chemistry of 3/4 lines and add a big minute guy who should be a line driver, and if the chemistry isn’t there, you’re messing with Tkachuk.
Again, I get the “adding at the top creates depth too” argument, but a team this tight and this proficient at the top both doesnt NEED a change, and is at risk of change having a negative impact.
A bottom six C/LW, a 6/7 D, and goalie depth. These are the three things that make sense for this group. They’re playing well, the faults are minimal. Identify where those faults are and address them directly.
Acquiring Duchene or Stone is like buying BMW when you just need a commuter. Yeah, it will solve your problem. But you’re spending more to get benefits you don’t need, and it’s going to cost you more (and perhaps enough to create another, different problem).
Address the needs. That’s how you contend. Not just buying luxury items.