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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I'm gonna take a lot of heat for this one, but I'm gonna say it anyways:
The deeper you get into the season the more you need your #1 centre to touch the game in all areas of the game.
The centremen who are touching all areas of the game for us are Mikael Backlund and Derek Ryan. It's not a coincidence that those are the lines carrying the team tonight.
Sean Monahan is not a #1 Centre. He seems to lack the capacity to control the game like a centre, but a lot of his point production masks that.
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i agree w this but this is the way the team is built. if the stars align gaudreau/lindholm could power through and dictate where monahan can't.
i've been wanting to see backlund on the first line since he/gaudreau/lindholm scored in the few seconds they were on the ice together