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Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern
I love the idea that Peters raised, about the possibility of Tkachuk playing 1st line RW and Lindholm at center. It would open up two potentially legitimate scoring lines, and Backlund could then be on a true shut-down line. Reduces Backlund's potential impact but has potential to be a net win.
Anyways, I wonder if Bill is throwing things like this out there as a bit of a tease for Tkachuk, to entice him to get himself to camp. "Maybe you could play on the first line if we can build some chemistry during preseason, but not if you aren't here".
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Maybe that is what Peters is trying to do but I can't imagine how bad the lines look if you give Tkachuk 9 mil and dump Frolik with that first line.
Gaudreau - Monahan - Tkachuk
Bennett - Lindholm - Mangipane
Jankowski - Backlund - Dube
Lucic - Ryan - Czarnik
IMO those are 3 bad lines and a first line that might not be better than last years first line.
If Lindholm moves to center, Tkachuk needs to pair up with him.
Unless you sign Tkachuk for 3 years @ 6.5 and potentially make a move to strengthen your forward group