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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
I don't really understand the keep Johnny and Monny together mentality. It's been over 60 games since they really worked well together. They are not figuring it out.
Tkachuk-Monahan-Mangiapane
Gaudreau-Lindholm-Dube
Lucic-Ryan-Backlund
Frolik-Jankowski-Czarnik
I think that Monahan goes back to centre and Gaudreau back into a scoring role. But I would keep them both apart. Tkachuk is a really underrated playmaker, because Backlund never finishes his setups.
Speaking of Backlund, he is the one that I would try on the wing. He loves coming down the right side with speed, but doesn't do it much because it puts him out of position as a centre. That line would have some great grinding, defensive acumen, and it would put the shut down line as the third line where it belongs.
Swap Ryan and Backlund, if you're a purist.
This is the change I would have made 15 games ago, when it was clear that the first line wasn't going to produce as it was constructed.
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I agree with this and am tired of seeing them play together with mediocre to no success. They need some substantial time apart to rediscover their games