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Originally Posted by 868904
I feel like the only thing to do now is a low cost acquisition of a RW for Gaudreau and Monahan, which would free Lindholm up to centre Tkachuk and Mangiapane and create a super shutdown line with Backlund-Ryan.
A 3rd round pick for a guy like Craig Smith (unlikely) or Wayne Simmonds (likely) and hope they find some chemistry with Gaudreau-Monahan could be all they need. If they can spark Gaudreau, that changes the entire outlook for this team.
Mangiapane/Lindholm/Tkachuk- established two way line
Gaudreau/Monahan/Simmonds - a right shot power forward maybe replicate the success Ferland had with these guys
Lucic/Bennett/Dube - can this energy line keep going?
Jankowski/Backlund/Ryan - I think this could be a really good line that could dominate other bottom six lines but also can be used to shutdown the oppositions top lines
I really like the depth and balance of these lines.
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The Flames' biggest weakness in the playoffs was a lack of speed. I don't see how Simmonds with Gaudreau and Monahan fixes this problem.
This is why I am extremely skeptical that anyone over 30 years old can even help the team become better in the playoffs. At least not on the front end.