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Originally Posted by dammage79
The problem.isnt the top line. Its the lack of depth beyond that. Its too easy for opposing teams to zero on Gaudreau and Monny and Lindholm and I think that became pretty evident in the Colorado.series. and it didn't help that when the chips were down and the series was on the line Peters took.it further and forced everything to Gaudreau. It really exposed the build. And instead of trying to improve the fw depth we plugged holes and swapped contract cancers. Granted I think Lucic fit better overall but it really hurt the team that didn't improve fw depth. Instead we watched Janko disappear, Bennett stagnate being tossed around everywhere and plugs like Reider and Rinaldo get washed in. Last offseason was a fail by Tree. I believe in Tree but he really was sleeping at the wheel.
The reason I think a Johnny trade is a good idea is you can break his production into pieces and spread it across the top 3 lines and achieve more success have 3 credible threats instead of just one and a half.
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The bold part just isn't true.
Treliving traded for Zucker at the deadline and Kadri that summer, he knew we needed another top 6 forward and another top 6 C but he got blocked by whatever happened at the deadline, and also by a NTC.
So to your first statement, that would have solved the depth behind our number one line without a doubt.
Gaudreau - Monahan - Linholm
Tkachuk - Kadri - Mangiapane
Zucker Backlund - XXXXX
Treliving can only do so much, he can't force teams to trade him a C, and he can't force the rare one that becomes available to waive his NTC for Calgary.