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Originally Posted by Voodooman
Am I crazy in wanting a swap between Lindholm and Mangipane? Maybe a shakeup motivates 13 & 23 a bit, and I think Chucky/Backs/Lindholm could be a hell of a line, the new defacto #1 (well #2, as the Lucic line is pretty clearly numero uno right now).
Or does that just lead to the Monahan line getting trapped in their zone even more than they are now?
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I'd simply switch Johhny & Thachuk at even strength. Both need a jump start offensively 5 on 5.
The top line has really struggled to create any offense or zone time due to Johhny's inability to retrieve pucks or put pressure on the opposition defense on dump ins. Tkachuk can fill that hole much better than he can, whereas I believe the puck retrieval and transition abilities of Backlund and Mangiapane would allow Johhny more time to create offensively not only off the rush, but with having more established o-zone time.