I still think I'd look at separating Monahan and Gaudreau tomorrow, even if just for the first period to give the Stars a bit of a different look too.
If Tkachuk plays:
Tkachuk - Backlund - Lindholm
Lucic - Bennett - Gaudreau
Dube - Monahan - Reider
Mangiapane - Ryan - Quine
or if Tkachuk is out:
Mangiapane - Backlund - Lindholm
Lucic - Bennett - Gaudreau
Dube - Monahan - Reider
Quine - Ryan - Jankowski
Let's put Monahan and Gaudreau with guys that each cover their biggest weakness. Gaudreau is soft and isn't gritty, lets put him with some guys that make space with their physicality. Monahan isn't fleet of foot, let's put him with speed in Dube and Reider.
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