Man playoff Bennett paired with playoff Hall seems like a match made in heaven.
Hall - Bennett - Tkachuk is a nightmarish line to contend with when the other two lines in the top 9 are
Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Mangiapane - Backlund - Dube
The thought of tinkering without dealing a major forward and loading up the top 9 by landing Hall is an intriguing proposition... we were literally 11 seconds away from a 3-1 lead and most likely the 2nd round; we also lost a game that we tied late in the last minute so it literally could have been a sweep opposed to the end result. I get that looking at that counts for nothing because at the end of the day we had our asses handed to us but because we were mere seconds away leads me to believe that this team isn’t that far off and as scorched earth/dealing high end players approach brings with it the time that it will undoubtedly take to reset and gain momentum with the new toys.
I think this team has one more season to take a legit swing and I’m hoping they do now after reading Johnnys perspective.
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