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Originally Posted by Johnhitbox
Yes, the top line has not been addressed, but I think they had a bad year and will rebound somewhat.
It wasn't just a tough year. If you look at anything past mid December 2018, you saw the regression start and, BT decided to pick up Oscar Fantenberg. Now let's move on to the mess of a 2019-2020 season. The regression continued with the first line, and BT once again went out and picked up another pair of defenseman in, Erick Gustafsson and Brandon Davidson. Maybe the top line hit a peak, and have come back down to earth?
I agree with all the other points that you make.
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Perhaps, but where does the line fall between their peak and the scorched earth?
In 2018–19 Gaudreau, Monahan and Lindholm combined for 97 goals and 259 points. That dropped the following year to 69 (-28) and 160 (-99!). I think the smart money has them producing together somewhere closer to the middle between these figures, @ around 80 goals and 210 points.