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Originally Posted by TOfan
I’ll nitpick.
Frost stepping into 2C seems pretty optimistic. Not too sure why Nordstrom’s taking Lucic’s spot on a line that was our most effective in the bubble. It’s not like Nordstrom is going to add more offence. Has Valamaki ever played the RHS? Tanev is RHS.
Trades seem reasonable, but that lineup is a dogs breakfast.
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Fair enough. The defensive pairs were mostly pairings instead of positions.
Personally, I would love to give either Frost or Dube the chance to break out and become top six forwards this season and grab the second line center spot... Alternatively, that line can also be Tkachuk-Lindholm-Frost/Dube.
This means, Backlund will move down a spot (personally, where I think he belongs). However, I also think that line will be responsible for defensive match ups so I didn't want to put Lucic there so instead went with Nordstrom (or maybe Simon).
On the fourth line, I made Bennett play at Center and paired him up with Lucic who he had success with in the bubble and can learn from. Simon has been able to keep up with Crosby so surely he can keep up with the skillset of Bennett.