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Enoch Root · 10-24-2020, 12:35 PM

I don't agree with many of his conclusions or suggestions. However, I think the more important issue here is the basic premise that this team, with a shake-up, can look much better. Which I totally agree with. Here are some thoughts I have on that:

1) add Simon to the Monahan line
2) freeing up Lindholm to play with Tkachuk, making them the top line
3) leaving a fun 3rd line, and pretty solid 4th line

Tkachuk - Backlund - Lindholm (against top lines)
Gaudreau - Monahan - Simon
Mangiapane - Bennett - Dube
Lucic - Ryan - Nordstrom

There is no real 'top line' here, but that is a really solid set on lines. And you could switch Backlund and Bennett.

You could also mix it up this way:

Tkachuk - Backlund - Mangiapane
Dube - Bennett - Lindholm

I know people will argue 'you can't have Lindholm on the 3rd line', but I would expect these lines would get pretty even time 5on5, and Lindholm is still going to get his PP and PK times, so he is going to run 19-20 minutes per game regardless.

I have been thinking for a while that it is time to mix things up, and with the growth of Mangiapane, Dube and Bennett, we now have more depth to do so.

10-24-2020, 12:35 PM	#8
Enoch Root Franchise Player Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	I don't agree with many of his conclusions or suggestions. However, I think the more important issue here is the basic premise that this team, with a shake-up, can look much better. Which I totally agree with. Here are some thoughts I have on that: 1) add Simon to the Monahan line 2) freeing up Lindholm to play with Tkachuk, making them the top line 3) leaving a fun 3rd line, and pretty solid 4th line Tkachuk - Backlund - Lindholm (against top lines) Gaudreau - Monahan - Simon Mangiapane - Bennett - Dube Lucic - Ryan - Nordstrom There is no real 'top line' here, but that is a really solid set on lines. And you could switch Backlund and Bennett. You could also mix it up this way: Tkachuk - Backlund - Mangiapane Dube - Bennett - Lindholm I know people will argue 'you can't have Lindholm on the 3rd line', but I would expect these lines would get pretty even time 5on5, and Lindholm is still going to get his PP and PK times, so he is going to run 19-20 minutes per game regardless. I have been thinking for a while that it is time to mix things up, and with the growth of Mangiapane, Dube and Bennett, we now have more depth to do so.