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Originally Posted by kehatch
Agree on Monahan. Moving him to the wing doesn't make sense. If your doing that, better to trade him. That said, I think a trade at this point is unlikely.
Personally I would put Monahan and Gaudreau on an offensively focused line with lots of O zone starts. Stop playing them against the other teams top lines. Give them the underbelly instead.
Lines revolving around Tkachuk, Backlund, and Lindholm can take the tough starts and finish above water.
I will never understand why Ward started our top line primarily in the defensive zone during the playoffs. Between that and the Talbot pull I really hope he learned something and is ready to do better.
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Someone mentioned something a while back that I had never thought of before but made sense. Starting in the defensive end, while risky if you lose the draw, can actually be better for an offensive line because then it gives them a chance to create off the rush, which they are good at, and control the puck in the offensive zone. And monahan is pretty good at draws so it's not the worst idea but again, pretty risky if they lose the draw and are up against the other team's top players.
but good matchups starting in the defensive end could potentially be beneficial