If Lindholm can be a play driving 200ft Center that works well with Tkachuk that changes the Dynamic of this team IMO.
Allows Monahan and Gaudreau to be be a more sheltered offensive second line, and then Backlund helps with the tough matchups on the third line.
I look at how the Canucks were used the year they went to the cup finals and think this coaching staff should mimic how that team was deployed.
Hopefully the Lindholm/Tkachuk line can be the tougher defensive line (that are also annoying to play against) like the Kesler line was, Monahan/Gaudreau can have the more sheltered offensive minutes like the Sedins had that year, and the Backlund line can be the defensively responsible third line like the Malholtra line was (I think the Backlund/Mangiapane line would be much better than the Malholtra line was though)
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