Mangiapane-Backlund-Bennett look good as a line. Ryan steadied the 4th line pretty well. Tkachuk had a rough 2nd + 3rd, lots of fumbling the puck and no-look passes to no one. Gaudreau and Monahan still need a babysitter and Leivo probably ain't it. Markstrom looks solid. I liked Tanev, Nesterov looked solid, Valimaki's got a lot of poise with the puck.
Lot of potential but lots of kinks to iron out. I worry this is going to be a repeat of last year's solid team with a complete no-show from the top line, and we have to disassemble the rest of the roster to get Gaudreau and Monahan going.
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