[GranteedEV]

I liked:

Tkachuk - Lindholm - Dube

Though Dube kind of faded as the game went along, that line was very clearly our top line.

Mangiapane - Backlund - Bennett

It's a shame we had to move Bennett to wing to get much out of the other two, but these three had chemistry and fit together.

Rasmus Andersson - He's pretty much our #1D at this point

I did not like:

Gaudreau - Monahan - Leivo

I'll cut Leivo some slack given this was his first game back from a lengthy injury, but he other two were as bad as ever at even strength. I really hope Ward has the guts to split them up or we're in for yet another predictable year.

Mangiapane - Backlund - Ryan

Just no chemistry here.

Lucic / Nordstrom. These two were a tirefire. I really hope this isn't this year's Versteeg-Brouwer / Jankowski-Reider / Jankowski-Neal.

Noah Hanifin. I suspect Valimaki is en route to overtaking him sooner rather than later.

No real opinion on Tanev, Giordano, Valimaki based on tonight. They weren't great, they weren't bad.