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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
The Flames had the better scoring chances in this game. Couldn't finish. Which means you need great goaltending. Didn't get it.
Monahan was great. I thought Backlund was better in the 3rd (after being bad early)
We simply can't have Lucic gifting teams goals every 3rd game.
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I think there are some very simple adjustments that need to be made.
Lindholm/Tkachuk is bad. It just is. Lindholm is a north south score off the rush player. Tkachuk is a much more east west, work the puck deep and into the slot kind of player. Move Lindholm to top line RW.
Tkachuk/Backlund have always played well together. They are both struggling this year, and it's insane to not try them together. Go with Tkachuk-Backlund-Mangiapane.
Lucic-Ryan-Dube is your third line, but needs to be used sparingly to start the game. Lucic takes a bit to get going.
Nordstrom-Bennett-Leivo can be your 4th line.
Bennet on PP2 instead of Lucic and get him working on zone entries with speed.