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Originally Posted by Bingo
I certainly haven't looked around the whole league, but I just don't know if any teams are rolling four lines to that extent.
It looks good on paper, but if you get into a special teams game you end up with some pretty strange utilization.
I could be wrong though ...
Assuming I'm right, then you have to go back to the top nine again, and that's where it gets sticky.
Lindholm, Tkachuk, Monahan, Gaudreau, Backlund, Mangiapane all have to be there ... that's 6
Dube, Lucic and Bennett are my next three if you can find a way to get them onto the the three lines and I think that's the challenge.
Tkachuk - Lindholm - X
Gaudreau - Monahan - X
Lucic - Backlund - Mangiapane
I'm all for trying Bennett with Tkachuk and Lindholm, I didn't like Dube there.
Then you have a fourth line that hopefully can all kill penalties. Nordstrom is already doing it, can Simon?
And Leivo is the forgotten man in this case (he's been a healthy scratch any way).
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Yea I’m with you I don’t mind spreading talent throughout the roster but the best players should all be in the top 9.
If Ward isn’t going to keep the bubble line together maybe he should mix things up all together..
Tkachuk-Lindholm-Bennett
Gaudreau-Monahan-Dube
Lucic-Backlund-Mangiapane
Nordstrom-Froese-Robinson