Isn't it safe to say the team is literally a forward short in the top nine?
Mangiapane can plug in on any of the three lines and they're good. Dube plays well with Lucic ... but has struggled with Lindholm and Tkachuk.
Bennett has looked good with Lucic and Dube, but so too has Backlund.
Bennett and Simon have similar numbers but don't really work with Monahan and Gaudreau.
If I'm Ward I go back to Leivo, and leave him there for 5 games.
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