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Originally Posted by Bingo
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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I still want to see Dube with JG and SM.
Then you can have Tkachuk-Lindholm-Mangiapane, Lucic-Backlund-Bennett
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
People see what they want to see.
Does he try junior moves? Yes.
But most of the time he IS playing north-south, smash mouth hockey. He forechecks as aggressively as any Flame forward, and more than most.
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He should carry the puck less - that’s where he is less effective. He’s a cleanup man - he plays best coming in late and receiving a pass, or digging.