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Originally Posted by GioforPM
What do you mean never trying it? They had that line for two years. And this season is only 1/4 old.
The thinking is that they need Lindholm at centre because they don’t have one elite centre. Lindholm on the top line is like when McDavid and Draisaitl play together - you needn’t worry about scoring from any other line and it’s way easier to match against, especially when the Flames are on the road. No one is scared of Backlund’s line - they can get the odd goal but you aren’t game planning for them, especially when Backlund is going to be busy matching against Matthews. Lindholm centring a line means you can match against both Matthews and Tavares with a centre who is good at D.
I don’t argue it’s not a possible option. I argue against the “no brainer” or “irrational” descriptions because there’s a perfectly rational reason to do it.
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I get the reasoning behind splitting them up, but right now neither line is producing. Seems like every line is in the blender, but Monahan/Gaudreau and Tkachuk/Lindholm are the mainstays.