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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
I’m all for moving Gaudreau with Lindholm. Their style of play is more of a fir then say Tkachuk and Lindholm. Tkachuk should be playing with Backlund. Those two just work, they both read off each other well, have excellent timing together, both strong on the cycle.
Not once have I seen Tkachuk’s blind pass from behind the net connect with Lindholm whereas it seemed to always work with Backlund. They’re a perfect match.
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I'd really love to see a shake up along the lines of what you are saying as well as Phillips brought up as I think he could be a good fit.
Something like:
Gaudreau - Lindholm - Dube
Tkachuk - Monahan - Phillips
Lucic - Backlund - Mangiapane
Bennett - Ryan - Leivo
Every line has got some size, grit, speed and defensive awareness. I think Dube's speed and tenacity will help get johnny the puck more as well as open up space for Lindholm to find the soft spots.
I think Monahan and Tkachuk will work well together as they both like to play near the front of the net And phillips will be a guy who can carry the puck and open up the ice with his speed.
And then the bottom two lines as they are because I think they are working really well right now.