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Originally Posted by Red
They need a top line. Otherwise they can compete with anyone.
But when your top line is this bad, the matchups get messed up and the whole team looks like crap.
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The top line was never meant to be one, is the problem. I’m sure when they drafted Gaudreau in the 4th they were hoping for a nice complementary player. And even Monahan, among that group that included Lindholm just ahead, was not projected to be an elite C. Those two guys should be part of an effective secondary scoring line that enjoys weaker opposition because the best defenders are up against your elite guys.
They have no true top players - the seasons where they looked like it were mid-season soft D opposition that made them look good. The trouble is that there was never any really clear way to get a top player. If Bennett could have worked out this team looks a lot different.