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Classic_Sniper · 05-03-2021, 10:21 PM

This team needs another scoring line badly. I’m confident in the defensive side of the game with Darryl’s low event system, but this team cannot seem to get that extra goal to push it to OT and collect those valuable points. How many close, one goal games has this team lost this season in regulation? Too many. Montréal conversely has a ton of loser points which has made all the difference.

So to me, the upgrade is at center and right wing. I’m not sure Dube is ready to step into a top 6 role quite yet, so I’d shift him to the 3rd line until he actually earns a top 6 role. The second line center position needs an upgrade as well, so Monahan is out for me. He has not elevated any of his wingers for the entire season regardless of who’s on his line.

So if Treliving can find a legitimate #1 center and slot him in at #2C, then maybe this team has a chance to win more of those 2-1 or 3-2 games. Ideally, if Tre can find that elusive #1 center who can actually slot at #1 and push Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk to the second line, then that would be a hard team to beat.

05-03-2021, 10:21 PM	#132
Classic_Sniper #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2008 Exp:	This team needs another scoring line badly. I’m confident in the defensive side of the game with Darryl’s low event system, but this team cannot seem to get that extra goal to push it to OT and collect those valuable points. How many close, one goal games has this team lost this season in regulation? Too many. Montréal conversely has a ton of loser points which has made all the difference. So to me, the upgrade is at center and right wing. I’m not sure Dube is ready to step into a top 6 role quite yet, so I’d shift him to the 3rd line until he actually earns a top 6 role. The second line center position needs an upgrade as well, so Monahan is out for me. He has not elevated any of his wingers for the entire season regardless of who’s on his line. So if Treliving can find a legitimate #1 center and slot him in at #2C, then maybe this team has a chance to win more of those 2-1 or 3-2 games. Ideally, if Tre can find that elusive #1 center who can actually slot at #1 and push Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk to the second line, then that would be a hard team to beat. Last edited by Classic_Sniper; 05-03-2021 at 10:36 PM.