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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
One thing I think we see the return of in Calgary this year is "Roles"
Under Peters/Ward I never felt like our forward really had or understood their roles. We rolled 4 lines, and everyone was expected to contribute, but I'm not sure we see clear roles.
Pitlick is a guy that clearly fits a role on this team as a third line RWer that can play on a shutdown line.
What I see shaping up so far is a clear definition of top 6, shutdown line, energy line.
TOP 6: Gaudreau, Lindholm, Tkachuk, Mangiapane, Monahan
Shutdown: Backlund, Pitlick
Energy/Size: Lucic, Ritchie
Undefined right now: Dube, Zary, Pelletier, Phillips, Gawdin, Ruzicka
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Agreed.
I was just working on lines, assuming the addition of Pitlick. I think a 3rd line of Dube - Backlund - Pitlick would be fantastic, by the way.
But what jumped out of the exercise was that I had the same 5 top-6 guys you listed. We need another top 6 guy. And if we can find the right one, I think the forward lines can fall into place nicely.