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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
I mean, he just won 2 cups as a 3rd line winger so I'm more inclined to think he should be playing there instead of further up the line up.
And if we can't land Eichel, then it should be full tank mode, sell everything for picks and burn it down. This is the perfect time to rebuild right now with 2 exceptional players in back to back drafts. I fully expect us to draft 12th overall both years, miss the playoffs and get some milquetoast Zary/Pelletier level prospects.
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To be fair he was on the 3rd line of that Lightning team that basically had an elite top line, two 2nd lines and a really good checking line. Goodrow - Gourde - Coleman was a gigantic reason why that team was successful and calling them a 3rd line and in turn Coleman a 3rd line player is incorrect IMO and this is coming from someone who was skeptical of the signing before and after it happened.
In the days since the signing, after doing more reading on the player I’ve become happier about the signing and definitely pencil Coleman into our top 6 for sure.