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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Last year after the formation of Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk our top nine typically looked something like:
Mangiapane - Backlund - Nordstrom
Dube - Monahan - Ritchie
Being able to slot Coleman on the Monahan line keeps that line from being a liability. Being able to slot Coleman on the Backlund line keeps that line as offensively dangerous as various iterations of Backlund's line over the year, while being a strong shutdown unit.
I disagree that it doesn't solve issues.
My only issue with the signing is his age (30 next season) and term (age 35 in the final season)
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Yeah I've never disagreed that Coleman won't make this team better, and you are right that it does solve a (tiny) problem at a very steep AAV. I'd rather we focus on getting that elite 1st line center that is available in 1 of 3 ways: Eichel, Wright and Bedard.