Thanks for doing these, Bingo. I appreciate it
Totally agree on Vladar as well. Two non repeatable and addressable goals on a young guy. I really am optimistic about this kid
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Up front it’s the same as strange as it seems … Elias Lindholm with Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk, Mikael Backlund with Blake Coleman and Tyler Pitlick, Dillon Dube with Andrew Mangiapane and Brett Ritchie, and finally Sean Monahan with Milan Lucic and Trevor Lewis. Not what I would call ideal, but then how do you argue against winning?
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^ I think this is an interesting point
Sutter talks about the idea of having 4 lines, that can all play with pace, and that the ES minutes even out. This team is in a very good spot to accomplish that. Truly 4 lines you can roll.
We should know by now that Backs is a stud, Mang is blowing up, and on the arguable 4th line Monahan has the capability to score 25+ while Looch is a huge presence.
There is a method to the madness perhaps. No easy shift for the opponents to take advantage of
Awesome that Mangiapane is breaking out after representing Canada (both Iggy and Marchand come to mind as having elevated their game after the confidence boost from being selected for international tournaments)