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Originally Posted by Macho0978
I really like our 1st and 3rd line. I think that will stick all year. I believe that Pitlick Coleman and Backlund will be one of the best 3rd lines in the league
Our first line has potential to be one of the best as really Tkachuk hasn't produced that much yet.
At some point Mangiapane and Dube will slow up. Ritchie eventually will hurt their play and when they hit a dry patch this team probably loses a bit more than they have been.
I think the key is Monahan. When Richardson comes back I assume Monahan will center Dube and Mangiapane. Monahan needs to produce and if he can return to something close to his old form then maybe the 2nd line will keep it up. If he drags that line down this team will fall in the standings.
Right now our d has been very good. At some point guys like Gudbrannson and Valimaki will have bad games and cost us.
Absolutely love Kylington and Tanev so far but is Kylington really this good? His speed is elite so maybe this is his breakout year but a bit skeptical he is this good.
I'm fine with the goalies. Markstrom's numbers are great but he has had some off games so I think he can keep it up.
What's different this year for past years is they have played great almost every period. To me this is a Sutter thing and that is our x factor. Will he finely get the most out of this group? Still early but looking great so far.
Monahan, Kylington, Valimaki are the keys to this team. Dube and Mangiapane have been great and will slow up but I'm confident they are just growing as players and they are evolving into 2nd line players (Mangiapane might be 1st line caliber). Kylington and Valimaki always have had potential and Kylington has never really got a crack and Valimaki had a horrible rookie year but it is realistic that they are way better than they played last year as they get older and more confident.
Monahan needs to step up or we should just dump him in a trade and call up one of Zary or Pelletier at the deadline. They can't be any worse than he has been the last year and a half
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i am a huge Mony fan and have hated the negative posts about him but this was well put and matter of fact...and i believe he will bounce back and make that second line dangerous.