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SuperMatt18 · 01-06-2022, 11:48 AM

I think part of the struggle is we have been trying to spread out the middle six talent to help the 4th line.

The top line is pretty much locked: Tkachuk-Lindholm-Gaudreau

However with our three best forwards on one line it hurts the rest of the depth, and really we have 6 guys you trust as forwards in the lineup: Mangiapane, Backlund, Coleman, Dube, Monahan, Lucic

And then we have 4 guys that have been more filler to this point: Lewis, Richardson, Pitlick, Ritchie. Ideally you'd have at most 1-2 of these guys in the lineup, but having 3 and sometimes 4 of them in the lineup really kills the bottom 6 of this roster.

So instead we've been trying to spread those 6 more reliable forwards across the bottom 3 lines because we don't want to have a 4th line of Pitlick-Richardson-Lewis.

Calling up Pelletier or acquiring another middle 6 winger could really help with that depth issue.

Tkachuk - Lindholm - Gaudreau
Mangiapane - Monahan - Pelletier
Pitlick - Backlund - Coleman
Lucic - Dube - Lewis

Personally I think that depth and balance of the roster looks a lot better than what we have today.

01-06-2022, 11:48 AM	#507
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	I think part of the struggle is we have been trying to spread out the middle six talent to help the 4th line. The top line is pretty much locked: Tkachuk-Lindholm-Gaudreau However with our three best forwards on one line it hurts the rest of the depth, and really we have 6 guys you trust as forwards in the lineup: Mangiapane, Backlund, Coleman, Dube, Monahan, Lucic And then we have 4 guys that have been more filler to this point: Lewis, Richardson, Pitlick, Ritchie. Ideally you'd have at most 1-2 of these guys in the lineup, but having 3 and sometimes 4 of them in the lineup really kills the bottom 6 of this roster. So instead we've been trying to spread those 6 more reliable forwards across the bottom 3 lines because we don't want to have a 4th line of Pitlick-Richardson-Lewis. Calling up Pelletier or acquiring another middle 6 winger could really help with that depth issue. Tkachuk - Lindholm - Gaudreau Mangiapane - Monahan - Pelletier Pitlick - Backlund - Coleman Lucic - Dube - Lewis Personally I think that depth and balance of the roster looks a lot better than what we have today. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 01-06-2022 at 11:59 AM.