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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I see these as a major stretch to try and make excuses for a couple of players that are not pulling their own weight for different reasons. Monahan is done, there is a reason Sutter has him playing 4th line. He is slower, his wrist shot is mediocre now, he doesn't engage at all physically, and he just basically floats and takes up space. The Flames are going to have to buy him out at the end of the year, the only reason he has points at all is because he gets PP time. As for Backlund, using the word consistency when it comes to his game is bizarre. He is streaky as they come, usually poor for the first part of the year and then excellent in the latter half. Hopefully that happens as per usual as the Flames could really use good Michael Backlund right now.
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Originally Posted by Jason14h
While not wrong, these are our # 2 and 3 centers. It is what it is
We get you think Monny is done. You let us know anytime his name is brought up. But the team has the players they do right now and has to try to figure out a way to get more out of lines 2-3-4
Who do you recommend plays center for our 2nd and 3rd lines?
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Line 1: Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk
Line 2: Mangiapane - Dube - Coleman
Line 3: Lucic - Monahan - Backlund
Line 4: Pitlick - Ruzicka - Ritchie
and yeah, Line 1 and 2 get played a lot more than lines 3 and 4.
Monahan and Backlund are not having good seasons and they generally aren't trending well. Put some time (and linemates) into Dube and see if we can't form a solid line with him as the centre. Damn shame that we had the answer to your question for line 2 in Sam Bennett, but dealt him away because he was never given a proper opportunity - don't make that mistake with Dube.