With the way the Backlund line is going, this is the secondary scoring the team has been craving for. All season long I’ve been hoping Sutter would just stick Backlund and Mangiapane together because they’re such a dynamic pair. So hopefully that stays for good and we won’t have to talk about splitting them up again. But I’m also a little torn now with the idea that the team should completely empty the clip for this playoff run or use the 1st in the summer to further improve the team for next season.
On one hand, management could add a huge piece like a Giroux or Hertl to shore up the top/middle 6 or can they add something intermediary to the bottom 6 to improve depth and then trade the 1st in the summer for more of a long term approach. Should be an intriguing trade deadline next month.
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