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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Acknowledge it's a small sample size, but that works both ways if he's to be moved off. My point is his small sample has brought some good early signs while the team and he are adjusting to one another.
He's got sneaky good vision, looks to be Backlund-esque in his defensive responsibility, and is a really hard worker. Give it some time with Mang and Coleman and that line will be a Sutter staple IMO.
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I just don’t think he has much in the way of offensive chops (I wondered about people’s expectations for him that way). I do think he and everyone else needs to be settled on a line for a while. Even Tkachuk, who looked good on the Backlund line, to me has greater chemistry on the top line.
I get that Sutter maybe feels like the team is in a comfortable position and he can experiment. But the top line got caved in last night, there was not a lot happening offensively in the bottom 6. I really only liked the second line consistently. I feel like whatever lines Sutter goes with need time to develop chemistry.