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Originally Posted by HighLifeMan
Considering the success Monahan/Mangiapane have had as a duo in limited time this season it really is puzzling that they haven't had an extended look together. It just makes the most sense to me. Hell - Mangiapane's only point in the last seven games came in the one game he played with Sean. Monahan simply will never work with Lucic and Lewis. Both the eye test and analytics support that. I am not sure why Sutter is so insistent on making a combination of those three work.
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If Sutter was telling the truth, he was concerned for some reason about Toffoli and Lindholm not producing in the last couple games. So the line changes he eventually made kept Monahan where he was.