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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
I see the lineup should shake out based on talent and success.
Huberdeau-Lindholm-???
Mangiapane-Kadri-Toffoli
???-Backlund-Coleman
Lucic-Rooney-Lewis
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This looks right to me. Similar to Bingo I start with pairs:
Huberdeau-Lindholm
Mang-Kadri
Backlund-Coleman
Then you start to fill it in. I think Toffoli will see duty at the top line as well. But ideally if you can find a trade where you swap a D for a F to fill that hole it makes a ton of sense. And while I'm not on the trade Hanifin band-wagon, he makes sense as the logical candidate if you want to bring in a similarly aged top 6 forward.
The third line spot I'm less concerned about. Audition Dube, Pelletier and others there. Based on Pelletier's AHL season and pro-style of game, I'd like to see him come to camp and grab that spot.
But likely you are going to have someone in the top 6 who isn't a true top 6 but rather the type of complimentary player that can still play well with good players. Few teams in the capped NHL don't have some sort of gap like that.
But if you can find that D for F swap, boy you have a line-up where there really isn't any material holes.