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Originally Posted by Kipper_3434
Huberdeau-Kadri-Lindholm
Mangiapane-Backlund-Coleman
Dube-Ruzicka-Toffoli
Lucic-Rooney-Ritchie/Lewis
I would love to see what the above forward lines could do. We lose some center depth but upgrade the 1st line which hasn't been good at all 5v5. The 2nd line is a repeat of last year's, which was pretty good. 3rd line can be sheltered with offensive starts and should be able to put the puck in the net. 4th can cycle out the wingers to stay fresh and check with pace.
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Moving Backlund to 3C is what makes us a contender. We've been missing that for years and expecting him to play above his ability. Lets not take 1 step forward and 2 back please.
This is not a knock on the player, I love backlund, he's best in a 3rd line shutdown role. He makes the team deep by providing some goal scoring capability from the 3rd and also filling in on PK etc.