At one point, I was asking myself "What does Toffoli bring that say, Brett Ritchie, doesn't?" And a game or two in I had no answer. What I see is Toffoli charging around doing all kinds of things, really putting a lot of effort in, but I wasn't sure his finish was gonna be there, and it's looking like it is (so that's the answer, he does have more finish, he's a better shooter).
So that line SHOULD work. Huberdeau is a playmaker, Lindholm's a decent shooter, and Toffoli is too. None of them are super fast, it's not a lightning line, it's a possession line. And that's fine if they are defensively responsible. Suddenly here the top line doesn't need to do ALL the work, and that's just great. We've needed this forever... it's so great having Kadri at 2c and Backlund at 3c, changes everything about the team structure.
Would I like to see a Pat Kane with Huberdeau? Yeah. But that's not too likely, really.
Give it more time.
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