It's baffling how we finally have a top 9 that is working cohesively, yet so many people want to throw in a guy whose played 1 NHL game into it, completely throwing off the chemistry that has been built up the 3 weeks.
First line? We are finally seeing chemistry between Huberdeau and Lindholm. Toffoli still has an elite shot.
Kadri line? No way you're messing with that. That was one of Dube's best games last night and Kadri and 88 are rolling.
Phillips on Backlunds line? Why disrupt one of the best third lines in hockey. Rucizka is one of our leading 5on5 scorers and Coleman finally looks like the player we wanted him to when he signed here.
Put Phillips on the fourth line. Make THAT line better. It needs an upgrade on speed and skill. Too many times that line has been hemmed in their own end defending.
I understand that for Phillips to work at the NHL level he can't be playing with fourth liners, but that fourth line does not need to solely need to a combination of Lucic/Lewis/Rooney/Ritchie.
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