Some of the advanced stats and line combos suggest that Kadri and Dube have played better without Mangiapane. Also, in limited minutes Toffoli and Kadri have been good together.
Lindholm Huberdeau and Mangiapane is a line lots wanted to start the year.
IMO this is the way to go to try and get some chemistry. If they flip Mangiapane and Toffoli I think this will be a better mix 5 on 5.
If anyone needs to be taking heat it is Sutter, but Sutter has a good history of finding the right line combos and doesn't always just start with what everyone else wants.
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