I'm a big believer in loading up a first line with the best offensive players so they can generate a base level of offense reliably for the team. To me, that is Huberdeau, Kadri, and Lindholm (combined for 284 points last year, albeit three career years), so I would start there.
Huberdeau Kadri Lindholm
Mangiapane Backlund Coleman
Pelletier Dube Toffoli
Ritchie/Lucic Ruzicka/Lewis Duehr
I like the relationship between Pelletier and Huberdeau but they play the same position and we need way higher production out of Huberdeau.
Weegar Andersson
Hanifin Tanev
Zadorov Stecher
I'm pretty optimistic about Stecher helping out that bottom pair and I've enjoyed Weegar's game more since he was paired with Andersson.
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