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Originally Posted by blankall
I'd rather see the rookies properly mentored by players like Kadri, Coleman, and Backlund and play up and down the lineup. The Flames have tried the all rookie bottom six lines before, and it always just ends up in pissed off players with stifled development (see Sam Bennett).
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Depending on the returns in the UFA trades and health… I could see something like this post-TDL:
Coronato-Backlund-Coleman
Pelletier-Kadri-Posposil
Huberdeau-Zary-Sharangovich
Mangiapane-Dube-Greer
Weegar-Kyllington
Andersson-Gilbert
Poirier-Oesterle
I know it splits up some established chemistry but it would put young players mixed with vets on each line. Plus it gives players a chance to test out new lines for next season. And this allows for Zary to start transitioning to center. I think overall Coronato should be a better fit with Zary and Huberdeau but I’m putting him with Backlund and Coleman because their defensive games tend to work well with young guys.