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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Kerins deserves a spot given the production with limited ice time in the NHL. Don't you want a forward that manages to score on minimal shifts? I think he is a diamond in the rough still and absolutely deserves a bigger sample size. Kirkland is fine as a 14th forward. As of right now I have the lineup as (and you can mix/match the top 12):
Huberdeau - Kadri - Coronato
Zary - Frost - Sharangovich
Coleman - Backlund - Farabee
Lomberg - *Pospisil* - Klapka
Kerins, Kirkland
*If you hate Pospisil at 4C, then have Lomberg - Backlund - Coleman as the 4th line with one of the LW/RW alternating with Backlund and Coleman (Coleman plays both sides) since they likely get more ice time than Lomberg. We're pretty cluttered at forward. If we have a rough year, I would think Coleman and Farabee would be a few people available at the deadline for picks. That is also assuming Farabee regains some sort of value.
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I would play Kerins alongside Backlund and Coleman and move Farabee down to the 4th line. Depending on how Shaggy plays at the onset, I wouldn't be opposed to moving Kerins up with Frost and Zary and move him down with Backlund and Coleman. A 4th line of Lomberg, Pospisil and Farabee is pretty solid.
Kerins is a smart hockey player, seems to always be in the proper spot offensively and again I was pretty impressed with his positional play in all zones in last nights game. Playing with Backlund and Coleman allows him some space to use his offensive skills and not get burned with every mistake along the way.