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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
He was not good at 5v5 and he was good on the PK. He seems to be effective in short bursts and can win the odd battle but he doesn't really have the ability to sustain anything.
I think Simon is probably better. I would go with these lines next game:
Tkachuk - Lindholm - Dube
Gaudreau - Monahan - Simon
Mangiapane - Backlund - Bennett
Lucic - Ryan - Leivo
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This is what I was thinking as well, but maybe with one adjustment. I know that Lucic was good in the playoffs, but I have always felt that vets start the season slow, and build as it progresses towards the playoffs. I thought Looch was our worst forward by a fair margin. Against VAN, I would like to see:
Tkachuk - Lindholm - Dube
Gaudreau - Monahan - Simon
Mangiapane - Backlund - Bennett
Nordstrom - Ryan - Leivo (until Leivo gets going)
I would also prefer:
Giordano - Tanev
Hanifin - Andersson
We can rotate Lucic and Nordstrom