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Originally Posted by MyFlamesFirst
I think that Klimchuk would be a good fit on Baertschi's line. I remember when Sven was playing for Portland in the WHL and how he had good chemistry with Ty Rattie. It seemed like Sven would make nice passes to Rattie, and Rattie would use his good shot and hockey IQ to score. Klimchuk definitely has a good shot and good hockey IQ, meaning he can get open and receive these passes. Klimchuk is also a hard worker and hopefully he can inspire Sven, and also win some puck battles in the corner and feed Sven a little too. It would be great to see some chemistry evolve between two of our higher ceiling players.
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I hesitate to theorize about who rookies play with since it rarely if ever turns out that way, but I really like this idea. Sven and Klimchuk seem like the kind of players that can anchor a 2nd line in the NHL. Both very smart, good hands, good skaters, maybe not the most physically imposing, but against 2nd/3rd pairing D, they'll carve you up.
Gaudreau-Monahan-Poirier
Baertschi-Jankowski-Klimchuk
Probably not. But a boy can dream.