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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Lindholm isn't a #1C?
Lindholm
Monahan
Backlund
Ryan
That's good centre depth.
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Elias is good, and he is being used as a centre, but it hasn't led to as productive results for the line as you would like. He's not a star centre, that can control the game. Tkachuk and Lindholm alone aren't explosive enough to make due without a RW who has the offensive touch themselves. If there was an adequate top six RW with them, this line might be doing a lot better. It's why I feel a retool would be adequate since what they have now can still work if they switch the core up a bit, but keep the centres.
Flames with Lindholm and Monahan as the top 6 C's would be fine if they can find two top six RW's to play with them. Therefore there would be enough talent from each individual player that it should work. But since that's not the case currently since there's the lack of a consistent impact player on the top 6 from the centre and winger depth. Backlund and Mangi are not the answer.