Id like to see Monahan - Tkachuk as a pair. Gaudreau - Bennett together. Backlund - Frolik together . Jankowski 4th line C in between brouwer and stajan.
Chucky - Monahan - Ferland - strong checking line than can wear dmen down and score
Gaudreau - Bennett - Versteeg - offensive zone starts and PP1
Lazar - Backlund - Frolik - D zone starts and PK1 / PP sometimes.
Stajan - Jankowski - Brouwer. Outplay the other teams 4th line.
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1st 2 lines split time evenly and play on the PP1/PP2. Put Bennett and Jonny out against the other teams bottom pairing every time.
Backlund line does the d zone starts and PK1/PP2 sometimes.
I can see very balanced scoring from those 1a - 1b- 1c lines. We need scoring depth. Not just johnny and mony scoring or contributing to 90% of our points. We need identities for lines. A skill line - bennett/johnny/versteeg. A forechecking/physical line - Monahan Tkachuk Ferland. A defensive line Lazar/Backlund/Frolik. A 4th line that can actually play hockey. Stajan - Janko - Brouwer. I know troy sucked last season but he can improve.
On D I want to see Gio Hamilton then Brodie Hamonic, then Stone - Andersson. Bartkowski eating popcorn. The rest in the AHL top 4 or back to jr.
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