I have not been on here in years maybe 12 (lol) I was looking at this the other night thinking last year they were carried by top line and of course healthy and solid goaltending.
I would load up that top line and of course put backs line from last year back together.
Huberdeau/Kadri/Lindholm
Coleman/Backlund/Mangiapane
Dube/Ruzicka/Toffoli
lucic or Rooney/Lewis/Ritchie
until we get this turned around Sutter should give guys like Huberdeau/Kadri and Lindholm extra duty and cut back that 4th line minutes he is so stubborn rolling four lines we need to get a few wins, hopefully we get Tanev and Huberdeau back tomorrow.
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Lindholm isn't handling and transitioning the puck the way a top center need to to create zone time . playing on the wing would maximize what he is bringing including his shot . Kadri transitions the puck in the way that the top line needs . I think it would work out real well, just cuts down our C depth
2nd line is proven from last year and Backlund probably gets mangiapane going . that line was huge against Dallas in rd 1
Ruzicka looked pretty good the last 2 games and was good as a 3C in limited viewings last season . maybe that totally new combination can click
A few more? The Flames have 12 healthy forwards right now. Surely you don't think Walker Duehr and Clark Bishop should get the call first over the hottest player in the A.
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