Rejoint: juin 2015
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I see where you are going here and agree its probably what will happen. Personally, I would rather see us move Brodie and keep Stone as he is much harder to play against (when healthy).
The big mistake I see and have been saying for a while is keeping the 3 m line together...
- Tkachuk is 100% a top 6 player (wouldn't mind seeing him on the top line while johnny gets sheltered on the 2nd).
- BUT when Backs is on the 2nd with PP time his numbers drop significantly! He is probably one of the leagues best 2-way 3rd line centres and an incredibly effective PK specialist but when moved up he loses a step and ends up as a mediocre 2nd line centre.
- Then Frolik... When paired with Backs on the 3rd line and given PK time he excels! But on the 2nd line, he becomes a below-average winger...
Move Backs and Frolik back where they belong and build a real second line starting with Tkachuk or maybe even Johnny!
The key here is to be playoff-ready! To get into the second round and beyond! We will not make it with the 3 m line as our 2nd line...