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The emergence of Hintz and Dickinson don't have much, if any, impact on Faksa's place in Dallas' lineup. Both Dickinson and Hintz are where they are to primarily be scorers. Their game is completely different than Faksa's. Radek Faksa has been one of the best forwards during their series with Nashville because of his ability to completely shut down opposing top lines. He's a 30-40 point guy, but his ability to completely shutdown opposing top lines is elite. Add to that the fact that he is a top-notch penalty killer and faceoff man, and he is the perfect 3C for Dallas, regardless of players like Hintz, Dickinson, or Dellandrea. I also wouldn't count on Hanzal being healthy. There's a very real possibility he never plays again, due to his back injuries.
With the emergence of Hintz and Dickinson, it does limit the need Dallas would have for a guy like Hornqvist though. Between Radulov, Zuccarello, and a Dickinson that can play on the RW side, I don't see Dallas trading their best defensive forward for a top-6 RW that they don't really need right now, and a couple of career minor league players.