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Gaudreau and Monahan play well together, and so do Tkachuk/Lindholm, but when one duo is doing well, the other is not. They need a solid RW, Dube or Mangiapane are good but only one can be in the top 6 and the other one bottom 6 IMO.
3rd line you got Backlund with dube/mangiapane and Bennett.
4th Nordstrom Ryan Leivo/Looch
Nordstrom(except last game) brings a lot of energy. I dont know if they keep playing Looch cause they dont want to admit that he's as worse as Neal was or what. The guy got talent, he can hit through walls, but the hands don't seem to follow, creating A LOT of turnovers. Also he doesnt do his job, stir the pot, creating scrums, or even scrapping. Lucic used to be intimidating, but now he's playing like he's not. That's not the Looch we want in the line up.
Strip Lucic of his PP time.
The defense are doing their job and the keeper too. Valimaki will be a stud, give him time.