I'm very pro to the idea of stacking down the middle. However, I don't like the idea of playing so many guys on their off wing.
Gaudreau - Monahan - Neal
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik/Ryan
Bennett - Lindholm - Ryan/Frolik
Mangiapane - Jankowski - Czarnik/Brouwer
This makes the 2nd and 3rd lines pretty interchangeable in terms of ice time and deployment. Frolik or Ryan in the top 6 isn't sexy, but it is practical and improves our depth IMO.
This is better imo:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Neal
Bennett-Lindholm-Tkachuk
That is a true top six with room to grow. Also gives Bennett a real top 6 chance.
Frolik-Backlund-Ryan
shutdown line
(kid)-Janko-Brouwer/Czarnik
easy minutes, allows janko to continue to develop as a center.
What we likely see:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Neal
Tkachuk-Backlund-Lindholm
Bennett-Janko-Frolik
(kid)-Ryan-Brouwer/Czarnik
Which is fine, I would just rather play Lindholm to his strengths.