Pavels Dog
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I like Tatar with Datsyuk, but add Nyquist and you get a line with a ton of skill but no grit, physicality or net-front play. May look nice on paper but in reality those lines rarely work like you hope. Benn and Seguin have Nicushkin, Kane and Panarin have Anismov, Duchene and McKinnon have Landeskog etc.Larkin looks way better with Z IMO, and the two should stay together. Tatar and Nyquist bring an element of speed. Tatar has shown great chemistry with Datsyuk in the past.
Sheahan has produced offensively like a 4th liner and should be deployed as such. Doesn't deserve to be a top 9 center right now.
And though Tats and Gus have solid speed they are not Helm/AA/Larkin fast. I wouldn't be against trying that line to see if we strike some kind of gold, but Datsyuk seems to like playing with at least one guy that will forecheck hard and do the dirty work in the corners and in front of the net.