Sidgeni Malkby
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Well Malkin just had one of his best seasons imo. Derailed by injury. He's fine. I'm not opposed to seeing them together just for fun though. Who's our 3C in that scenario though? Are you assuming we'll acquire another center?
Since Sullivan will never unite them, I'd like Canner with Zucker and Sid if Kapanen is garbo. And if Tanev's line doesn't find that magic again (which is pretty likely imo), then he should be moved up all the way as well.
I guess I’m thinking eventual decline coupled with McCann not being an ideal 3rd line center. I bet a Crosby/Malkin combo adds a few years to their shelf life.
So yes, I’m assuming we will be acquiring another 3C and in that case putting Malkin/Crosby together and testing McCann as a 2C could be a worthwhile test.
Don’t want to hedge all bets on McCann but let’s figure out where and if he fits in long term vs just using him to plug holes.