Why would you put the teams worst 5 on 5 winger on the top line?
Why would you take one of the only 2 right handed forwards out of the lineup?
How are you going to build PP units when you spread your best forwards over 3 lines?
What line draws the defensive assignment against Pettersson's line?
Why would Soucy be on the 2nd pair?
Why would Dumba be on the 3rd pair?
Why the f*** would Hunt be in the lineup?
Yep I forgot Kunin. He would probably slot in where Hartman is or bump Foligno down.
I don’t want any two or Parise-Zucc-Staal together. Any line with 2 of them is prohibitively slow and will be eaten alive by a speedy Canucks team.
Brodin-Soucy were dynamite together and Dumba has been bad all year. Putting him on a third pair also gives us ability to roll 3 pairs. I’d be open to going Brodin-Dumba but I have never loved them as a pair. Brodin becomes too conservative when they are together and I like him more when he is aggressive.
You act like this is the first time in NHL history that a team has opted for the 3 scoring line approach. Remember when Hagelin-Bonino-Kessel led Pens to a Cup? It has a track record of working. Before you say it, I know we aren’t the Pens but the idea is to not give your opponents a rest and we can do that. Not like your proposed lineup is scaring anyone.
As an aside, how many teams can roll out Koivu, Foligno, Hartman and Donato as their 4th line options?