As good as Zucc has been, keeping his line as the "third" line is ideal. They can feast on 2nd and 3rd defense pairings and lower lines.
Plus with the wah AV has been spreading playing time around the number of the line is irrelevant. They all play very similar minutes. It's basically having 1a 1b 1c.
I can see Brassard struggling when consistently going up against 1st and 2nd defense pairs and shutdown lines. He's looked lost without Zuke this year.
Keep that line our "secret" so Nash and MSL can take the tough assignments and possibly score, while Zucc can dominate the weaker opponents.
How about trading Hags and something for a solid 2 c? Not sure who would be available but
Kreider-Stepan-Nash
Fast-2c-MSL
God line
4th line heroes.
Looks good. Or if MSL and Stepan and Nash have serious chemistry this playoffs then permanently switch Nash to LW. That is our top line.
That opens up what we can trade for. Then we can get a 2c RW (bring Cally back ?
)
Nash-Stepan-MSL
Kreider-2c/Richards-fast/trade/Cally
Gods
Heroes