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  1. Can a line shuffle be as good as a trade?

     

    Top line Jake, Lazarus Loui, Gaudette-Boeser? can this really produce 3 legit scoring lines? no TDL moves needed? 

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    2. luckylager

      luckylager

      No, I don't believe a line shuffle is as good as a trade if you're actually getting a better piece.

      However, when a rock star prospect gets added at the end of the season; that is better than a trade.

      Pod could be that next season.

      Could have a few guys breaking the door down next season actually.

       

       

      Rambling here, but if Tree comes back at the end of the season he'll be great on the bottom pairing with Myers or Stech. Would be nice if he's top 4 capable, but it looks like he hasn't really developed offensively in the KHL. Maybe his D game has improved though. I dunno

      Side note, in checking his stats on elite prospects, there's a "rumour" transaction notice posted today .... 

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    3. Phil_314

      Phil_314

      True, Lazarus Loui has been quite the revelation on the 2nd line, both in terms of not being a liability anymore and actually contributing and gelling with his line-mates.  Jake and Brock also appear interchangeable which can only be beneficial for depth.

       

      Makes me wonder if we should still try to fix the 4th line though?  I know we have a couple of the better guys (Beagle was the 4th line center for a Cup winning team, Motte has also shown good energy and Sutter is serviceable) but we could use a cohesive grind line that doesn't get buried.  If we could find a guy who could be part of a unit which could lug the puck up ice, play physically, kill time, fore-check and score some (and hopefully we can shed cap along the way) then I think we could go quite far with this kind of top-12.  

    4. 6string

      6string

      Burrows moving to the top line with the Sedins comes to mind immediatley.

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