Preferring to split JG and Laine to get two strong lines, that I get butI honestly I just don't understand why you hate them together so much. Remember they only get to play like 5 games or something together with a healthy D group before Werenski got hurt and during that time they had a game together where they had like 20 shots on goal and gave up none, or maybe 1, out of like 3 or 4 shot attempts. They scored none that game because the pucks weren't going in, but they could just as well have had 4 or 5 goals, it was not lack of looks or opportunities. Also to be honest JG wasn't too good last season without Laine, though I would expect that to change as well with better D and Johnny playing closer to his absolute best.
It depends also on other players, a situation where you can split Laine & JG to have two really good lines would be great, but for that to happen you need other guys as well to make it possible. I believe either one of them can carry a 2nd line to relative greatness by themselves, but probably not the 1st. There's like maybe 3 players in the league who can do that. Depending on how other players do, you might kinda need them together to have a good 1st line. If that's the case, so be it, I'd rather have a very good top line and a meh 2nd line than a meh top line and great 2nd line.
