Micklebot
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- Apr 27, 2010
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I think DJ has for the moment anyway the top 3 lines figured out that he likes so far. I would guess that Dzingel will start on the 4th line & have to work his way up or replace someone above him who does poorly or gets injured. I would love to see Stepan replaced, but given what it cost them to get him I doubt he is replaced anytime soon or until the trade deadline anyway.
Hopefully, they are able to move a good number of their UFAs by the TDL, some I imagine they won't be able to move & will be stuck with them until the end of the season. Funny how things turn out, I thought Dadonov would be on the top line when he was acquired & C. Brown on the 3rd line & here we are with a $5 mil Dadonov on the 3rd line & C. Brown with more pts making less money playing on the top line.
Tkachuk - Norris - C. Brown
Stutzle - Stepan - Batherson
Paul - White - Dadonov
Dzingel - Tierny - Watson
Stepan and Brown stick out like sore thumbs on their lines, and Dzingel really needs to be on an offensive line to be effective.
I see two potential solutions;
Move Stützle to center
Dzingel-Stützle-Batherson
Or move Brown to Tierney's wing, they have great chemistry and would be a matchup line as opposed to a typical 4th
Tkachuk-Norris-Dzingel