I'm completely okay with this third line being our main possession line. Cuylle/Wennberg/Kakko might not have the goals to keep HFBNYR happy but it's undeniable just how effective they've been along the boards and keeping the pressure up north.
He's not scoring 20-25 in a bottom 6 role with no special teams time.its a fantasy that just isn't realistic
Reread what i said. He should get special team time. I believe he will once Kakko flubs and gets hurt and ruins his chance like he usually does
Reread what I said-with a healthy Chytil back and possibly a youngster cracking the lineup,the chances of him seeing pp time are slim to none.Even if he does get pp2 time,they don't see enough ice time during powerplays anyway.Bulk of it rightfully goes to the 1st unit
I mean, he did score 13 as a rookie with no PP time? I dont think it’s a complete fantasy that he cant muster up 7 more goals.
I think you're either underestimating chytil and kakko or overestimating cuylle.
Neither actually. I'm just suggesting that as a line, they can have success if they are all healthy, and that success could result in Cuylle getting 20 goals.
I think we're talking past each other.
You may be right about that, but I'd counter that Laf from 2 years ago isn't the same as Laf from last year. He wasn't driving the line then. His production was very much dependent on Chytil, just as Cuylle's production would be next season.
Yeah. I agree it’s not crazy out of line to think Cuylle COULD net 20. But pencilng it in is getting ahead of ourselves.
As awesome as that sounds, it's a really big stretch. There's definitely some additional upside considering how young he is and as long as Chytil is centering that line, they will be able to generate offense.
Once again, I'll refer back to the stats from the Laf-Chytil-Kakko line from 2 years ago:
