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I guess the coaches are going to continue fooling around for a few more games... still trying to sort things out. In that regard I think there is a little psychology that could be applied here -- something that promotes a little internal competition. I see the team best performing where very talented centres have their own wingers (call it chemistry if you like). Workable examples might be Draisaitl with Savoie and Howard; McDavid with Roslovic and Hyman (soon); Nugent-Hopkins with Mangiapane and Tomasek;
And Henrique with Podkolzin and Kapanen and Frederick as the extra Centre/Winger. Each line could then develop their own style.
On a different note I dug up this old photo of the 3-Wing Flyers (best use of the name since it was a NATO air base). I played on this team for two years in the '60s (right wing); it was a mens team composed mostly of NCOs but there was myself and one other high school student on the team (Jim Cockburn -- now retired RCMP). The fun part... we got to play the national teams of Germany, France and Italy (to show them how the game is really played). At this time there were only the original six NHL teams and international play was not a thing for the NHL squads.
And Henrique with Podkolzin and Kapanen and Frederick as the extra Centre/Winger. Each line could then develop their own style.
On a different note I dug up this old photo of the 3-Wing Flyers (best use of the name since it was a NATO air base). I played on this team for two years in the '60s (right wing); it was a mens team composed mostly of NCOs but there was myself and one other high school student on the team (Jim Cockburn -- now retired RCMP). The fun part... we got to play the national teams of Germany, France and Italy (to show them how the game is really played). At this time there were only the original six NHL teams and international play was not a thing for the NHL squads.
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