I realize that this process of re-building the third and fourth lines is not complete, as that will not be finished until the season actually begins, but the signings of some of these players is puzzling.
Anyone who watched the playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals knows that the fourth lines hardly got any ice time at all, and so to me, the biggest part of this assembly would be a third line.
This new group would be tough to play against, be defensively responsible, and could also score.
I thought it would be an interesting idea to go through some of these players and see if they fit the idea of what GM Mike Gillis and Coach Alain Vigneault visualize.
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The Re-Making of the Vancouver Canucks Third and Fourth Lines
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