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A Roy-Terry-Steel line could be a shot in the arm for the Ducks. All three of them bring speed, offensive prowess, youth, and multiple facets which can be used in many ways.
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For example, all three are power play threats, and Terry could even be a PK option. Steel and Terry both have played center in their career so the Ducks wouldn’t need to deploy Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, or Adam Henrique for all defensive zone face-offs.
It would be uncharted territory for the Ducks to have an all-kid line, but what’s the worst that could happen? You can’t tell me you’d rather a see line of Gibbons-Rowney-“Insert over the hill veteran here” trio play. The kids are, on the come, and if not now, when? Give these kids a shot.
The Ducks still have Getzlaf, Kesler, Henrique, Corey Perry, Rickard Rakell, Patrick Eaves, and Jakob Silfverberg to carry the offensive load. The “Ducklings” won’t be looked to contribute night in and night out. Of course, they will have their growing pains, but let them work through those over an 82 game season. If one of them isn’t ready, there are still Max Jones, Kalle Kossila, and Maxime Comtois waiting in the wings.
The young players will build chemistry, there’s too much skill for them not to, get their points, and force teams to defend all four Ducks lines. Come playoff time this could be one of the more dangerous lines Anaheim could deploy. The organization just needs to have the faith and guts to roll them out there.