WWYDW: Who should be Tkachuk and Backlund’s linemate?

Losing Michael Frolik has hurt the Flames.

Well, yeah; injuries to top six forwards tend to hurt most teams. And though Frolik wasn’t quite playing on Mikael Backlund and Matthew Tkachuk’s level – certainly not points-wise, though that had been starting to turn around – his absence has resulted in a depleted lineup.

Troy Brouwer has been moved up in Frolik’s stead, from fourth line to top six forward. There is a certain logic to it: with the first and third lines rolling, there’s no need to want to disrupt those. And amongst fourth liners, Brouwer has both the most experience and most potential to score.

He’s no Frolik, though. Via Corsica, stats at 5v5:

RWer TOI w/ 19+11 CF% GF% Frolik 387.88…