I'm not sure why you wouldn't think they'd play together. 2/3 were banged up against Chicago and they did ok, albeit not on the score sheet.
Throwing Vanek with Koivu and? Pominville is not a 3rd line guy unless you are thinking Koivu, Vanek, and Pommy with Granlund, Parise, Coyle. I don't think it'd make a lot of sense going with Nino as a 3rd line guy though if you put Haula, Nino, Zucker out there, you'd have crazy potential.
I'm probably the only guy that thinks Brodziak, Cooke, McCormick (Fontaine) could be a solid 4th.
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I just don't see Fletcher adding another contract like Vanek to the roster without getting rid of a larger contract (Koivu). That's why I thought it would be unlikely to see them play together.
It seems like more and more teams are trying to get to the point where they can roll out 3 lines, all playing somewhat equal minutes, so I don't see why a guy like Nino or Coyle would suffer playing on a 3rd line. Like you said, Haula centering Nino and Zucker would be pretty fun to see.