Pre-Game Talk: Blackhawks @ Rangers

[Beacon]

kreider-stepan-nash, hayes-brassard-zuccarello, hageling-sheppard-miller, glass-moore-fast

Hageling

Definition: Going at a rate unknown among human beings.
Synonyms: Speeding, Escalating
Antonyms: Idling

In a sentence: The new Porsche race car went from zero to Hageling in under 2.1 seconds, leaving the competition far behind.

 

[aufheben]

Really like those lines.....though man I wish Hags would get a shot on the top line.

Aren't those the ones you came up with?

AV plagiarizing and ****

 

[The Gloaming]

I am excited to see Kreider-Stepan-Nash back together, although that tweet makes it look like Kreids is at RW, which I doubt.

 

[nevesis]

“@HartnettHockey: New-look #NYR lines: Kreider-Stepan-Nash, Hayes-Brassard-Zuccarello Hagelin-Sheppard-Miller Glass-Moore-Fast.â€

 

[Ail]

Aren't those the ones you came up with?

AV plagiarizing and ****

Swap Hags and Kreider and they are exactly his lines.

I guess Rasp does know better than an NHL coach after all!

 

[Raspewtin]

...and the bottom six has turned into a dumpster fire. I like Shep, but he should not be centering the third line. I'd rather see Miller moved up to the top 6 and Hayes stay at 3C. At least Glass isn't moved up. Although Lindberg or Klingberg (lol) would be much better options.

Yeah I'm not thrilled with Sheppard at 3C either, but I'm not sure they had a choice, or any other result had a real chance of happening.

Hayes' dominance with Brass+Zucc is still fresh in AV's mind.

Calling up Lindberg would've been ideal but........yeah.

 

[Mr Clutch]

Hageling

Definition: Going at a rate unknown among human beings.
Synonyms: Speeding, Escalating
Antonyms: Idling

In a sentence: The new Porsche race car went from zero to Hageling in under 2.1 seconds, leaving the competition far behind.

This is amazing!!!

 

[The Gloaming]

Yeah I'm not thrilled with Sheppard at 3C either, but I'm not sure they had a choice, or any other result had a real chance of happening.

Hayes' dominance with Brass+Zucc is still fresh in AV's mind.

Calling up Lindberg would've been ideal but........yeah.

Hayes-Brass-Zucc looked good, but it was only one game. I guess they should try something else since they've been struggling to score goals recently, but I prefer a more balanced top 9 than what we're seeing.

 

[BroadwayBlues]

Hayes-Brassard-Zuccarello


Hope someone shoots.

 

[TheDirtyH]

Yeah I'm not thrilled with Sheppard at 3C either, but I'm not sure they had a choice, or any other result had a real chance of happening.

Hayes' dominance with Brass+Zucc is still fresh in AV's mind.

Calling up Lindberg would've been ideal but........yeah.

Sheppard was good on the Sharks third line the past two seasons. With that kind of speed on his wings, he'll do well. It's his natural position, and he does well on the cycle with fast, physical wingers who crash the net.

Hoping when St. Louis comes back they have these lines:

62-21-61
20-16-36
10-13-26
45-28-19

 

[Doctyl]

Well at least Sheppard is on the 3rd line instead of Glass. This is progress.

 

[Doctyl]

Sheppard was good on the Sharks third line the past two seasons. With that kind of speed on his wings, he'll do well. It's his natural position, and he does well on the cycle with fast, physical wingers who crash the net.

Hoping when St. Louis comes back they have these lines:

62-21-61
20-16-36
10-13-26
45-28-19

****ing this. Those lines are perfect. Hags and MSL had awesome chemistry in the playoffs last year. I think MSL (if he reverts to playoffs Marty) on Hayes's wing could do him good.

 

[The Gloaming]

I too would be interested in seeing Hayes with Marty. Hayes is probably our best center when it comes to creating time and space for his linemates, and god knows Marty can't create it on his own this season.

 

[TheTakedown]

****ing this. Those lines are perfect. Hags and MSL had awesome chemistry in the playoffs last year. I think MSL (if he reverts to playoffs Marty) on Hayes's wing could do him good.

Hell, they had it THIS year when they would end up on the same line...

I said it before--whoever gets shuffled into MSL's spot and performs (which is likely, considering how bad MSL has been in that top spot) will most likely STAY in that spot. MSL's not going on the 4th line, so the logical move is to put MSL on the 3rd line in Millers spot.

Again, this does 3 things that help us:

- MSL goes against 3rd line competition instead of 1st line competition, which gives him more space.
- our RW depth now becomes a problem for other teams to match up to, because MSL is still a real threat on top line competition, and becomes even MORE of a threat on the 3rd line because of the 3rd line
- MSL gets to play with Hagelin, who excels with him
- Stepan gets to play between Krider and Miller, both of which have chemistry together and can produce offensively with a centerman that needs someone who can finish--Marty hasn't been that guy, he's a detriment to that line

 

[Raspewtin]

Sheppard was good on the Sharks third line the past two seasons. With that kind of speed on his wings, he'll do well. It's his natural position, and he does well on the cycle with fast, physical wingers who crash the net.

Hoping when St. Louis comes back they have these lines:

62-21-61
20-16-36
10-13-26
45-28-19

Those lines are a slice of fried gold.

Pls make them happen AV.

 

[silverfish]

Sheppard was good on the Sharks third line the past two seasons. With that kind of speed on his wings, he'll do well. It's his natural position, and he does well on the cycle with fast, physical wingers who crash the net.

Hoping when St. Louis comes back they have these lines:

62-21-61
20-16-36
10-13-26
45-28-19

I'm quite hesitant to move Nash off LW this season, though his goal scoring has tailed off a bit - think it falls in line with the struggles of the rest of the team.

Sign me up for:

61-21-26
20-16-36
62-13-10
45-28-19

But in reality?

Dubinsky - Stepan - Jagr
Nash - Brassard - Zuccarello
Hagelin - Hayes - Cherepanov
Sheppard - Moore - Miller

In this universe, we trade Callahan for Nash instead of Dubinsky, Jagr never leaves the Rangers, and Cherepanov doesn't tragically leave this Earth.

 

[Raspewtin]

Aren't those the ones you came up with?

AV plagiarizing and ****

Nope, I had Hags on the 1st line

 

[aufheben]

Nope, I had Hags on the 1st line

Well that was dumb, wasn't it?

 

[Doctyl]

Kreider-Stepan-Nash
Miller-Brassard-Zucc
Hagelin-Hayes-MSL
Sheppard-Moore-Fast

 

[Beacon]

I must say, the schedule is incredibly unfair to the Hawks. Not only is it b2b, but one is in the Midwest and the other in NYC. On top of that, it's a late start at 8:30 EST, so they won't finish the game until 11:15 (maybe another half an hour longer if it's OT and SO), and won't change/shower until close to 1 am. By the time they fly into NYC, it will already be light outside. And then they have to play a well-rested Rangers team.

We really have no excuse to lose this one. The NHL screwed up big time here.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

Call up Lindberg to replace Glass and i'm all about that lineup.

 

[bl02]

Hayes-Brassard-Zuccarello


Hope someone shoots.

lol so true. Its crazy cause Brass and zucc have pretty good shots but always looking to pass.

 

[Fugazy]

I'm good with bumping Sheppard to the third line. Time to mix and match a little bit to find the right combos.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

I must say, the schedule is incredibly unfair to the Hawks. Not only is it b2b, but one is in the Midwest and the other in NYC. On top of that, it's a late start at 8:30 EST, so they won't finish the game until 11:15 (maybe another half an hour longer if it's OT and SO), and won't change/shower until close to 1 am. By the time they fly into NYC, it will already be light outside. And then they have to play a well-rested Rangers team.

We really have no excuse to lose this one. The NHL screwed up big time here.

Yup! Chicago getting screwed pretty bad here, with the schedule of course.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I must say, the schedule is incredibly unfair to the Hawks. Not only is it b2b, but one is in the Midwest and the other in NYC. On top of that, it's a late start at 8:30 EST, so they won't finish the game until 11:15 (maybe another half an hour longer if it's OT and SO), and won't change/shower until close to 1 am. By the time they fly into NYC, it will already be light outside. And then they have to play a well-rested Rangers team.

We really have no excuse to lose this one. The NHL screwed up big time here.

Yeah thats really all kinds of unfair for Chicago.

The Rangers have also played the tail end of b2b's against a team coming off of a 5 day rest twice this season. Granted they won both games, but there is no reason for that to happen.