robertmac43
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He played well last night and has been overall solid all of camp! Hoping he ends up in that fourth C spot
Line Combos: Is it Lindholm's job to lose on our 4th line?
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Maybe he played 13 minutes a night. Two in first, four in second. Leafs have 6-0 lead in the game. Rest the regulars and then Linholm plays 7 minutes in the final period
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Not even close.
Wallin played bad on a really bad Leafs team.
Edit- what I mean by that is he somehow raised the bar of bad play.
TDotMassive
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Lindholm has looked solid... not spectacular, but solid in 4th line C role. Certainly nobody else even close right now... it's really his first stint on North American ice and he hasn't looked out of place. Seems he can PK and backcheck and do alot of the little things Babs likes away from the puck. Looks to be a virtual lock at this point for the role... and a great steal if he works out, especially considering we dumped 2 second round picks the last couple seasons trying to sort this out.
.... I haven't watched alot, but every time I have seen Lindholm I've been pleasantly surprised. 4th line player... looks to have decent strength, skill and smarts. I'm more than happy with him starting as our 4th line Center.
He has made the team folks. But the 4th line centre on this team will get between 4-6 minutes per game so it really does not matter that much. The real issue is that whole 4th line including Kappy and Johnnson getting crappy minutes too. Babs will get Kappy more ice on pk. Maybe they will shuffle 3rd and 4th line wingers over season. I dont think there is much between any of Brown Leivo Johnnson and Kappy in preseason. If anything i think Kappy has been the best of the bunch.
4-6 minutes? It’s not 1984.
Lindholm will average over 10 minutes/game easily.
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He seemed a bit overwhelmed early but looked really good in Montreal. Smart player, safe, works hard - was cycling well with Johnsson a few shifts in a row, eating minutes, which the coach loves.
He probably had a big adjustment to the NHL rinks and pace - needs some time.
He probably had a big adjustment to the NHL rinks and pace - needs some time.
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He looked even better against Detroit. Will probably be fully up to speed by the end of October.
Hadn't fully let that sink in, but it's true. Lindy will get a decent chunk of 5v5 in that case. Matthews, Tavares, Kadri on PP1 will probably only stick long term if 4th line C doesn't need sheltering and if there's a good cast of PKers available.
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OMG hands of stone Wallin!! NOoooooooo!!!
Lindholm has far more offensive talent.
Cobra777
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Gauthier and the 4th line played really well against Dallas they were high energy and pinned Dallas in their zone for alot of their shifts with some chances and cycle and were all over the puck, Babs played them 10 min that night because of their work ethic so the Goat has a shot like anyone else at 6'5 we need some size, and no he wasn't as slow as peeps make him out to be, he was recovering from a brutal knee injury last year, dont understand all the hype of Linholm its like watching paint dry, Jonsson has been a huge disappointment this year as well done nothing but take penalties
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He was awful there as well. It's a no motion just like his ability so far in the NHL.
