TakeTheBody
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They'll both be here. They play cheap. For now. You have to pay the big three. Babs may luv gud pro's but the salary cap comes first.
AJ has lots of pro experience. He came for the shl (4 years) to the ahl (2+ years)
He's not a newbie to the pro game. Haha his defensive game is on point
BT that's my point: AJ has more pro hockey experience than brown. I don't think he would shrink under the pressureThat isn't the same as carrying Those other two in an NHL playoff series Salt
Johnsson is a good kid but he doesn't need that kind of pressure put on him
Was a center his entire career before coming to the NHL.Leo isn't a center people.
Stop trying to make him one.
This.Leo has played a fair amount of center before,
And convert on themWould prefer to keep both in the lineup and leave Komarov out, especially if Komarov is being rushed back a bit
Kapanen's speed has been an x factor that Johnsson doesn't have so I'd keep him first.....really looking forward to seeing Kapanen play with dangerous linemates to see if he can steal some Grabner breakaways
bingo...Grabner's better than we saw when he was here on converting, but Kapanen's a much better finisher. Excited to see what he can do if he ends up on a line with let's say.....Matthews & NylanderAnd convert on them
Or with Dermott Gardiner or later Liljegren tossing some stretch passes on to his stickbingo...Grabner's better than we saw when he was here on converting, but Kapanen's a much better finisher. Excited to see what he can do if he ends up on a line with let's say.....Matthews & Nylander
I'd just love to see a defense have to respect all 3 players in the offensive zone, and imagine all the clean zone entries from Nylander when Kapanen streaks down the left wing to stretch the defense rather than letting them zone up against the puck carrierOr with Dermott Gardiner or later Liljegren tossing some stretch passes on to his stick
This team a going to get better!
BT that's my point: AJ has more pro hockey experience than brown. I don't think he would shrink under the pressure
Edit to add to my point AJ has 30+ playoff games in the shl including winning a championship with frölunda
you have to explain the actual tangible benefits of what Komarov does. It doesn't translate to offense, it doesn't translate to possession, it doesn't translate to drawing penalties, and it doesn't translate to stopping the opposition from scoring. what good does it actually lead to?Pretending like Komarov doesn't have a very prominant role to play in the playoffs because of his production is laughable. Scoring is far lower, the checking is tighter, board battles are more intense. Basically, a game tailor-made for Komarov's strengths. We need his jam, his cycle play, and his ability to get in opposing players' heads.
AJ can wait his turn, like Kapanen amd Brown before him. You go to battle with your guys. Plain amd simple.
Obviously the leagues are different but your making Johnsson sound like a kid fresh out of the OHL whereas he has tons of pro experienceThe SHL isn't the NHL Salt, Brown has proven he's a top 9 forward at this level and the Bozak lines numbers are almost the same with Brown subbing in for Marner, that's bloody impressive
If the Bozak line was sucking I'd agree with you but it's not so I don't understand why we'd mess with it
I don't love Hyman on the Matthew's line but it works so I wouldn't mess with that either
So we spend 2nd round picks in each of the last 2 seasons to upgrade our 4C slot and all this time Leo was sitting there, the answer to all our problems?Was a center his entire career before coming to the NHL.
4th line's going to be Leo Plekanec Kapanen. At least to start.