Line Combos: Lines when Bolland returns?

[LeafalCrusader]

Kadri and Lupul need a bigger body to create space. Take Raymond off that line and put either Kulemin or Clarkson back up there. I'd probably go with the lines we had previously.

JVR Bozak Kessel
Lupul Kadri Kulemin
Raymond Bolland Clarkson
D'Amigo McClement Ashton/Orr

 

[Pinto]

Can't see them moving Raymond while we are in a playoff spot, unfortunately if we keep him that means Holland is going down and he deserves to stay.

JVR-Bozak-Kessel
Lupul-Kadri-Clarkson
Holland/Raymond-Bolland-Kulemin
D'Amigo-McClement-Ashton

 

[InShannyWeTrust]

JVR- Bozak- Kessel
Kadri- Holland - Lupul
Kulemin- Bolland - Clarkson
Raymond- Mcclment- Orr

 

[Flamesarmstrong22]

JVR,Bozak,Kessel
Lupul,Kadri,Holland
Kulimin,Bolland,Clarkson
Raymond,McClement,Ashton/Orr

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

JVR-Bozak-Kessel
Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin
Holland-Bolland-Clarkson
Ashton-McClement-Raymond

 

[SeenSchenn2]

Hopefully:

JVR - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Holland - Kadri
Kulemin - Bolland - Clarkson
Ashton - McClemment - Raymond


More likely...

JVR - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Kadri - Raymond
Kulemin - Bolland - Clarkson
Ashton - McClemment - Orr

We need to keep Holland up somehow and give him top 9 minutes. Or who knows, maybe Bolland gets Raymond goin again.

 

[SeenSchenn2]

I did that armchair GM thing on capgeek, and unless it's inaccurate; we'd still be over the cap once we send Ashton, Smith, and Holland down once activating Bolland.

Interesting to see how it turns out. Hopefully Fraser gets buried.

 

[080]

Either:
Lupul Bolland clarkson
Kulemin Kadri Holland

Or swap Lupul for Holland. Either way we end up with two other lines that can score and be alright defensively.

 

[Orfieus]

just an FYI, ANA decided to trade Holland rather then try him on the wing. Also Kadri doesn't do well on the wing...apperently, because I dont remember a time when he was actually on the wing.

Holland will prob be sent down.

 

[PuckMagi]

JVR - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Bolland - Clarkson
Kulemin - Holland - Kadri
Raymond - McClement - D'Amigo

Gardiner - Phaneuf
Rielly - Gunnerson
Gleson - Ranger

Reimer
Bernier

 

[Leafs87]

What do you all want the lineup to look like when Bolland comes back? I've really liked holland and want him to stay up.

JVR-Bozak-Kessel
Lupul-Holland-Kadri
Kulemin-Bolland-Clarkson
D'amigo-McClement-Orr

I think Jerry D deserves it more than Ashton, who probably deserves it more than Orr. Lol.

people gotta stop putting Lupul on the left side. Only reason he played there was because of Kessel. Putting him on the left in that line up, makes him and Kadri play on their off side..

 

[Joey Hoser]

people gotta stop putting Lupul on the left side. Only reason he played there was because of Kessel. Putting him on the left in that line up, makes him and Kadri play on their off side..

Why? He's clearly the shooter on a line like that.

 

[Nithoniniel]

people gotta stop putting Lupul on the left side. Only reason he played there was because of Kessel. Putting him on the left in that line up, makes him and Kadri play on their off side..

He played on the left wing because over his career he has been much, much better there than on the right wing. Simple as that.

 

[Leafs87]

Why? He's clearly the shooter on a line like that.

Off wings are usually for one-timers and players who have really heavy wrist shots. Examples are Kovalchuck and Ovechkin. IMO he has a nice release and isn't too bad of a passer. Putting him on his on his offside also means another player will need to be on their off side.

He played on the left wing because over his career he has been much, much better there than on the right wing. Simple as that.

His numbers went up when playing with Kessel, now that he's off the line they have come back down to earth. He is still a a more mature player now and better in virtually every aspect then he was before, but that has nothing to do with being on the left IMO. See the other comment too.

 

[Purity*]

Off wings are usually for one-timers and players who have really heavy wrist shots. Examples are Kovalchuck and Ovechkin. IMO he has a nice release and isn't too bad of a passer. Putting him on his on his offside also means another player will need to be on their off side.



His numbers went up when playing with Kessel, now that he's off the line they have come back down to earth. He is still a a more mature player now and better in virtually every aspect then he was before, but that has nothing to do with being on the left IMO. See the other comment too.

I disagree with your notion. Both Lupul and Kulemin play best on their off-wings and last year they were centered by Kadri and it was a deadly line for the time it was together. Lupul and Kadri need to get their mojo back, I think putting a body banger on their line would help a lot, as opposed to Raymond.

My lineup:

JVR-Bozak-Kessel (Big scoring line)
Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin (Secondary scoring line)
Holland-Bolland-Clarkson (whoever is better on the wing, either way it's 3 great cycle players)
Raymond-McClement-Ashton (incredible speed for a 4th line, we have enough depth that we can have Raymond on the 4th line, raymond scores much better against 3rd pairings/3rd-4th lines with his speed)

 

[rdawg1234]

Tough, I'd use Holland on the wing for a few games, if it doesn't work, bump him to the AHL.

I'm not against trading Raymond at the deadline, He's gone for sure in the off-season, he does bring scoring depth, but so does Holland.

 

[Rielly4]

Kadris having a bad year but we should not trade him. When Bolland returns our lineup will look a lot better.

JVR-Bozak-Kessel
Lupul-Kadri-Raymond
Kulemin-Bolland-Clarkson
Ashton-Mcclement-D'amigo (orr if you need a useless tough guy, in Damigo and Ashton you get two hard working Pk guys.)

 

[tmlfan98]

JVR-Bozak-Kessel
Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin
Raymond-Bolland-Clarkson
D'Amigo-McClement-Ashton/Orr

Gunnar-Phaneuf
Gleason-Franson
Gardiner-Rielly

Bernier
Reimer

 

[JackJ]

Keep Bolland on the 4th line until he's back in game form.

 

[samwitch]

JVR - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Kadri - Clarkson
Holland - Bolland - Kulemin
Ashton - McClement - Orr

Trade Raymond.

 

[JackJ]

JVR Bozak Kessel
Lupul Holland Clarkson
Raymond Kadri Kulemin
McClement Bolland Bodie

 

[JackJ]

I did that armchair GM thing on capgeek, and unless it's inaccurate; we'd still be over the cap once we send Ashton, Smith, and Holland down once activating Bolland.

Interesting to see how it turns out. Hopefully Fraser gets buried.

or we finally trade both McLaren & Fraser

 

[cheeeko]

people gotta stop putting Lupul on the left side. Only reason he played there was because of Kessel. Putting him on the left in that line up, makes him and Kadri play on their off side..

Lupul just told the media that "it's been tough" and he would much rather play the left side where he feels more comfortable.

 

[BonMorrison]

people gotta stop putting Lupul on the left side. Only reason he played there was because of Kessel. Putting him on the left in that line up, makes him and Kadri play on their off side..

Uh - his most productive years has been on the left wing. Carlyle flat out said his biggest mistake in Anaheim in regards to Lupul was playing him on right wing.

Right now we're seeing just how bad Lupul is at right wing, he NEEDS to move back to the left side.