GDT: PRESEASON!!!! TBL VS. NSH 7 PM CDT

[BigFatCat999]

Might be the premier of 'First Line Smith' and the Cody Glass 2nd line.

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[hockey diva]

First line Cole Smith ...

 

[herzausstein]

What i want

Forsberg ror evang
Nyquist glass Guiranov
L'Heureux novak tomasino
Smith McCarron schaefer

What we likely get

Forsberg ror smith
Nyquist glass Guiranov
Tomasino novak Evangelista
L'Heureux McCarron Schaefer



Either way, i expect alot better play given that it is most of what we start the season with.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

What i want

Forsberg ror evang
Nyquist glass Guiranov
L'Heureux novak tomasino
Smith McCarron schaefer

What we likely get

Forsberg ror smith
Nyquist glass Guiranov
Tomasino novak Evangelista
L'Heureux McCarron Schaefer



Either way, i expect alot better play given that it is most of what we start the season with.

I think you are dead on for lines

 

[BigFatCat999]

interesting, No Lauzon, Fabbro, Carrier. Watch they trade all 3 for forwards. LOL!

 

[herzausstein]

interesting, No Lauzon, Fabbro, Carrier. Watch they trade all 3 for forwards. LOL!

Honestly, if del gaizo and/or stastney are nhl ready then im not opposed to trading lauzon and carrier. Lauzon can go either way in my opinion as schenn takes the tough guy role. Id still like to give fabbro a legit shot at 1 rhd in the new system but i dont feel like thats in the cards in which case it is probably best to go ahead and get what we can for him

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I don't think there's any pressure to change the D to start the season... all the younger Milwaukee guys from last season (Stastney, Livingstone, Del Gaizo, Wilsby) are getting closer, but are still waiver exempt and cost controlled.

At the same time, we know very well that Barrie and Carrier are going to be UFAs after this season, and that Fabbro will be an RFA with arbitration rights. So it is well known that we will likely have spots opening up, and the carrot is dangling for those guys. They are being watched now, it's not impossible 1 could make the team as an 8th D out of camp, but that seems unnecessary. They will continue to be watched all season, get injury recalls, maybe permanent recalls if we trade one of the impending-UFAs at the Trade Deadline. The process will be ongoing all season. I wouldn't try to read anything more into it today. The organization has plenty of time and plenty of options, there is not going to be any rush to judgement now.

 

[Olderfan]

Preds are heavy on ready D’s it looks like. Still expect some movement there soon. Forwards are another situation; lots of potential but who’s ready? Tough, tough decisions to make. I don’t want any part of that job. But regardless, it’ll be a hard year. But, hey, it’s hockey time!

 

[Edgework]

What i want

Forsberg ror evang
Nyquist glass Guiranov
L'Heureux novak tomasino
Smith McCarron schaefer

What we likely get

Forsberg ror smith
Nyquist glass Guiranov
Tomasino novak Evangelista
L'Heureux McCarron Schaefer



Either way, i expect alot better play given that it is most of what we start the season with.

I think that’s very close, but i figure they’re eying:

Forsberg ror smith
Nyquist glass Guiranov
Schaefer novak Tomasino
L'Heureux McCarron Evangelista

 

[ShagDaddy]

First line Cole Smith ...

First line Cole Smith is the most Perds thing ever Perded

 

[BigFatCat999]

I'm going to wait I expect most of the offensive effort will come from Forsberg and O'Reilly. I just wonder what Smith does for the two that they don't have.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

A guy I will be watching early is Tomasino. I know he's got a lot of believers here and he's flashed the talent, but I haven't seen enough yet to convince me he is a difference maker. I want to be wrong. We need me to be wrong.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

Where is the game televised tonight?

 

[BigFatCat999]

No first line Smith

 

[herzausstein]

No first line Smith

Yet

 

[BigFatCat999]

Yet

Yet.

 

[BigFatCat999]

O’Reilly Smith McDonagh Schenn as the PK1. Dear God

 

[Armourboy]

Where is the game televised tonight?

Preds website ( little late but no one answered )

 

[Flgatorguy87]

Preds website ( little late but no one answered )

Found it, but was thinking it was bally for some reason.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Where is Parssinen?

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

TB definitely going with a junk lineup, so I guess cue the complaints if we lose to their B team? I hope not. I think it's the right call to start working on some of the chemistry for us, regardless of what the opposition wants to do with the game. And if we find out some bits aren't working relative to the off-season master plan... still time to try something else.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Where is Parssinen?

That is highly classified information.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I have learned there are worse ways to do replays than what we saw in Florida with the split screen.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Boo, too much horn

 

[SouthNash]

Premature hornulation??? man I missed pete!