txpd
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I actually have nothing but fond memories of Chimera-Laich-Ward right now lol
C La W(ard)………...Sela Ward
I actually have nothing but fond memories of Chimera-Laich-Ward right now lol
C La W(ard)………...Sela Ward
Was a good line except for the $.I actually have nothing but fond memories of Chimera-Laich-Ward right now lol
The legendary CBS line?Was a good line except for the $.
I’ll be honest when I first saw CLaW I was trying to remember who was on Ben Clymer’s line and I threw up a little.
I actually have nothing but fond memories of her too lol
House!
Is anyone else being reminded of the CLaW line? I feel like MacLellam just built the Euro version of that. Speedy LW with bad hands, jack of all trades, master of none C, and a RW who scores his goals in close to the net. Crazy thing is that despite that line playing about 5 years ago, the modern version is is gonna have close to the same cap hit.
I don't really see it. Chimera, even with his stone hands, would still pot 15-20G every-other-season for the Capitals. He was a much bigger threat off the rush than Hagelin is, and wasn't afraid to unleash his slapper to generate chances. Ward was absolutely dominant along the boards, and a monster on the cycle. He was Ulf Dahlen-esque. I don't see Hagelin or Panik as replacements for either of those players. Eller is probably a better center than Laich (or Fehr), but both iterations of the "Green Line" were dominant cycle lines that kept the puck in the offensive zone with sustained boardwork. I just don't see that same type of line developing from Hags/Eller/Panik.
Panik’s definitely not the board warrior that Ward is, I won’t argue with that, but you don’t remember a large portion of Chimera’s breakaways ending with a shot straight into the goalie’s gut? He had some good goal totals, but so has Hagelin. Carl’s not as big of a pest, but I think otherwise those two are pretty similar.
Maybe it’s just wishful thinking on my part, and the comparisons are kind of superficial, but I think in general this can be a line that replicates the results of that one. A line that’s greater than the sum of its parts, and can chip in ~45 goals while taking tough assignments and driving play forward.
Lost in all the talk about how much Hagelin airmails the puck is the fact that Eller shoots directly into the goalies crest 9 times out of 10.
It’s 4 years, $11M ($2.75AAV) per Caps official Facebook.
Tomorrow its gonna be 2.85m
Had to get a Slovak to make the adjustment easier for Feverbaby.
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