Mobiandi
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Feels like every Canadian team is pretty spotty defensivelyAt least the Oilers ran a Russell/Barrie pairing today. That will get exposed
Feels like every Canadian team is pretty spotty defensivelyAt least the Oilers ran a Russell/Barrie pairing today. That will get exposed
Death, taxes, and Gaudreau+Monahan stapled together
(I know it's only the first day of camp)
IMO Simon is a placeholder on that Line. It looks to me like the only spot that a camp tryout will have opportunity to break in on, and Pelletier will be coming in Hot. I am intrigued.Im gunna puke. Just fire that 2nd line to the moon and be done with it. If Simon is a regular in the lineup, let alone playing with those 2, Im going to need a new tv before the season is done.
Hopefully, but for some reason Im not holding by breath. I was hoping Leivo would get a shot there personally.IMO Simon is a placeholder on that Line. It looks to me like the only spot that a camp tryout will have opportunity to break in on, and Pelletier will be coming in Hot. I am intrigued.
I thought that would be the case too, but I like the creation of a defacto 2nd 1st line in Tkachuk-Lindholm-Leivo, and it achieves one of my long time goals of setting Backlund into 3C matchups again.Hopefully, but for some reason Im not holding by breath. I was hoping Leivo would get a shot there personally.
Im gunna puke. Just fire that 2nd line to the moon and be done with it. If Simon is a regular in the lineup, let alone playing with those 2, Im going to need a new tv before the season is done.
And I didn't know you were still active on HF, you know after you ghosted the armchair GM thread as soon as I countered your nonsense with data. Welcome back!Didn't know you had it in you!
Gaudreau has always been the problem in the Monahan-Gaudreau pairing. Monahan plays way better without him.
Sure.
I would hope so, but the camp tryout is rumoured to be Ritchie which would be horrible there. Pelletier jumping straight to the Gaudreau line may be a stretch too.IMO Simon is a placeholder on that Line. It looks to me like the only spot that a camp tryout will have opportunity to break in on, and Pelletier will be coming in Hot. I am intrigued.
I honestly think Leivo probably gets the spot. I think they go with the Tkachuk-Lindy-Mangi line (but Mangi is in the other group I believe).I would hope so, but the camp tryout is rumoured to be Ritchie which would be horrible there. Pelletier jumping straight to the Gaudreau line may be a stretch too.
I genuinely think they want to see Simon there because he played with Crosby. Hope that’s not the case as he’s probably our 13th or 14th best forward of we’re being honest.
So far it looks pretty simple to me. It appears that the goal is to run 4, hard to play against lines. I actually think this is a pretty strong strategy, given the rigors of the condensed season.Centres questions:
Monahan - To wing? Or 1c/2c?
Lindholm - To wing? Or 1c/2c?
Who is 3C? Bennett or Backlund?
Who is 4C? Loser of the 3C question, Monahan to wing, or Ryan to RW?
Who else is going to play C for us?
Why not move Dube up in the lineup? He should be on a scoring line. Would love to see him with Tkachuk and Lindholm.
I think most would like to see what Dube can provide further up the line up. Unfortunately, for him, he's showen that he can work with Lucic and the goal is to make him look as good as possible, heading into the expansion draft. I fully expect the that they'll be stapled together most of the season and wouldn't be shocked to see them end up playing with Backs, on the 3rd line.Why not move Dube up in the lineup? He should be on a scoring line. Would love to see him with Tkachuk and Lindholm.
I don't think many NHL coaches would. They're clearly better together, than they are apart.Ward is never going to split up Gaudreau and Monahan. But the top two lines in group two look fine. Imagine Simon clicking with Johnny and Monny???
A guy who put up 28 points in a season while stapled to Crosby is not going to find success on our top line. I don't know why anyone would legit think this. If the coaches think it then they are smoking some wild herbsI would hope so, but the camp tryout is rumoured to be Ritchie which would be horrible there. Pelletier jumping straight to the Gaudreau line may be a stretch too.
I genuinely think they want to see Simon there because he played with Crosby. Hope that’s not the case as he’s probably our 13th or 14th best forward of we’re being honest.
A guy who put up 28 points in a season while stapled to Crosby is not going to find success on our top line. I don't know why anyone would legit think this. If the coaches think it then they are smoking some wild herbs