MagicalRazor
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Your dream lines for next season
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Some dreaming going on here, https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/what-about-these-potential-lines.2527985/
Hyman our of the top 6 and KK, Johnson or Leivo in
Marleau - Matthews - Nylander
Hyman - Tavares - Marner
Johnsson - Kadri - Brown
Ennis - Lindholm - Kapanen
Gardiner - Rielly
Dermott - Zaitsev
Hainsey - Carrick
Andersen
Sparks
Hyman - Tavares - Marner
Johnsson - Kadri - Brown
Ennis - Lindholm - Kapanen
Gardiner - Rielly
Dermott - Zaitsev
Hainsey - Carrick
Andersen
Sparks
MagicalRazor
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i was kind of leaning that way but than hyman would be on our 4th line which dose make sense
LeafsNation149
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Grundstrom-Matthews-Nylander
Johnsson-Tavares-Marner
Brown-Kadri-Marleau
Hyman-Gauthier-Kapanen
Rielly-Dermott
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Hainsey-Ozhiganov
Johnsson-Tavares-Marner
Brown-Kadri-Marleau
Hyman-Gauthier-Kapanen
Rielly-Dermott
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Hainsey-Ozhiganov
Its difficult for me to think of my dream lines, because to me the dream lines would be the ones that should maximize performance of the team, and I really don't have a clue what lineup would do that. That being said, here's what I would love to see tried out for my own satisfaction to see if it works/doesn't work.
L1 - Johnsson-Tavares-Marner
L2 - Marleau-Matthews-Nylander
L3 - Leivo-Kadri-Kappy
L4 - Hyman-GOAT-Brown
D1 - Gardner-Reilly
D2 - Dermott-Zaitsev
D3 - Hainsey-Oziganov
extra: Carrick, Ennis
L1 - AJ and Hyman to me are different players, but I feel that with the addition of Tavares that line will be defensively responsible enough and tenacious enough that we don't need Hyman to retrieve pucks on it and AJ will bring a much more lethal offensive element to that line.
L2 - I think based on Babcock's comments, this appears to be a line already planned, look forward to seeing how that works.
L3 - In the short stint Leivo had playing with Kadri, it looked like he performed pretty well and now that Kadri will likely get to face off against other teams 3rd lines, I see it as a real good opportunity for him to show up or shut up (or he's likely gone). Kappy again has a good balance of offensive and defensive skill with a ton of potential to improve on that much more. Would be interesting to see.
L4 - This line can be used sparingly 5 on 5, but it has potential to be one of the best shut down lines ever. If GOAT finally makes that jump as a solid 4th line/shutdown C, anytime we have big leads or even games where we have a 1 goal lead and want to finish off cleanly, this line will frustrate the crap out of our opponents.
D1 - Obvious question here is will Reilly be able to play the right side successfully against other teams top lines, if so, this could be an amazing top D line for us.
D2 - Assuming Dermott continues his rapid progression/development, I'm hopeful he takes that spot on the top 4. Zaitsev I'm hoping goes back to being good like he was in year 1
D3 - By moving Reilly to the right side, all of a sudden our 3rd pairing I think looks pretty good with Hainsey on that 3rd pairing which should limit his 5-5 mins to be more effective for a long run this season
. I'm really cheering for this Ozzy guy, given his style of play, I hope he can be all the good things Polak was with very few of his minuses.
Ultimately lineup above could be a disaster, or not the 'dream' output which would mean its not my dream lines, but because I'm not in the head of the coaching staff, I don't know why something like above would/would not work, since it hasn't been tried out.
AHHHHH...Can the season start please!!!
L1 - Johnsson-Tavares-Marner
L2 - Marleau-Matthews-Nylander
L3 - Leivo-Kadri-Kappy
L4 - Hyman-GOAT-Brown
D1 - Gardner-Reilly
D2 - Dermott-Zaitsev
D3 - Hainsey-Oziganov
extra: Carrick, Ennis
L1 - AJ and Hyman to me are different players, but I feel that with the addition of Tavares that line will be defensively responsible enough and tenacious enough that we don't need Hyman to retrieve pucks on it and AJ will bring a much more lethal offensive element to that line.
L2 - I think based on Babcock's comments, this appears to be a line already planned, look forward to seeing how that works.
L3 - In the short stint Leivo had playing with Kadri, it looked like he performed pretty well and now that Kadri will likely get to face off against other teams 3rd lines, I see it as a real good opportunity for him to show up or shut up (or he's likely gone). Kappy again has a good balance of offensive and defensive skill with a ton of potential to improve on that much more. Would be interesting to see.
L4 - This line can be used sparingly 5 on 5, but it has potential to be one of the best shut down lines ever. If GOAT finally makes that jump as a solid 4th line/shutdown C, anytime we have big leads or even games where we have a 1 goal lead and want to finish off cleanly, this line will frustrate the crap out of our opponents.
D1 - Obvious question here is will Reilly be able to play the right side successfully against other teams top lines, if so, this could be an amazing top D line for us.
D2 - Assuming Dermott continues his rapid progression/development, I'm hopeful he takes that spot on the top 4. Zaitsev I'm hoping goes back to being good like he was in year 1
D3 - By moving Reilly to the right side, all of a sudden our 3rd pairing I think looks pretty good with Hainsey on that 3rd pairing which should limit his 5-5 mins to be more effective for a long run this season
. I'm really cheering for this Ozzy guy, given his style of play, I hope he can be all the good things Polak was with very few of his minuses.Ultimately lineup above could be a disaster, or not the 'dream' output which would mean its not my dream lines, but because I'm not in the head of the coaching staff, I don't know why something like above would/would not work, since it hasn't been tried out.
AHHHHH...Can the season start please!!!
Johnsson - Matthews - Marner
Marleau - Tavares - Nylander
Leivo - Kadri - Brown
Hyman - Lindholm - Kapanen
Dermott - Rielly
Gardiner - Hainsey
Rosen - Zaitsev
Marleau - Tavares - Nylander
Leivo - Kadri - Brown
Hyman - Lindholm - Kapanen
Dermott - Rielly
Gardiner - Hainsey
Rosen - Zaitsev
I don't care much for the FWD lines as long as Leivo gets a shot. My main concern is the D pairing and I see people share similar opinions as myself. It's time we move Rielly to the right side. He's played there before and it would give us a legit first pairing with Gardiner - Rielly.
Gardiner - Rielly
Dermott - Zaitsev
Hainsey - Carrick
This looks amazing and allows us to limit Hainsey's time at 5v5. He looked worn out by the playoffs looking slow and scared with the puck. Still, give him a ton of PK minutes but this allows us to use him less and hopefully, he won't burn out. Oziganov should also be given a shot against Carrick as he should also be able to pick up the PK minutes that Polak played.
Also, McBackup deserves to be the backup unless he struggles hard. Had an elite season for a backup and deserves the spot.
Gardiner - Rielly
Dermott - Zaitsev
Hainsey - Carrick
This looks amazing and allows us to limit Hainsey's time at 5v5. He looked worn out by the playoffs looking slow and scared with the puck. Still, give him a ton of PK minutes but this allows us to use him less and hopefully, he won't burn out. Oziganov should also be given a shot against Carrick as he should also be able to pick up the PK minutes that Polak played.
Also, McBackup deserves to be the backup unless he struggles hard. Had an elite season for a backup and deserves the spot.
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Brown matthews marner
Kapanen Tavares nylander
Marleau kadri bracco
Grundstrom lindholm Hyman
Reilly Zaitsev
Gardiner hainsey
Dermott carrick
Liljegren
Kapanen Tavares nylander
Marleau kadri bracco
Grundstrom lindholm Hyman
Reilly Zaitsev
Gardiner hainsey
Dermott carrick
Liljegren
Its difficult for me to think of my dream lines, because to me the dream lines would be the ones that should maximize performance of the team, and I really don't have a clue what lineup would do that. That being said, here's what I would love to see tried out for my own satisfaction to see if it works/doesn't work.
L1 - Johnsson-Tavares-Marner
L2 - Marleau-Matthews-Nylander
L3 - Leivo-Kadri-Kappy
L4 - Hyman-GOAT-Brown
D1 - Gardner-Reilly
D2 - Dermott-Zaitsev
D3 - Hainsey-Oziganov
extra: Carrick, Ennis
L1 - AJ and Hyman to me are different players, but I feel that with the addition of Tavares that line will be defensively responsible enough and tenacious enough that we don't need Hyman to retrieve pucks on it and AJ will bring a much more lethal offensive element to that line.
L2 - I think based on Babcock's comments, this appears to be a line already planned, look forward to seeing how that works.
L3 - In the short stint Leivo had playing with Kadri, it looked like he performed pretty well and now that Kadri will likely get to face off against other teams 3rd lines, I see it as a real good opportunity for him to show up or shut up (or he's likely gone). Kappy again has a good balance of offensive and defensive skill with a ton of potential to improve on that much more. Would be interesting to see.
L4 - This line can be used sparingly 5 on 5, but it has potential to be one of the best shut down lines ever. If GOAT finally makes that jump as a solid 4th line/shutdown C, anytime we have big leads or even games where we have a 1 goal lead and want to finish off cleanly, this line will frustrate the crap out of our opponents.
D1 - Obvious question here is will Reilly be able to play the right side successfully against other teams top lines, if so, this could be an amazing top D line for us.
D2 - Assuming Dermott continues his rapid progression/development, I'm hopeful he takes that spot on the top 4. Zaitsev I'm hoping goes back to being good like he was in year 1
D3 - By moving Reilly to the right side, all of a sudden our 3rd pairing I think looks pretty good with Hainsey on that 3rd pairing which should limit his 5-5 mins to be more effective for a long run this season
Ultimately lineup above could be a disaster, or not the 'dream' output which would mean its not my dream lines, but because I'm not in the head of the coaching staff, I don't know why something like above would/would not work, since it hasn't been tried out.
AHHHHH...Can the season start please!!!
I see the GOAT finally making it too and even be able to moving up to the third line if any of Tavares, Matthews or Kadri get hurt.
Don’t know if he will but just hopeful. It does appear it’s his to lose according to that ‘luvdahattymatty’ guy who posts here, he seems to have some legit connections. So maybe he knows something
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This is bizarre. So much wrong with this.
Johnsson - Matthews - Nylander
Leivo - Tavares - Marner
Marleau - Kadri - Hyman
Kapanen - Lindholm - Brown
Rielly - Zaitsev
Gardiner - Carrick
Dermott - Hainsey
Leivo - Tavares - Marner
Marleau - Kadri - Hyman
Kapanen - Lindholm - Brown
Rielly - Zaitsev
Gardiner - Carrick
Dermott - Hainsey
Jimmy Firecracker
Fire Sheldon.
Marleau-Matthews-Nylander
Hyman-Tavares-Marner
Johnsson-Kadri-Kapanen
Grundstrom-Gauthier-Brown
Leivo
Rielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Ozhiganov
Borgman/Carrick
Andersen
McElhinney/Sparks/Pickard
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Forward lines I tried to scatter as much grit throughout to compliment our skill. Hyman, Kadri, Grundstrom, and Brown, while not heavyweights, can at least muck it up in the corners and play with a bit of toughness. I debated between putting Brown up with Kadri instead of Kapanen, but I believe it'll be more beneficial to have the more skilled player play more minutes with the more skilled linemates. If Brown does end up playing above Kapanen it's not too big of a deal. His speed will also be a nightmare to deal with. It's also why I've put Grundstrom on the fourth line over Leivo. I think he'll be of more use to us mucking things up on the fourth line. Leivo can tag in when there's an injury or someone needs a break. Sorry Josh. The rest of the forward lines are based on what Babs has said and previous chemistry between players.
Edit: Also I’m personally cheering for Freddy the Goat to finally make the team as a penalty killing, defensively responsible fourth line centre. Far as I’m concerned this is his last chance as he was actually healthy this offseason to train unlike last year, though the fact that the Leafs have twice now traded for 4Cs instead of just using him is telling. If he doesn’t make it this year I’ll give up on him, but I’m hoping he'll surprise.
On defense nothing really much has changed, save for inserting Ozhiganov into the lineup in place of Polak. It's kind of a perfect fit seeing as their the same height (though Polak has a few pounds on Ozhiganov) and Igor has been known to throw the body around in the KHL. He's a bit speedier from what I've seen and also younger. Hopefully he has at least the same impact that rookie Zaitsev did. If he could be good enough to replace Hainsey on Rielly's pairing that'd be huge, but I'm not presuming anything in that regard. As for the 7th D just flip a coin between Carrick and Borgman.
Andersen will obviously start. The backup doesn't matter to me as I believe all options are capable. My only ask is whoever we end up not picking we don't lose them for nothing.
Hyman-Tavares-Marner
Johnsson-Kadri-Kapanen
Grundstrom-Gauthier-Brown
Leivo
Rielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Ozhiganov
Borgman/Carrick
Andersen
McElhinney/Sparks/Pickard
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Forward lines I tried to scatter as much grit throughout to compliment our skill. Hyman, Kadri, Grundstrom, and Brown, while not heavyweights, can at least muck it up in the corners and play with a bit of toughness. I debated between putting Brown up with Kadri instead of Kapanen, but I believe it'll be more beneficial to have the more skilled player play more minutes with the more skilled linemates. If Brown does end up playing above Kapanen it's not too big of a deal. His speed will also be a nightmare to deal with. It's also why I've put Grundstrom on the fourth line over Leivo. I think he'll be of more use to us mucking things up on the fourth line. Leivo can tag in when there's an injury or someone needs a break. Sorry Josh. The rest of the forward lines are based on what Babs has said and previous chemistry between players.
Edit: Also I’m personally cheering for Freddy the Goat to finally make the team as a penalty killing, defensively responsible fourth line centre. Far as I’m concerned this is his last chance as he was actually healthy this offseason to train unlike last year, though the fact that the Leafs have twice now traded for 4Cs instead of just using him is telling. If he doesn’t make it this year I’ll give up on him, but I’m hoping he'll surprise.
On defense nothing really much has changed, save for inserting Ozhiganov into the lineup in place of Polak. It's kind of a perfect fit seeing as their the same height (though Polak has a few pounds on Ozhiganov) and Igor has been known to throw the body around in the KHL. He's a bit speedier from what I've seen and also younger. Hopefully he has at least the same impact that rookie Zaitsev did. If he could be good enough to replace Hainsey on Rielly's pairing that'd be huge, but I'm not presuming anything in that regard. As for the 7th D just flip a coin between Carrick and Borgman.
Andersen will obviously start. The backup doesn't matter to me as I believe all options are capable. My only ask is whoever we end up not picking we don't lose them for nothing.
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Marleau - Matthews - Marner (a Matthews Marner duo could be special)
Hyman - Tavares - Kadri. ( Forecheck would be beastly, they'd out work everyone. )
Kapanen- Nylander - Johnasson (sheltered skilled euros...could be a dominant line in favorable matchups)
Brown - Lindholm - Leivo (two way utility line)
Big difference is Kadri on the wing....not everyone will like that
Hyman - Tavares - Kadri. ( Forecheck would be beastly, they'd out work everyone. )
Kapanen- Nylander - Johnasson (sheltered skilled euros...could be a dominant line in favorable matchups)
Brown - Lindholm - Leivo (two way utility line)
Big difference is Kadri on the wing....not everyone will like that
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1st Line:
Marleau - Matthews - Marner
Tons of skill and all three of them are close off the ice, and would likely have great chemistry on the ice as a result, they are also defensively responsible and would not have to be sheltered from anyone in the league.
2nd Line:
Johnsson - Tavares - Nylander
Lots of speed an skill, Johnsson can get pucks from down low and feed Tavares and Nylander. Johnsson and Tavares are also good defensively, and Nylander is elite at carrying the puck and entering the offensive zone.
3rd Line:
Hyman - Kadri - Kapanen
All three guys are fast, great defensively and are jerks to play against. This line would be relentless on the forecheck and drive the opposing lines crazy. Would be a great shut down line.
4th Line:
Leivo/Ennis - Goat/Lindholm - Brown
This line wont get much ice time, but would be able to go head to head against other 4th lines, Brown would get additional time on the Penalty Kill and Powerplay
Marleau - Matthews - Marner
Tons of skill and all three of them are close off the ice, and would likely have great chemistry on the ice as a result, they are also defensively responsible and would not have to be sheltered from anyone in the league.
2nd Line:
Johnsson - Tavares - Nylander
Lots of speed an skill, Johnsson can get pucks from down low and feed Tavares and Nylander. Johnsson and Tavares are also good defensively, and Nylander is elite at carrying the puck and entering the offensive zone.
3rd Line:
Hyman - Kadri - Kapanen
All three guys are fast, great defensively and are jerks to play against. This line would be relentless on the forecheck and drive the opposing lines crazy. Would be a great shut down line.
4th Line:
Leivo/Ennis - Goat/Lindholm - Brown
This line wont get much ice time, but would be able to go head to head against other 4th lines, Brown would get additional time on the Penalty Kill and Powerplay
MagicalRazor
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Man thanks for posting guys i love all the diffrent line ups , some of them would be frigging wild!!!!
This would be so solid!
Me thinks Babs is going to have fun trying to find out which combinations work best. Looking at the above, regardless of how you fill out the dance card, there are a lot of scary combinations this team can ice.
For me, today's line up looks something like this:
Kadri Matthews Hyman (tenacious, I'd be happy to see this line go up against Marchand, Bergeron, Pasta, approx 18 min/game)
Marleau Tavares Marner (pro's pros, flip of the coin against Hagalin, Malkin, Kessel, approx 18 min/game)
Johnsson Nylander Kapanen (speed, could any team's third keep up, approx 16 min/game)
Leivo Goat Brown (grinding for goals, all depends on whether Goat's got his legs back , approx 8 min/game)
Ennis/Lindholm
Dermott Rielly (a decent 2nd pairing RD...)
Gardiner Carrick/Zaitsev (would go such a long way...)
Hainsey Zaitsev/Carrick (in propping up our D)
Rosen/Holl
For me, today's line up looks something like this:
Kadri Matthews Hyman (tenacious, I'd be happy to see this line go up against Marchand, Bergeron, Pasta, approx 18 min/game)
Marleau Tavares Marner (pro's pros, flip of the coin against Hagalin, Malkin, Kessel, approx 18 min/game)
Johnsson Nylander Kapanen (speed, could any team's third keep up, approx 16 min/game)
Leivo Goat Brown (grinding for goals, all depends on whether Goat's got his legs back , approx 8 min/game)
Ennis/Lindholm
Dermott Rielly (a decent 2nd pairing RD...)
Gardiner Carrick/Zaitsev (would go such a long way...)
Hainsey Zaitsev/Carrick (in propping up our D)
Rosen/Holl
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