Line Combos: 2013-2014 Lineup Proposal Thread.

[Jay Wolf]

I would bench DD the same way Eller got benched last year.

Max Pacioretty - Tomas Plekanec - Daniel Briere
Alex Galchenyuk - Lars Eller - Brendan Gallagher
Rene Bourque - Michael Bournival - Brian Gionta
Brandon Prust - Ryan White - Travis Moen

Jarred Tinordi - PK Subban
Andrei Markov - Josh Gorges
Francis Bouillon - Rafael Diaz

I like this a lot; especially the D pairings, but you know in your heart of hearts that Davey isn't getting benched after 1 game. Don't get me wrong - I'd do it (...maybe after 3 games), but MT won't.

 

[Compile]

I'd bench DD for the remainder of his contracts.

I see him being completely useless (more so then Gomez, Higgins, Ryder et al). When I see a player float around for over a minute (especially the final minute) not engaging anything or even attempting to, I want him gone.

Don't care if it's the 1st game of the season. DD was give 1st line minutes in his 1st season without any work to get there. Meanwhile we have other people who are proving they are completely better players and get shafted.

Honestly if the hired a coach based on their experience 1st and foremost over any language ****, this wouldn't happen. ****ing Ted Nolan would have been a better coach.

This isn't English vs French because if said coach only spoke French but had the credentials to back it up I wouldn't care. I have google translate, and people in my family that are bilingual (and I understand some of it).

In my eyes until Boullion, Markov and DD are gone the Habs will never succeed.

 

[beaverBFP]

In my eyes until Boullion, Markov and DD are gone the Habs will never succeed.

Sadly, i agree except Markov

 

[KingHab]

Who would be opposed to putting pleks on the wing.
That way:
Paches-Eller-Pleks
XXXX-Galchenyuk-XXXX
XXXX-DD-XXXX

 

[ECWHSWI]

Who would be opposed to putting pleks on the wing.
That way:
Paches-Eller-Pleks
XXXX-Galchenyuk-XXXX
XXXX-DD-XXXX

Eller is already doing great playing with the two kids...

easier to just give the other two good wingers to Plekanec.

 

[CoachBrisebois]

I'm more then enthusiast of theirs play last night, but for balancing our group of forwards would you rather split or let the line together?

Split, just so eller can get more icetime.

Bourque Eller Briere
Pacioretty Plekanec Gionta
Desharnais Galchenyuk Gallagher
Moen Prust White/Subban

Gorges Subban
Markov Diaz/Bouillon
Tinordi Markov/Subban

Break up EGG, up with EBB

 

[ak90210]

67 81 48
17 14 21
8 27 11
32 49 53

79 76
26 61
40 24


would be a pretty sick lineup

 

[1993]

Split, just so eller can get more icetime.

Bourque Eller Briere
Pacioretty Plekanec Gionta
Desharnais Galchenyuk Gallagher
Moen Prust White/Subban

Gorges Subban
Markov Diaz/Bouillon
Tinordi Markov/Subban

Break up EGG, up with EBB

So we move DD and let him ruin the Galch/Gally line...horrible.

 

[samsquanch9*]

67 81 48
17 14 21
8 27 11
32 49 53

79 76
26 61
40 24


would be a pretty sick lineup

I really like the forwards but not the D pairings

 

[CoachBrisebois]

So we move DD and let him ruin the Galch/Gally line...horrible.

Let them show him how to play

 

[crazyd]

Darn it! Seems like the lineups always look a lot better without DD!!

Well...if the skate fits...

That's the thing with DD. When he has his mojo on he is a creative efficient center. But as soon as there is a slight misalignment he becomes a liability.

 

[crazyd]

This is what I see maybe as soon as near the end of this season:

Pacioretty - Plekanec - Gally
Galchy - Eller - Bourque
Briere - Bournival - Leblanc
Moen - White - Prust
Parros

Tinordi - Subban
Markov - Emelin
Gorges - Beaulieu
Murray - Pateryn

 

[Shaby23]

What about Brière in center and DD on the wing?? At this point it can't be worst than now.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

I have faith in the DD line once Patches gets back. They'll get it together.

 

[Corncob]

I have faith in the DD line once Patches gets back. They'll get it together.

But when your third best centre can't contribute anything to the team without your best winger, that's a problem in itself.

 

[Mr. Hab]

IF they ever bench DD (depends if Pacioretty comes back soon and can also play well...seems like DD's career depends so much on Pacioretty's great shot/speed!!):


Bourque - Plekanec - Gionta
Pacioretty - Briere - Prust
Galchenyuk - Eller - Gallagher
Moen - Bournival - White

OR

Bourque - Plekanec - Gionta
Pacioretty - Briere - Gallagher
Galchenyuk - Eller - Prust
Moen - Bournival - White











P.S.: if they bench DD and Briere...oye ve!!
(if Briere continues taking DUMB penalties...I'd bench him to get the point across).

 

[AmartZing]

I don't understand why ppl want to put Eller with patches and whoever....The EGG line is our best line right now, let them play together, and let them become our fisrt line...

EGG
Patches Pleky Briere
Bourque DD Gionta
Moen Prust Parros

 

[Habssince89]

I don't understand why ppl want to put Eller with patches and whoever....The EGG line is our best line right now, let them play together, and let them become our fisrt line...

EGG
Patches Pleky Briere
Bourque DD Gionta
Moen Prust Parros

You're not wrong, but I think it's coming from a place where people want to see:

A)Galchenyuk centre his own line
B)Have Pacioretty/DD broken up
C)Have Eller, Bourque, and Pacioretty play on the top two lines

I agree we shouldn't break them up any time soon, but a time should come during the year where they need to try and break it up to spread the chemistry and really get a multi-line attack going (though to be fair, the Plekanec line is doing well right now so I can't agree we're a one-line team at the moment).

 

[rockjngo]

I suggest teaming Eller with Pacioretty and moving Galchenyuk to his natural position center. Desharnais needs to play with bigger forwards, only way he can be successful.

LW-C-RW
Pacioretty-Eller-Desharnais
(Desharnais can concentrate on passing, not defensively or physically.)

Briere-Galchenyuk-Gallagher
(Briere loves the left side and scoring his signature goals and fist pump, Galchenyuk and Gallagher will do most of the forchecking)

Bourque-Plekanec-Gionta
(Nothing wrong with this line)

Moen-Bournival-Prust
White
(I think Bournival brings more speed to this line than White)

The line of Pacioretty-Desharnais-Briere isn't going to work, Desharnais and Briere doesn't do the dirty work. You can't put Briere with Eller or with Plekanec as we know their past history, the face-off thing.

 

[CauZuki]

At this point the only choice (imo/however if Briere wakes up I could see him and Gionta switching) :

Pacioretty - Plekanec - Gionta
Galchenyuk - Eller - Gallagher
Bourque - Desharnais - Briere
Prust - White - Moen

Bournival

Subban - Gorges
Markov - Tinordi
Diaz - Bouillon

 

[De Montreal]

This is what I see maybe as soon as near the end of this season:

Pacioretty - Plekanec - Gally
Galchy - Eller - Bourque
Briere - Bournival - Leblanc
Moen - White - Prust
Parros

I like it. Give Brière some PP ice time.

I really hope Leblanc play solid in Hamilton and get the next callup.

 

[Fizzz]

At this point the only choice (imo/however if Briere wakes up I could see him and Gionta switching) :

Pacioretty - Plekanec - Gionta
Galchenyuk - Eller - Gallagher
Bourque - Desharnais - Briere
Prust - White - Moen

Bournival

Subban - Gorges
Markov - Tinordi
Diaz - Bouillon

Those are the lines that I wanted for the opening game, seriously, how ling can MT keep his best winger from playing with his best center, it's non sense!

By doing this you don't get the problem that you have with playing Briere and DD as much as you are playing Max.

The only problem I have with this line up is the D. Subban and Diaz are right handed so they play on the right side. You have to take this into consideration.

 

[HatTricK09]

You don't split a line that's having success. You just don't.

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

I wouldn't mind to split the EGG line, as long as Galchenyuk and Eller stays together. Put Briere in there, I still think that line can be dominant.

Gallagher crashing the net game will probably complement DD's line better than Briere.

 

[Bryson]

I don't understand why ppl want to put Eller with patches and whoever....The EGG line is our best line right now, let them play together, and let them become our fisrt line...

EGG
Patches Pleky Briere
Bourque DD Gionta
Moen Prust Parros

**** you have no idea how badly I would love to see this line up. The kids stay together, our best center FINALLY gets to play with our best winger, Gio and Bourque have some good chemsitry and finally a real 4th line as tough to play against as any other in the league.

At this point the only choice (imo/however if Briere wakes up I could see him and Gionta switching) :

Pacioretty - Plekanec - Gionta
Galchenyuk - Eller - Gallagher
Bourque - Desharnais - Briere
Prust - White - Moen

Bournival

Subban - Gorges
Markov - Tinordi
Diaz - Bouillon

The problem with putting Bourque on the 3rd line is that he is a streaky player with motivational issues. If he gets into a funk that line risks becoming a black hole. Remember the reason the EGG line is so successful right now is because they are facing 3rd line opposition. Once teams start paying more attention to them they may cool down a bit but that will benefit our first two lines by freeing them up a bit more as well. Just my 2 cents.