Line Combos: 24 Team Playoff Line Up

[Rick C137]

The key is to put the correct players to play correct roles to maximize the result.

So your solution to this problem is to put an AHL goalie in the starters net in place of a playoff proven starter against the best hockey player in the world?

 

[echlfreak]

Ummmm are we forgetting about his shoulder surgery?

 

[bwana63]

Don't look at his current AHL numbers.... why would you...
you don't...unders.....sigh...its pointless trying to explain...
it seems that you don't understand hockey enough.

 

[swerdnase]

What comes to goaltending, as good as Crow still is, its the play-offs and i don't trust him

The guy's backed us to two Stanley Cups and arguably should have been the Conn Smythe winner in one of them and you don't trust him?

Instead you'd choose Lankinen because the other team isn't accustomed to him and his tendencies at the same time ignoring that he would be going against shooters that have tendencies that he is not accustomed to as well. Okay.

 

[Connor]

Oilers fans acting as if their defense is significantly better than ours. Larsson has been a disaster for a while, good luck getting Nurse to locate the defensive side of the puck, and Klefbom is made of glass.

Throw in a couple rookies and a couple tweeners on that team, and that defense is absolutely nothing to brag about. At least brag about the obvious McDrai advantage.

Larson is a very strong defensive defeneman, similar to Haljarmsson.

Nurse is a big, mobile defenceman who can fight. He threw down with Lucic before.

Klefbom is really good on the PP but is also big and mobile.

Bear is a rookie and unknown in playoff environment. He has been solid so far in his rookie campaign.

Third pairing is probably Russell and Green. Both mobile veterans with playoff experience.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Ummmm are we forgetting about his shoulder surgery?

I did, because he wasn't even an after thought to be playing in the playoffs for the Hawks.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Idk about you guys, but what's the likelihood that they can even complete a playoff before a covid outbreak occurs? I'd imagine it's pretty low. I think that they're going to try to come back and have to shut it down within 6 weeks.

 

[hawksfan50]

So D-Cat owes us for a horrible season.. so naturally he comes back :hot" ...scores piles of goals and Hawks get to Finals before he mysteriously goes cold again and Hawks boow out then?

 

[BK]

Most def I would put Seeler out there then Bovqist.

Are you kidding me? Seeler is tougher to play against. It's the friggin playoffs

This is a joke right?

 

[RayP]

Why not?. Hawks worst part of the game is how to defend as a 5 player unit.
Hawks need, to win, a really strong bottom 6. Because Toews happens to be the best
forward capable defending, the smartest thing to do would be putting him to a shut down role.

If Shaw is healthy, perfect wing man for Toews and Saad and Toews are good together.
The 4th line is a super obvious combo.

The top 6: obviously Strome and DeBrincat needs to play together
even a blind man can see that and Kane fits quite fine with them
yes it doesn't always, but gotta take few risks. high risk, high reward.

The 2nd line is good like that, Caggiula brings his game to the 2nd line giving Dach & Kubalik
chance to play their game.

What comes to goaltending, as good as Crow still is, its the play-offs and i don't trust him
Lankinen is one hell of a goalie and he is not some 20 year old kid, also has shown
that he can win and does not cave under pressure.

This might go down as the stupidest suggestion/post this board has ever seen when it comes to lineup decisions.... And I don’t even think you’re trolling.

 

[RayP]

This might go down as the stupidest suggestion/post this board has ever seen when it comes to lineup decisions.... And I don’t even think you’re trolling.

And that doesn’t even include the fact that after a shaky start Crawford was an absolute stud and due to his play we saw Lehner traded.

But yeah, let’s suggest starting a AHLer with no NHL experience over Crawford who has been great this season and won 2 Cups.

Some posts are so stupid they should just be deleted.

 

[SimpleJack]

Is it not true that the NHL announced all ELCs signed during the break/quarantine won’t be allowed to start until next season? So doesn’t this mean Mitchell isn’t allowed to play until next season and can’t be a part of the playoff lineup???

 

[Kevin Musto]

Is it not true that the NHL announced all ELCs signed during the break/quarantine won’t be allowed to start until next season? So doesn’t this mean Mitchell isn’t allowed to play until next season and can’t be a part of the playoff lineup???

Do you have a link to this?

Scott Perunovich and Ian Mitchell have their ELCs structured so that they can come in and burn a year if the season were to resume.

 

[SimpleJack]

Do you have a link to this?

Scott Perunovich and Ian Mitchell have their ELCs structured so that they can come in and burn a year if the season were to resume.

Report: NHL furious teams signed players to ELCs with TBD start dates

And I’ve read comments from others saying this as well.

 

[SimpleJack]

So I guess those contract loopholes “upset the league office” and they refused to submit them.

But idk, maybe the ELC players find a way to play anyways. Sounds to me though like the league doesn’t wanna let it happen.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Report: NHL furious teams signed players to ELCs with TBD start dates

And I’ve read comments from others saying this as well.

Interesting.

Seems weird to me that they'd disallow it, considering that in a normal season there'd be no issue.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Would be pretty shitty by the NHL to disallow the entry level deals agreed with Mitchell or Perunovich.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

And that doesn’t even include the fact that after a shaky start Crawford was an absolute stud and due to his play we saw Lehner traded.

But yeah, let’s suggest starting a AHLer with no NHL experience over Crawford who has been great this season and won 2 Cups.

Some posts are so stupid they should just be deleted.

Trading Lehner was the right move. After January 1, Crawford was by far the better goalie.

 

[Kevin Musto]

So after we f*** up Edmonton, we'd play the number 4 seed. I believe that would be Dallas.

 

[Cowch]

So after we f*** up Edmonton, we'd play the number 4 seed. I believe that would be Dallas.

The season almost feels like a fever dream at this point, but I seem to recall that we played them toe-to-toe in low scoring games this year...right?

Not to discredit either EDM or DAL, but these matchups are far more favorable than they could have been. Not running into teams who they struggle with (Nashville, Vegas, Avs, Canucks, Blues, even Arizona to some degree) in the first two rounds? Sign me up

 

[BobbyJet]

So after we f*** up Edmonton, we'd play the number 4 seed. I believe that would be Dallas.

Not sure if those are the most likely match-ups but I do know that Hawks are quite capable of defeating Oilers and/or Stars.
Those match-ups could be a lot worse I reckon.

 

[clydesdale line]

Yes.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Yes.

Imagine having to play Vegas, Colorado, or St Louis.

Gotta love the things Gary does for us.

 

[Rick C137]

 

[Malaka]

The season almost feels like a fever dream at this point, but I seem to recall that we played them toe-to-toe in low scoring games this year...right?

Not to discredit either EDM or DAL, but these matchups are far more favorable than they could have been. Not running into teams who they struggle with (Nashville, Vegas, Avs, Canucks, Blues, even Arizona to some degree) in the first two rounds? Sign me up

We were actually pretty good against the canucks from what I remember