Post-Game Talk: #6 - Devils at Rangers

[Wolfy*]

I would like to see this lineup:

Kreider-Brassard-Miller
Nash-Stepan-Zuccarello
Lindberg-Hayes-Fast
Stalberg-Moore-Stoll

This is our current lineup, except you switched Fast and Miller. And you dropped the Nash line to 2nd for some strange reason.

Miller doesn't see top 6 duty because he's too inconsistent. Today he was awful, and his turnover caused their first goal.

 

[TheTakedown]

This is our current lineup, except you switched Fast and Miller. And you dropped the Nash line to 2nd for some strange reason.

Miller doesn't see top 6 duty because he's too inconsistent. Today he was awful, and his turnover caused their first goal.

no shit bro, that was exactly my intentions... pay attention when you read posts...

What other options do we have for the top 6? Fast isn't talented enough, Etem is under-developed, Hayes is clearly not a fit...

What else do you suggest? I'm all for trading Staal for a top 6 forward (Vrbata, preferably), but I can't see anything else internally working for this team.

On the plus side, I'm VERY happy with the bottom 6...

Lindberg-Hayes-Miller was fine. I think putting Fast here has minimal negative affect if any at all...

Stalberg-Moore-Stoll was also very good to watch, though I'd be happier with Fast on the bottom line here, and Stalberg in the top 9.

 

[ZiGOODejad]

Love losing to the shit ass Devils... Really...

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

Klein over Staal, really?

Is Staal the whipping boy or something? Because he is better than Klein id think.

Staal costs more and has been way worse than Klein the past two seasons. And Klein is right handed, Staal is a non-need with Skjei coming up and with McDonagh and Yandle ahead of him on the depth chart. Staal also costs way too much for what he brings, his contract is abysmal. So yes, Klein over Staal, really.

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

This is our current lineup, except you switched Fast and Miller. And you dropped the Nash line to 2nd for some strange reason.

Miller doesn't see top 6 duty because he's too inconsistent. Today he was awful, and his turnover caused their first goal.

Staal gave the puck right to Miller when there was a guy on him, the hell do you expect him to do? And Girardi played the situation horribly on the play as well, he literally slid into the boards, taking himself out of the play.

 

[Wolfy*]

What I suggest?

Nash-Stepan-Zuccarello
Kreider-Brassard-Hayes
Miller-Lindberg-Stalberg
Moore-Stoll-Fast

This was our lineup when we won, except switching Stepan and Brassard. I support that in an effort to get Nash going. Today I also noticed some chemistry between Stepan and Zucc.

I'd say this can become a very good lineup, but AV needs to give it some time, don't panic after losing 3 games.

Hayes: better on the wing.
Miller: better on the left side.
Lindberg: better as a center.
Fast: 4th liner at best, rotate him with Glass/Etem.

 

[CHGoalie27]

I want to see Moore w/ Stoll and Miller, Hayes w/ Lindberg Stalberg, Stepan w/ Kreider Fast, keep Brass Zucc Nash together.

Give Fast a chance to bump Kreider and Steps, Hayes needs a change and I like the Bergs together, Miller might do better against checking lines and Stoll and Moore are Cup caliber 4th liners, and NBZ line

 

[aufheben]

As long as Hayes is @ #3C, and Glass isn't playing, I care much more about the D-pairings.

 

[I Eat Crow]

This team needs a road trip...badly.

2 goals scored in 3 games is unacceptable.

 

[Wolfy*]

As long as Hayes is @ #3C, and Glass isn't playing, I care much more about the D-pairings.

We need to score, and we can't expect our Ds to do that job

I'd say defense is okay, but G will be back with Mac soon, and we have a heck of a goalie who's working his butt off every night to give them a chance to win.

I'm way more worried about the lack of effort up front.

 

[Ori]

This team needs a road trip...badly.

2 goals scored in 3 games is unacceptable.

And some bad bounces as well recently.

 

[aufheben]

The defensemen feed the forwards. This team scores on the rush, proper outlet passes are very important.

 

[silverfish]

I'd pop Stalberg or Stoll out for a game, and put Etem in an offensive role, putting Fast back to 4W. I'd also take out Boyle for another game and try and get McIlrath some ice in the back-to-back tomorrow.

Kreider - Stepan - Nash
Etem - Brassard - Zuccarello
Lindberg - Hayes - Miller
Stoll/Stalberg - Moore - Fast

McDonagh - Klein
Staal - G
Yandle - McIlrath

 

[JohnC]

At least we have a first this year for the tank!

 

[LeetchisGod]

At least we have a first this year for the tank!

Nope, gave it up in the Yandle trade.

 

[NYRFAN218]

Nope, gave it up in the Yandle trade.

Our first is lottery protected. If we miss, Coyotes get next years pick.

 

[Killem Dafoe]

I'd pop Stalberg or Stoll out for a game, and put Etem in an offensive role, putting Fast back to 4W. I'd also take out Boyle for another game and try and get McIlrath some ice in the back-to-back tomorrow.

Kreider - Stepan - Nash
Etem - Brassard - Zuccarello
Lindberg - Hayes - Miller
Stoll/Stalberg - Moore - Fast

McDonagh - Klein
Staal - G
Yandle - McIlrath

I like that. I would tweak it like this, personally.

Etem - Stepan - Zucc
Kreider - Brassard - Miller
Lindberg - Hayes - Nash
Stalberg - Moore - Fast

Yandle - Klein
McDonagh - Girardi
Staal - McIlrath

Give Etem 1st line minutes because why the f*** not?

Move Nash down to send him a message, but this also allows him to play with guys like Lindberg and Hayes, which may not be a bad thing for any of them.

Move Yandle, give him more time. He's our best D man right now and he seems to be the only one playing with any confidence.

 

[JohnC]

Our first is lottery protected. If we miss, Coyotes get next years pick.

This.

Auston Matthews here we come!

 

[darko]

Same here. I watched the season opener and parts of the 2nd CBJ game, that's it. I don't think I missed those many games (parts of them) combined in the past 5 years.

Baseball postseason.

 

[Raspewtin]

4th game I've missed already.

Not good huh?

 

[Ori]

Can we start a new Sharks vs Ranger topic? In less than 24 hours we will be ice fighting against the Sharks.

I`m curious how AV will solve this vs Sharks, and the most hot topic here; will Nash go 7 matches without a goal?

Look at the Wilds PP now by the way just unlucky that they didn`t score!

 

[NYRFAN218]

4th game I've missed already.

Not good huh?

Started out good. Rangers had 11 scoring chances to the Devils 0 according to war on ice in the first. After that, they went to sleep.

Really boring game too outside of the OT.

 

[Wolfy*]

I like that. I would tweak it like this, personally.

Etem - Stepan - Zucc
Kreider - Brassard - Miller
Lindberg - Hayes - Nash
Stalberg - Moore - Fast

Yandle - Klein
McDonagh - Girardi
Staal - McIlrath

Give Etem 1st line minutes because why the f*** not?

Move Nash down to send him a message, but this also allows him to play with guys like Lindberg and Hayes, which may not be a bad thing for any of them.

Move Yandle, give him more time. He's our best D man right now and he seems to be the only one playing with any confidence.

Fresh...but AV would probably lose the rest of his hair with those lines. Etem facing opponents top line, I see him run and hide behind the refs.

When it comes to Nash I don't think the solution is to punish him, that's Torts way. I'm sure Nash knows very well that more is expected from him.
There's a lot of pressure on him, and he's losing sleep because of it.

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

I hope we play MTL in December so we can destroy that torts wana be team.

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

Fresh...but AV would probably lose the rest of his hair with those lines. Etem facing opponents top line, I see him run and hide behind the refs.

When it comes to Nash I don't think the solution is to punish him, that's Torts way. I'm sure Nash knows very well that more is expected from him.
There's a lot of pressure on him, and he's losing sleep because of it.

Wow so many wrong assumptions.