Line Combos: A Healthy Line Up
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Daisy Jane
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in an entire healthy lineup? I'd still carry Smith as an extra forward instead of Orr, play McClaren instead of Orr - I like how Gardiner & Rielly played together vs. LA so i'd actually keep them together and smoke everyone, Ranger & Liles, and no Fraser.
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Mitch Matthewlander
I'm against any line up that has Bozak as the 1st line center, so it looks terrible. Swap Bozak and Kadri and your lineup looks fantastic
The Winter Soldier
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- Apr 4, 2011
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If Bolland was healthy, he is probably our best all around center. He was prior to his injury so I would go with something like this.
Bozak-Kessel-JVR
Bolland-Lupul-Clarkson
Kadri-Kulemin-Raymond
Defence, still needs upgrading.
Auston Matthews
Maple Leafs.
van Riemsdyk - Kadri - Kessel
Lupul - Bolland - Clarkson
Raymond - Bozak - Kulemin
D'Amigo - McClement - Orr/ McClaren
Gunnarsson - Phaneuf
Gardiner - Rielly
Liles - Franson
Bernier/ Reimer
Kadri to top line as our #1 centre
Bolland as #2
Lupul - Bolland - Clarkson
Raymond - Bozak - Kulemin
D'Amigo - McClement - Orr/ McClaren
Gunnarsson - Phaneuf
Gardiner - Rielly
Liles - Franson
Bernier/ Reimer
Kadri to top line as our #1 centre
Bolland as #2
Community
44 is Rielly good
I currently think a depth approach is the best way to go... I also don't like a pure-shut down line, if they're playing that much TOI they need to be 2-way.
JVR - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Kadri - Clarkson
MayRay - Bolland - Kulemin
D'amigo - McClement - Orr/Ashton/Broll/Devane etc.
Gardiner - Phaneuf
Gunnarson - Rielly
Ranger/Liles - Franson
Bernier/Reimer
As for the goalies, at this point I have no clue who's going to be better... Reimer seems to work really hard on his bad traits (the past year it was rebound control and absorbing the puck). He seems to put a lot of effort into his game to constantly make sure he's improving. Bernier on the other hand seems to have an insane amount of talent, and if he can stop from letting in the soft goalies I'd bet on him... Both are great goalies and will be (or are) legit starting 1As.
I want Franson on the 3rd pairing getting little even strength and lots of PP toi (unless we can trade him). Split Gunnar/Phaneuf so that we can have an OFD with TWD/DFD on both of the top two pairings.
As for the forwards, I'm a HUGE fan of Kadri and think he's our best C (Bolland is pretty great too), but for now I want him on the 2nd pairing to give us some awesome scoring depth as well as a more balanced line-up (having defensive guys like Bozak on the first line as well as scoring players like MayRay on the 3rd).
Edit: To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't say no to trading MayRay + Franson for picks, promoting leivo to the 3rd line (or D'amigo to the 3rd... but then our 4th line starts to get a bit useless) and the bottom pairing Liles-Ranger. We could also trade a package of MayRay/Franson/Bozak/Fraser/Kulemin/picks for another C like Bolland or better as well as a D-upgrade. I feel like all these players (perhaps the exception being Kulemin) are replaceable from within our organization (D'amigo/Leivo can play 3rd line IMO, we have lots of bottom pairing dmen too).
JVR - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Kadri - Clarkson
MayRay - Bolland - Kulemin
D'amigo - McClement - Orr/Ashton/Broll/Devane etc.
Gardiner - Phaneuf
Gunnarson - Rielly
Ranger/Liles - Franson
Bernier/Reimer
As for the goalies, at this point I have no clue who's going to be better... Reimer seems to work really hard on his bad traits (the past year it was rebound control and absorbing the puck). He seems to put a lot of effort into his game to constantly make sure he's improving. Bernier on the other hand seems to have an insane amount of talent, and if he can stop from letting in the soft goalies I'd bet on him... Both are great goalies and will be (or are) legit starting 1As.
I want Franson on the 3rd pairing getting little even strength and lots of PP toi (unless we can trade him). Split Gunnar/Phaneuf so that we can have an OFD with TWD/DFD on both of the top two pairings.
As for the forwards, I'm a HUGE fan of Kadri and think he's our best C (Bolland is pretty great too), but for now I want him on the 2nd pairing to give us some awesome scoring depth as well as a more balanced line-up (having defensive guys like Bozak on the first line as well as scoring players like MayRay on the 3rd).
Edit: To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't say no to trading MayRay + Franson for picks, promoting leivo to the 3rd line (or D'amigo to the 3rd... but then our 4th line starts to get a bit useless) and the bottom pairing Liles-Ranger. We could also trade a package of MayRay/Franson/Bozak/Fraser/Kulemin/picks for another C like Bolland or better as well as a D-upgrade. I feel like all these players (perhaps the exception being Kulemin) are replaceable from within our organization (D'amigo/Leivo can play 3rd line IMO, we have lots of bottom pairing dmen too).
LeafalCrusader
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Changed my mind a bit. Keep Raymond out there with Lupul they have good chemistry and put Kadri between them to make a dangerous second line.
I'd like a forward unit of
JVR Bozak Kessel
Raymond Kadri Lupul
Kulemin Bolland Clarkson
McClement Smith D'Amigo
Kessel and JVR on the primary scoring line. Kadri Raymond and Lupul on the secondary scoring line and Bolland Kulemin and Clarkson as the shut down unit with McClement Smith and D'Amigo making up the fourth line with D'Amigo and McClement ready to bump Clarkson down a line if he continues to float out there.
I'd like a forward unit of
JVR Bozak Kessel
Raymond Kadri Lupul
Kulemin Bolland Clarkson
McClement Smith D'Amigo
Kessel and JVR on the primary scoring line. Kadri Raymond and Lupul on the secondary scoring line and Bolland Kulemin and Clarkson as the shut down unit with McClement Smith and D'Amigo making up the fourth line with D'Amigo and McClement ready to bump Clarkson down a line if he continues to float out there.
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BonMorrison
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Van Riemsdyk - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Bolland - Kulemin
Raymond - Kadri - Clarkson
D'Amigo - McClement - Smith
I'm not vouching for Kadri on the 3rd line, I would have both the 2nd and 3rd line evenly distributed the icetime minutes. I put Kadri with Raymond and Clarkson because he is a player that can generate things with lesser linemates. I don't like Raymond with Clarkson but Lupul and Kulemin currently work too well together. Kadri's career year last year was largely due to him being on the "3rd line", taking advantage of those sheltered minutes and 3rd pairing defenseman. I think it could work again if the Bozak and Bolland line take the tougher assignments.
Phaneuf - Gardiner
Gunnarsson - Fraser
Liles - Rielly
Lupul - Bolland - Kulemin
Raymond - Kadri - Clarkson
D'Amigo - McClement - Smith
I'm not vouching for Kadri on the 3rd line, I would have both the 2nd and 3rd line evenly distributed the icetime minutes. I put Kadri with Raymond and Clarkson because he is a player that can generate things with lesser linemates. I don't like Raymond with Clarkson but Lupul and Kulemin currently work too well together. Kadri's career year last year was largely due to him being on the "3rd line", taking advantage of those sheltered minutes and 3rd pairing defenseman. I think it could work again if the Bozak and Bolland line take the tougher assignments.
Phaneuf - Gardiner
Gunnarsson - Fraser
Liles - Rielly
i was gonna post these same lines.
it doesn't have that "checking" line... but I think we get 3 very good lines... so I like the fact that all three lines can contriute rather than just counting on only 2 of your lines to put the puck in the net.
4th line I would have:
Levio - McClement - D'Amigo
Orr (if we need a fighter, let Orr take a spot on the wing on the 4th line)
Defense I would have:
Gardiner - Phaneuf
Rielly - Gunner
Liles - Franson
Ranger
KuleminFan41
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A third line of Raymond - Bolland - Clarkson makes sense. Putting aside Clarkson's caphit and term, he and Bolland would work teams incredibly hard and tire out whomever they play against
Really liking Jerry D'Amigo's game. Really hustles and it's rubbing off on the rest of the team.
paulhiggins
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Forwards
VanRiemsdyk - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Kadri - Kulemin
Raymond - Bolland - Clarkson
McClement - Holland - Orr/McLaren
Defense
Gunnarsson - Phaneuf
Gardiner - Franson
Rielly - Liles
Ranger/Fraser
VanRiemsdyk - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Kadri - Kulemin
Raymond - Bolland - Clarkson
McClement - Holland - Orr/McLaren
Defense
Gunnarsson - Phaneuf
Gardiner - Franson
Rielly - Liles
Ranger/Fraser
Going to be a difficult decision once Bolland and Bozak are back. We don't know just how effective Bolland is going to be so maybe having a line like Bolland - Holland - Clakrson may materialize.
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