No. Just get yak away from hemsky.
Ebs.rnh.harti
Yak.gag.hall
Worth a try, no?
Just a visitor who has an Interest in RNH and has been watching the OIL.
Eberle and Hall don't appear to need as talented a center as RNH. So why not Move Gagne up and put RNH with Yak and HEmsky?
Krueger has stated that he has certain pairs that he really likes, those being Eberle and Hopkins and Hemksy with Gagner. If anything we would be more likely to see hall move to the line with Hemsky and Ganger, and Yak move up to Eberle-RNH line. Gagner line gets tough match, RNH Eberle Yak take on the soft parade.
That and the chemistry of the top line right now is really quite evident.
Just a visitor who has an Interest in RNH and has been watching the OIL.
Eberle and Hall don't appear to need as talented a center as RNH. So why not Move Gagne up and put RNH with Yak and HEmsky?
I think it's an experiment worth trying at some point, but i wouldn't break something that doesnt need fixing right now. RNH feeds Hall and Eberle so well, as evidenced by the pass to Hall on the last goal against SJ. He also is so aware defensively and covers off for Hall and Eberle being out of position.
I also think RNH is a fair bit quicker than Gagner, so wonder if Gagner could keep up to Hall and Eberle.
Either way, we have two productive lines, mixing it up right now ... might give us no productive lines. A risk not worth taking until we have a losing streak, injuries etc.
You know, I am a huge Hemsky fan and always have been, but for some reason he just seems like he is refusing to pass the puck to Yakupov. I wouldn't mind seeing him with another setup man TBO.
We have scored 18 goals this season 11 of which were on PP leaving 7 ES goals in 7GP.
I wouldnt consider any of our ES lines productive. Hemsky has 0 ES points, Yak and Nuge 2 each. Wouldnt mind combining these 3 and hope to get some production out of them.
Nuge being a better defensive C might also help the +\- of our 2nd line which at the moment combines for -11.
It just seems that Krueger is reluctant to mix up the first two lines just yet.
I think that the patience is warranted.
I do feel a little bit of urgency though, in terms of ES scoring. Ten games in is already a fifth of the season. Maybe if we get a substantial lead or deficit, he'll switch it up?
You will find many here who agree with you..
Pairing Nuge and Yak might get both going 5-on-5..
I'd like to see...
Hall-Gags-Eberle
Harti-Nuge-Yak
I have a feeling...
Actually, I kind of would as well.
Yak has to go back to the RW at the very least.
Meh. He has a tendency to end up over there regardless. I don't think it's that big of deal
I'm a Habs fan, but I live in Edmonton. So, naturally, I've seen pretty much every game from both teams so far this season. If I were to document my observations this early in the season for the purpose of comparing Galchenyuk and Yakupov, it would look something like this:
- Yakupov is faster and is a better skater overall. No doubt about it. Galchenyuk's skating strength is in his agility and shiftiness, but he is certainly fast enough for the NHL.
- Yakupov plays more physical - he hits more and is somewhat more involved on the boards battling for loose pucks.
- Galchenyuk demonstrates better positional play in his defensive zone, and he doesn't give the puck away as often as Yakupov.
- Both players seem to have very good shots. Yakupov's shot appears to have more velocity to it, but Galchenyuk's release is very quick and often deceptive.
- Yakupov seems to know how to get into an open position in the offensive zone to get a good scoring chance. He's obviously a sniper. Galchenyuk has been struggling to find those positions to score from.
- Galchenyuk seems to have a better vision for finding passing lanes to his teammates in the offensive zone. He seems to have more natural playmaking ability than Yakupov.
- Both players have impressive stickhandling ability. Couldn't say who's "better".
- I wouldn't say I'm terribly impressed by either player showing that they can consistently "make something out of nothing" like most great players. But, of course, they're both very young and learning to play in the big league.
Both of these young men are going to be very good players in a short period of time.
Just my two cents that seemed fit for the topic of this thread.
I'm a Habs fan, but I live in Edmonton. So, naturally, I've seen pretty much every game from both teams so far this season. If I were to document my observations this early in the season for the purpose of comparing Galchenyuk and Yakupov, it would look something like this:
- Yakupov is faster and is a better skater overall. No doubt about it. Galchenyuk's skating strength is in his agility and shiftiness, but he is certainly fast enough for the NHL.
- Yakupov plays more physical - he hits more and is somewhat more involved on the boards battling for loose pucks.
- Galchenyuk demonstrates better positional play in his defensive zone, and he doesn't give the puck away as often as Yakupov.
- Both players seem to have very good shots. Yakupov's shot appears to have more velocity to it, but Galchenyuk's release is very quick and often deceptive.
- Yakupov seems to know how to get into an open position in the offensive zone to get a good scoring chance. He's obviously a sniper. Galchenyuk has been struggling to find those positions to score from.
- Galchenyuk seems to have a better vision for finding passing lanes to his teammates in the offensive zone. He seems to have more natural playmaking ability than Yakupov.
- Both players have impressive stickhandling ability. Couldn't say who's "better".
- I wouldn't say I'm terribly impressed by either player showing that they can consistently "make something out of nothing" like most great players. But, of course, they're both very young and learning to play in the big league.
Both of these young men are going to be very good players in a short period of time.
Just my two cents that seemed fit for the topic of this thread.