Lines at practice today as per Kristen Shilton:
Komarov - Kadri - Brown
Marleau - Nylander - Hyman
JVR - Bozak - Marner
Martin - Moore - Kapanen
Leivo
Rielly - Hainsey
Gardiner - Carrick
Borgman - Polak
Marincin
Trying out Hyman on the right side today for maybe the first time in his career? Decent lineup though, I would switch Kappy and Hyman.
Agreed. If Hyman and Kapanen were switched, this would actually be pretty good.
I think it's obvious that Hyman belongs on the 4th line. I just think that by putting him on the 4th line in the first year of his contract, it will be obvious that they made a mistake with his contract. $2.25 x 4 is too much for a 4th liner, especially when we have a ton of guys on the Marlies who could do that for cheaper. Probably the same reason they don't want to put Martin on the bench and admit that we paid $2.5 x 4 or a guy who probably shouldn't even play unless it's going to be a really rough game.
Positives about the new lines:
The Kadri line from last year is reunited! I thought that it was the most successful line combo from last year and I was surprised to see it broken up. I think that Kadri and Brown are excellent together and should be a permanent pair.
Nylander playing center and Nylander playing with Marleau.
Negatives:
Hyman in the top 6
Bozak line still bad defensively (though they've started to look a bit better recently).
Kapanen on the 4th line.
No Leivo
No Dermott