Interesting depth chart~ wont be surprised if they swap larkin for abdelkader at some point on top line
That 4th line is epic fail.
Personally, I'd rather see Jurco up with Richards and Larkin, but the thought of Richards springing both Helm and Larkin with his accurate long passes is pretty amusing.
Why Jurco? He is a plug that needs to go at best. His AHL skills aren't going to translate. Not sure why that is not apparent yet.
He needs more opportunity to play with talented players to be able to demonstrate conclusively what he is. With the sort of skill set that he has, if you play him with plugs he's going to look like a plug. He needs adequate time playing with people who know what a pass is.
looks like they try to jump start Helm using Larkin, why not put Larkin on the 4th line , because they really need a help
Datsyuk-Z- Jurco
Nyquist-Shean- Tatar
Larkin-Richards-Aby
Andersen-Gleny-Helm
And let Larkin replace Jurco sometimes
I've been sarcasticOf all people, why would you want to reduce Larkin's ice time?
He needs more opportunity to play with talented players to be able to demonstrate conclusively what he is. With the sort of skill set that he has, if you play him with plugs he's going to look like a plug. He needs adequate time playing with people who know what a pass is.
Impatience is also certainly not the route to take with a large, 'new age' type semi power forward, which is what Jurco looks like at his best. For the record, here are Abdelkader's first 3 seasons:
6p / 50gp -- 22 y/o
15p / 74gp -- 23 y/o
22p / 81gp -- 24 y/o
So far, he's played all of 5 games mostly with the offensive black hole that is the 4th line. However, his first 2 seasons show more promise than Abdelkader's, at a younger age:
15p / 36gp -- 20 y/o
18p / 63gp -- 21 y/o
5p / 1gp -- 22 y/o (so far this year)
Patience, Iago, patience...
He's still young and doesn't have much NHL experience. He's not a lost cause yet.Why Jurco? He is a plug that needs to go at best. His AHL skills aren't going to translate. Not sure why that is not apparent yet.
Make up your minds people. Do you want a good 4th line that plays 15 minutes a night, or do you want this kind of "leftovers" 4th line that plays less than 10 minutes per night?
I assume the top 9 will get the lions-share of the icetime now. No more using Glenny as a shutdown guy against top lines. Looks pretty good to me. Larkin with Z and Dats would look better, but Helm+Larkin should create some problems for other teams.
He's still young and doesn't have much NHL experience. He's not a lost cause yet.
How about just doing Andersson-Glendening-Helm and then play them like a 4th line????
ugh these lines. pavs and Z with Abby? couldn't he have kept Larkin up there instead of burying him on the 3rd line? And the 4th line is a dumpster fire. Back to our 1 goal.
Helm > Jurco. Helm deserves top 9 minutes right now, Jurco does not. I'd rather play our best guys more than our worst.How about just doing Andersson-Glendening-Helm and then play them like a 4th line????