elkranio
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It’s always fun to look back and remember that, at one time, this lineup was supposed to be a Stanley Cup contender.Here's our lineaup from a game vs doggies 6 years ago for no reason.
Goc.... I forget he was even on the team.Here's our lineaup from a game vs doggies 6 years ago for no reason.
Goc.... I forget he was even on the team.
He's still a play driver and isn't afraid to play the front of the net. We need that desperately. All of those negative attributes (despite myself not seeing them as much) are moot on the PP.I know Sundqvist is a coach and fan favorite, but how the hell did he promote himself to the 1st PP unit with how brutal he's been. He has the balance of a hippo on rollerskates with the amount of times I've seen him planted on the ice.
It’s always fun to look back and remember that, at one time, this lineup was supposed to be a Stanley Cup contender.
Berube is probably hoping the Schenn/Schwartz/Kyrou chemistry can carry over onto the PP. ROR/Perron/Hoffman give you 6 of your PP forwards. Berube is pretty clearly trying to reward Fualk for his great play so far and see how he looks as a PP QB. If the long-term plan is one D man on the PP, you don't want to try that experiment with Krug/Dunn on the same unit and I'd wager that Berube wants to send a message to Krug that he hasn't been good enough on the PP. So that means you are looking for your 7th forward to fill the last spot on the top unit. I'd take slumping Sunny over Sanford or Barby and the other forwards dressing don't merit a discusion.I know Sundqvist is a coach and fan favorite, but how the hell did he promote himself to the 1st PP unit with how brutal he's been. He has the balance of a hippo on rollerskates with the amount of times I've seen him planted on the ice.
I believe he's been injured and hasn't been sent to the AHL because of it.What's going on with Perunovich? Are they just going to let him rot on the taxi squad all season? I feel like he should either get a game or two with the Blues or be sent to the Rampage no?
Flip Dunn and Mikkola and those d-pairings are perfect.
Not sure what's going on with those forward pairings.
I guess I was ill-informed. I had thought he recovered from that. Hope he gets well soonI believe he's been injured and hasn't been sent to the AHL because of it.
Our AHL farm decided not to participate this year because of covid, so all of the prospects we have here in the US are going to Utica. They are already pretty stacked with players, so Perunovich may not get ice time there either. You could make a case that he is probably best or 2nd best defenseman on that AHL roster if he's sent down, but it might be more beneficial to practice with the big club rather than possibly be in the same situation in the A. I don't remember if they would send him to a different AHL squad since that team is full, with covid being what it is right now. I could be wrong, but that's the sense I get with keeping him up here.What's going on with Perunovich? Are they just going to let him rot on the taxi squad all season? I feel like he should either get a game or two with the Blues or be sent to the Rampage no?
Well of course hindsight would effect how we look at it because that’s the whole idea. It was a comment upon reflection, meaning that what we look upon a past situation using the knowledge we know now. At the time, a lot of people, myself included, thought that team could go far in the playoffs. But looking back, it’s fairly evident why that team didn’t go far until Fabbri and Parayko joined the ranks.Effect of hindsight really messes with the way this looks. Steen-Backes-Oshie was a great matchup line and Schwartz-Lehtera-Tarasenko tore up the league for a while. Shame Stastny could never slot into that second line consistently and Allen never figured out how to be a starter or they could have been.
Well of course hindsight would effect how we look at it because that’s the whole idea. It was a comment upon reflection, meaning that what we look upon a past situation using the knowledge we know now. At the time, a lot of people, myself included, thought that team could go far in the playoffs. But looking back, it’s fairly evident why that team didn’t go far until Fabbri and Parayko joined the ranks.
Krug - Faulk
Mikkola - Parayko
Dunn - Bortuzzo
Hindsight isn't necessarily accurate as to quality though. For example, we (or at least I do) see Steen's name and most prominent image that comes to mind is his play in recent years, which were a shell of what they were on that team. Also that was the year Allen imploded vs Minnesota when we had a pretty clear path to the final as well. Honestly I see that lineup as pretty similar to the current one we have
Because that would almost double Mikkola's ice time and take him from sheltered matchups where he is in position to succeed to extremely hard matchups.I would like to see
Code:Krug - Faulk Mikkola - Parayko Dunn - Bortuzzo
I dont understand why it's hard Chief not to try Mikkola - Parayko pair. It's written in the wall how well they would fit together. They look really well at PK, so why not they wont work at 5on5.
Shutdown pair at their best.