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Have we ever played consecutive games this season where the lines in the second game bear some resemblance to those in the first?
Ok...why the fudge is Zibby not centering Hoffman and Conacher. Kassian is USELESS. Even I'M starting to question Maclean's decisions.
Ok...why the fudge is Zibby not centering Hoffman and Conacher. Kassian is USELESS. Even I'M starting to question Maclean's decisions.
Ok...why the fudge is Zibby not centering Hoffman and Conacher. Kassian is USELESS. Even I'M starting to question Maclean's decisions.
I dunno why people are getting riled up over this. Every game Zibby starts centering a bottom six line and every game he's on the top PP unit and eventually on Spezza's wing. They change the lines so much, there's no point in putting much stock in who skates with who in practice.
I'm assuming that we're basically going to roll 3 lines, with Kassian getting his <5 min of ice time.
I'm thinking Zibby replaces Condra almost immediately, and Smith will be double shifted, so we get
MacArthur - Spezza - Zibanejad
Michalek - Turris - Ryan
Condra - Smith - Greening
Kassian/Conacher - Smith/Zibanejad - Neil
Some nonsense mishmash of lines.
I think we should probably call up Pageau or Grant to play 4th line center so Zibby can stick with Spezza.
Exactly Kassian and Conacher will play 5 minutes each. This will be a 3 line game.
I dunno why people are getting riled up over this. Every game Zibby starts centering a bottom six line and every game he's on the top PP unit and eventually on Spezza's wing. They change the lines so much, there's no point in putting much stock in who skates with who in practice.
What would be the point, MacLean wouldn't give them a reasonable amount of ice time anyway.
It is quite obvious MacLean favours the veterans regardless of how they perform, in the hope they might play better tonight than they have for 30 games.
IMO Zibby should have remainded with Spezza, specially since he is the only guy that seems to make that line any better.
I also think a fourth of Conacher-Hoffman-Condra would at least be serviceable for more than 4minutes in the game.
However MacLean thinks Zibby is a support player and therefore can play limited minutes because for some unknown reason wants to dress Kassian, a guy he probably won't play more than 4 minutes of ice time.
So two of the young guys will have another game of 6-8 minutes while many of the vets contribute little and another young guy will sit.
All makes sense to me for a team sitting in 6th place in its division and 13th in the conference.
True, but why start off limiting the options by dressing Kassian and sitting Conacher or Hoffman?
The definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Too bad.... Hoffman-Zibanejad-Conacher would have been pretty cool to see. So much speed and skill there.
I dunno why people are getting riled up over this. Every game Zibby starts centering a bottom six line and every game he's on the top PP unit and eventually on Spezza's wing. They change the lines so much, there's no point in putting much stock in who skates with who in practice.
At least smith is with two guys who can actually skate and pass and shoot. That could be a very important third line tonight.
Guess you haven't been watching Neil on a consistent basis.
why would you split up zibby and kassian? potential for most lethal nhl duo. as long as they play between 2 and 6 mins.
maybe that has something to do with how the team looks so confused and slow to react all the time?
Coach MacLean?