Meh, 24 points last year. Vanilla.Vanilla 4th liners and 13th forwards don't typically have multiple seasons with 10+ goals, including 12 last year between the Sharks and Avalanche.
At that point, I think having Poulin as a 4C is wasting him.
Maybe Eller regresses to the point where you don't even need to worry about it, it's entirely possible that Eller ends up just being a good 4C and Poulin takes over the 3C spot. But if Eller is actually still as good as he was in his old Washington days, I think moving Poulin to RW would help him make the NHL sooner.
It's also kinda funny to me that if you have an O'Connor-Eller-Poulin line, it's actually a line of 3 centers.
Yah, i would love Rutta here instead of a Ruhwedel.We got rid of the only physical guy we had and you didn't like him anyway. This is no different than any other year. Not much bite at all to this team.
What physicality?I know it's just the preseason, but I'm really concerned about the physicality element in our top six and top four D.
No no you got that wrong.
DOC - Poulin - Accari would be my line 3.
Zoho - Eller - Carter/Nieto would be line 4
We got rid of the only physical guy we had and you didn't like him anyway. This is no different than any other year. Not much bite at all to this team.
What about Johnsson in these lineups?
Keep forgetting about him, even though he is the one with the best track record...by far.
What physicality?
On the defense, I think Ruhwedel was his normal solid self but I would really like to get someone better than him to play on the 3rd pair. Even though he's generally a no-event player, you have to limit the usage of the 3rd pair as long as he's on it and I think POJ is too good for that.
Shea looked like an AHLer to me. I didn't think he was particularly good while playing with Smith on Tuesday and I don't think he was particularly good today while playing with Ruhwedel. I'm really hoping Dubas can somehow snag someone like Bogosian from the waiver wire and push Ruhwedel to a #7 spot.
What physicality? lmaoI know it's just the preseason, but I'm really concerned about the physicality element in our top six and top four D.
Why wouldn't he work in the top 6? He plays a complete game, could work with Crosby.I think they gotta give Poulin a spin. He won’t work in the top six, but he adds a lot of what this squad needs.
Yep, no complaints with his game tonight.Ellers been great today. Still got it defensively and been making some really smooth offensive plays.
With a watered down line up however.The Sabres have been equally as bad with the turnovers ..
Carter should absolutely be replaced by Wagner or Zohorna.Yah, physicality sucks. Which is why I don't want the softest player in the world in Jeff Carter, playing a bottom 6 defensive role.
Wagner would fit that role much better. Hell Gruden would.
Why wouldn't he work in the top 6? He plays a complete game, could work with Crosby.
So, DOC - Eller - Poulin as line 3?Skating ability isn’t good enough to be in our top six IMO.
Which is what exactly?I think they gotta give Poulin a spin. He won’t work in the top six, but he adds a lot of what this squad needs.
Very easily could have had four tonight.DOC: 2 goals, ho hum…
So, DOC - Eller - Poulin as line 3?