GDT: Game 69 (nice) | CBJ @ Vegas | 4 PM EST

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Like Gudbrandson at W and maybe move Marchenko to D? Just try stuff that won't work.

I guess this is funny but I think you recognize the difference between Laine at center and these moves? I say this as a Laine-at-center skeptic.

 

[Halberdier]

Noone is winning a matchup longterm with our goalies. Also this is a look to the future as hopefully Roslovic's time is done here soon. People are ok with the winger Roslovic at center but Laine at center has ruffled some feathers. Atleast they put him in a position to succeed and he did. Its not Laine's fault the other lines didnt do their job but even still it was 1 game against the west leading Golden Knights


Edit: Kind of unrelated to this post but I didnt want to make a new one. Laine is only 24 and I think people forget that, he still has runway to mature and get better. Funnily enough hes just a month older than Blankenburg

I admit, it's only by hair (or +2 goals), but Laine has actually just won his matchups long term with these goalies/defence/coaching this season (5-on-5), sadly(*) being the only one in the team to do so. *) For tanking purposes that's fortunately.

 

[VT]

We lost 7:2, and all in all, the season didn't go well. So I'm asking. Why didn't Johnny Gaudreau influence it the other way? After all, he's one of the NHL's best players and not at best the fourth MVP of the worst team?

 

[NotWendell]

I think the whole point of "trying him at center" was not to see if he could play center at all. I think it was about teaching him to get his ass up and down the ice quickly and to make passes to open teammates to set up plays, instead of trying to dipsy-do around 3 opposing players and turning the puck over at the blue line.

 

[cslebn]

Like Gudbrandson at W and maybe move Marchenko to D? Just try stuff that won't work.

Only if it helps the tank

Am I doing this right?

 

[mattihp]

I think the whole point of "trying him at center" was not to see if he could play center at all. I think it was about teaching him to get his ass up and down the ice quickly and to make passes to open teammates to set up plays, instead of trying to dipsy-do around 3 opposing players and turning the puck over at the blue line.

Next season they need to get him to change his skating coach to one who knows how tall guys skate before the back injuried pile up.

 

[EspenK]

I guess this is funny but I think you recognize the difference between Laine at center and these moves? I say this as a Laine-at-center skeptic.

Lets hope your skeptiscism produces 0 wins and a whole bunch of regulation losses. Last thing we need is for him to transform into Connor McD and lead the Jackets to a great finish.

 

[MoeBartoli]

I have no idea if Laine can be a center solution, but I do know him playing center was the most exciting part of this game

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Lets hope your skeptiscism produces 0 wins and a whole bunch of regulation losses. Last thing we need is for him to transform into Connor McD and lead the Jackets to a great finish.

I am only an amateur psychologist but I do not think that you believe that will happen.

 

[koteka]

Like Gudbrandson at W and maybe move Marchenko to D? Just try stuff that won't work.

I am willing to try swapping Larsen and Rimer. The coaching might still suck, but it might be an improvement to television broadcast

 

[EDM]

I do not agree we have enough "top 9" wings. I count Johnny, Marchenko, Laine and Johnson.

 

[CBJx614]

I do not agree we have enough "top 9" wings. I count Johnny, Marchenko, Laine and Johnson.

Chinakov, Danforth, Texier for starters

 

[EDM]

We will have to agree to disagree

I should probably be more precise and say Top Six forwards

 

[CBJx614]

We will have to agree to disagree

Texier already cemented his spot in the top 9, it's his to lose.

Both Chinakov and Danforth looked like they belonged in the top 9 when they were healthy. Even when Chinny wasn't producing, he kept his feet moving and was still making an impact.

I don't know what there is to disagree about.

 

[majormajor]

Texier already cemented his spot in the top 9, it's his to lose.

Both Chinakov and Danforth looked like they belonged in the top 9 when they were healthy. Even when Chinny wasn't producing, he kept his feet moving and was still making an impact.

I don't know what there is to disagree about.

I don't know what the top 9 means in the context of this team. 3 sets of scoring line wingers?

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

We will have to agree to disagree

I should probably be more precise and say Top Six forwards

That’s not really the same calculation as Top 9 wings.

 

[EDM]

I agree. That is why I clarified it to Top Six.

 

[majormajor]

I agree. That is why I clarified it to Top Six.

Only 4 top six wingers? Doesn't sound like a problem.

 

[EDM]

If Laine is moved to center, we have 3.