Line Combos: Ideal line match ups vs the Habs

[ExVivo]

Hello everyone,

this is my first time posting, long time reading. Hoping for a long and fruitful playoff run. If not that, beating the Habs would rest me until next year.

I was wondering what match-ups do you feel we will need to exploit and keep away from when playing the Habs?

Further, what four line combo do you think is ideal to head into the series with? Keep the kids together? Split Methot and Karlsson? Condra on the first line ? Why??

YOU decide.

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[Answer]

Michalek - Turris - Alfredsson

Conacher - Zibanejab - Silfverberg

Greening - Smith - Neil

Hoffman - Pageau - Condra


Latendresse
Regin

 

[sens613]

michalek - turris- alfie

lats-zib-silv

greening-smith-neil

conachar-pageau-condra

karlsson-methot

gonchar-cowen

gryba-philips/wier

Andy
Lehner

 

[Senateurs]

9MM-Turris-Alfi
Tender-Zibby-Silf
Greenie-Smith-Neiler
Badger-Pag-Stamina

Methhead-King K
Cowman-Sarge
Big Rig-Grabya

 

[Tkachuk27]

Greening Turris Michelak
Silfverberg Zibanejad Alfie
Conacher Pageau Condra
Lats Smith Neil

 

[Back in Black]

Doesn't matter, were gonna kick their a$$ in 6 at Home!

 

[Icelevel]

Greening Turris Michelak
Silfverberg Zibanejad Alfie
Conacher Pageau Condra
Lats Smith Neil

i like this.

you kept turris away from alfie. +1
you put alfie with zibanejad. +1
you kept the little guy line together. +1
tough 4th line with an excited latendresse. +1

lats could be really excited though and then you could swap him with greening depending.

 

[Icelevel]

Ian Mendes @ian_mendes 25m
Sens practice lines: Greening-Turris-Alfredsson. Latendresse-Zibanejad-Silfverberg. Kassian-Smith-Neil. Condra-Pageau-Conacher.

 

[aragorn]

Ian Mendes @ian_mendes 25m
Sens practice lines: Greening-Turris-Alfredsson. Latendresse-Zibanejad-Silfverberg. Kassian-Smith-Neil. Condra-Pageau-Conacher.

That's with Michalek & Phillips not practising today, both will likely play on Thursday.

Michalek - Turris - Alfredsson
Conacher - Zibanejad - Silfverberg
Greening - Pageau - Condra
Latendresse - Z. Smith - Neil
extras - Regin - JOB - Kassian

Methot - Karlsson
Cowen - Gonchar
Phillips - Gryba - I would prefer Wiercioch over Phillips
extras - Wiercioch - Benoit - Lundin

Anderson - Lehner
- if Anderson loses two games my guess is Maclean releases "The Lehner"

 

[mikey]

That's with Michalek & Phillips not practising today, both will likely play on Thursday.

Michalek - Turris - Alfredsson
Conacher - Zibanejad - Silfverberg
Greening - Pageau - Condra
Latendresse - Z. Smith - Neil
extras - Regin - JOB - Kassian

Methot - Karlsson
Cowen - Gonchar
Phillips - Gryba - I would prefer Wiercioch over Phillips
extras - Wiercioch - Benoit - Lundin

Anderson - Lehner
- if Anderson loses two games my guess is Maclean releases "The Lehner"

Michalek-Turris-Alfredsson. Latendresse-Zibanejad-Silfverberg. Greening-Smith-Neil. Condra-Pageau-Conacher.

Fixed. Those are our lines for the first game.

 

[OmniSens]

9MM-Turris-Alfi
Tender-Zibby-Silf
Greenie-Smith-Neiler
Badger-Pag-Stamina

Methhead-King K
Cowman-Sarge
Big Rig-Grabya

This works for me!

 

[HockeySens]

9MM-Turris-Alfi
Tender-Zibby-Silf
Greenie-Smith-Neiler
Badger-Pag-Stamina

Methhead-King K
Cowman-Sarge
Big Rig-Grabya

That third line will kick some habs. Speed, tough,size,grit.

 

[sensfan65]

Last year Maclean seemed to never use the same line combo twice in the playoffs

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Top line has to come to play. If they do, our secondary scoring will come in bunches.

 

[Sun God Nika]

Is anyone else loving that Conacher - Pageau - Condra line???

I think this line might actually help condra take it to the next level. while pageau would make up for conachers defensive holes, and conacher would benefit from the speed from his two line mates to keep producing.

I think this line is great for everyone in it....

How would u guys feel if hoffman took condra's spot?

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Is anyone else loving that Conacher - Pageau - Condra line???

I think this line might actually help condra take it to the next level. while pageau would make up for conachers defensive holes, and conacher would benefit from the speed from his two line mates to keep producing.

I think this line is great for everyone in it....

How would u guys feel if hoffman took condra's spot?

Condra has to be the most under rated forward in a long time.

He does good yet... let's get him out of there. Even though he may miss a couple opportunities at least he is creating them and giving his best every shift and is a dominant PKer. Condra can also go into the forecheck HARD, Hoffman can't.

That line is brilliant and I agree that both the players speed and IQ will benefit his amazing IQ as well giving him more confidence in his play.

 

[Icelevel]

Ian Mendes @ian_mendes 2h

If I had to guess based on today's practice, I say Eric Gryba plays in Game 1 vs MTL and Patrick Wiercioch does not. But we'll see.

 

[God Says No]

Is anyone else loving that Conacher - Pageau - Condra line???

I think this line might actually help condra take it to the next level. while pageau would make up for conachers defensive holes, and conacher would benefit from the speed from his two line mates to keep producing.

I think this line is great for everyone in it....

How would u guys feel if hoffman took condra's spot?

If Hoffman takes anyone's spot it will be Conacher's.

 

[Proust*]

How will we shut down Deharnais??

 

[God Says No]

How will we shut down Deharnais??

By lifting and pinning him against the boards, then very gingerly letting him go down to the ice.

 

[Proust*]

By lifting and pinning him against the boards, then very gingerly letting him go down to the ice.

Effective and proven.

Tyrion Lannister vs. David Deharnais vs. Cory Conacher. Who wins?

 

[Bob Kudelski]

Best line-up IMO:

Michalek - Turris - Alfredsson
Latendresse - Zibanejad - Silfverberg
Greening - Smith - Neil
Conachar - Pageau - Condra

Methot-Karlsson
Cowen-Gonchar
Phillips-Wiercioch

Anderson
Lehner

 

[Icelevel]

Best line-up IMO:

Michalek - Turris - Alfredsson
Latendresse - Zibanejad - Silfverberg
Greening - Smith - Neil
Conachar - Pageau - Condra

Methot-Karlsson
Cowen-Gonchar
Phillips-Wiercioch

Anderson
Lehner

normally i hate that first line. but i'll give it a fair chance in the post season.

 

[Icelevel]

Game 1 Expected lineups

Ryder-Plekanec-Gionta
Pacioretty-Desharnais-Bourque
Galchenyuk-Eller-Gallagher
Moen-White-Prust

Subban-Markov
Gorges-Diaz
Boullion-Tindordi/Drewiske/Weber?

Price
Budaj

VS

Michalek - Turris - Alfredsson
Latendresse - Zibanejad - Silfverberg
Greening - Smith - Neil
Conacher - Pageau - Condra

Methot-Karlsson
Phillips-Gonchar
Cowen-Gryba

Anderson
Lehner

 

[Icelevel]

normally i hate that first line. but i'll give it a fair chance in the post season.

fair chance given. pageau was better. and i've been wanting to see turris with conacher. finally and i thought they looked good too.