Andy99
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Brassard coming back will help but I think the appropriate move will be this . . .
1. Keep line 1 and line 3.
2. Pair Geno-Sprong and Brass-Phil. Figure out which one of Rust/Hags works best with each pair.
Now, that said, what Sully WILL do is something else. Best case scenario, he has Brass center Rust and Sprong.
I just think the bloom is off the HMK rose. The juice isn't worth the squeeze.
Truth be told, for as often as Geno and Phil bring out the best in each other, they bring out the worst in each other more. Yeah, they'll get their points, but it's as frequently in spite of how they are playing together as because of it.
IDEAL WORLD LINES . . .
Jake-Sid-Simon
Rust-Geno-Sprong
Hags-Brass-Phil
Cullen-Sheahan-Horny
Or flip Rust and Hags as noted. On the one hand, Rust-Brass-Phil was great in limited play last year. On the other hand, the chemistry between Hags-Brass from NY and Hags-Phil might translate into HBK 2.0 magic. At least it's worth exploring both ways.
Let Horny take some random shifts on lines 1 and 2 RW to keep Simon's and Sprong's, as well as Cullen's, minutes reasonable. Let Phil take shifts with Geno after a PK.
The bloom is off the rose for line 3 too I think...everything but line 1 really seems off...what about
Jake-Sid- Simon
Hags-G-Sprong/Horny
Rust-Sheahan-Phil
ZAR or WBS sub-Cullen-Sprong/Horny
Gets Grant out and we ice better centers while Brass is out
Dumo-Letang
Maatta-Olek
Riikola-Ruh