Line Combos: Line Combinations & Point Projections - Early Edish

[DFF]

If markstrom plays well, they can make it in.
It all comes down to goaltending.

Yes but only if the team also plays well.

He is not Hasek

 

[viper0220]

We might have trouble with secondary scoring and offence from the backend. Right now this looks like a very flawed team.

 

[TheHudlinator]

What I'd like to see

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk
Mangiapane - Monahan - Dube
Pelletier - Backlund - Coleman
Lucic - Richardson - Pitlick
Ritchie

Hanifin - Andersson
Valimaki - Tanev
Kylington - Zadorov
Stone

 

[Nanuuk]

Ok. I'll give this game a whirl.

Gaudreau (95)/ Lindholm (70)/ Tkachuk (77)
Mangiapane (55)/ Monahan (66)/ Coleman (45)
Lucic (30)/ Backlund (52)/ Dube (40)
Richardson (12)/ Gawdin (12)/ Ritchie (20)
Lewis (10) Pitlick (10)

Hanifin (26)/Tanev (20)
Valimaki (25) /Andersson (31)
Zadorov (10)/ Gudbranson (5)
Stone (5)

Markstrom (1) .920 Sv%
Vlader, .905 Sv%

Some optimistic projections no doubt. I still think there will be an early season trade and the lineup could change in a material way.

We also have some young guns (queue Twilight Zone music and 1990's flashbacks) that will press for a job this camp. The waiver wire this year will be fascinating as 9 teams are over the cap with another 4 with less than a million in cap room. If we don't graduate Phillips or Gawdin or Kylington, they'll have to clear to go down.

 

[Deen]

Ok. I'll give this game a whirl.

Gaudreau (95)/ Lindholm (70)/ Tkachuk (77)
Mangiapane (55)/ Monahan (66)/ Coleman (45)
Lucic (30)/ Backlund (52)/ Dube (40)
Richardson (12)/ Gawdin (12)/ Ritchie (20)
Lewis (10) Pitlick (10)

Hanifin (26)/Tanev (20)
Valimaki (25) /Andersson (31)
Zadorov (10)/ Gudbranson (5)
Stone (5)

Markstrom (1) .920 Sv%
Vlader, .905 Sv%

Some optimistic projections no doubt. I still think there will be an early season trade and the lineup could change in a material way.

We also have some young guns (queue Twilight Zone music and 1990's flashbacks) that will press for a job this camp. The waiver wire this year will be fascinating as 9 teams are over the cap with another 4 with less than a million in cap room. If we don't graduate Phillips or Gawdin or Kylington, they'll have to clear to go down.

Those numbers are hilarious.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

What I'd like to see

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk
Mangiapane - Monahan - Dube
Pelletier - Backlund - Coleman
Lucic - Richardson - Pitlick
Ritchie

Hanifin - Andersson
Valimaki - Tanev
Kylington - Zadorov
Stone

Like it, but where is Goody?

 

[TheHudlinator]

Like it, but where is Goody?

I assumed Treliving hired himself a drinking buddy because Gudbranson hadn't been an nhl level player for several years

 

[Darth Vladar]

I assumed Treliving hired himself a drinking buddy because Gudbranson hadn't been an nhl level player for several years

That's what you call champagne taste on a beer budget lol

 

[RasmusAndersson]

Problem is fit. Monahan really doesn’t fit anywhere without Johnny

If the Johnny/Monahan combo works, they have 2 good lines. If you split them, you only have one good line

The solution is to trade Monahan but that didn’t and won’t happen until he produces again

I feel like we’ve proven that Monahan doesn’t work with Johnny either tho. I’d rather put Monahan with like Dube and Lucic on a 3rd line and leave Johnny some legit top line mates like Chucky Lindy or Mang. That way we have 2 really good lines and 1 meh 3rd line as opposed to dragging down the top line and having a slightly better 3rd line

 

[DFF]

I feel like we’ve proven that Monahan doesn’t work with Johnny either tho. I’d rather put Monahan with like Dube and Lucic on a 3rd line and leave Johnny some legit top line mates like Chucky Lindy or Mang. That way we have 2 really good lines and 1 meh 3rd line as opposed to dragging down the top line and having a slightly better 3rd line

sure but that means you have already given up on Monahan which many flames fans have not

I am on the fence, I want to see one more time if it’s just a health issue

yeah I am a sadistic lol

 

[Mobiandi]

If we make ploffs, i'm more confident of our prospects than years prior. But by Sutter's own admission, he doesn't care much about regular season results.

And that's fine considering his track record of success, but he was squeaking into the top 8 with a team that had prime Kopitar, Doughty, and Quick. It's pretty obvious his work is cut out for him with this Flames team, but man... this is gonna be an ugly regular season.

 

[Darth Vladar]

I feel like we’ve proven that Monahan doesn’t work with Johnny either tho. I’d rather put Monahan with like Dube and Lucic on a 3rd line and leave Johnny some legit top line mates like Chucky Lindy or Mang. That way we have 2 really good lines and 1 meh 3rd line as opposed to dragging down the top line and having a slightly better 3rd line

I feel like I'm one of the only ones around here who would like to see something more akin to a top-9, or a middle-6, for that matter. Johnny and Chucky should be together, but the only player on the team capable of keeping up with them is Lindy imo. Switching Mony to LW would give the Flames a nice one-two punch on the left side with Mangi, and on the right side with Coleman and Looch, but it would mean moving Dube to C, which I'm totally on board with. Metrics obviously don't mean shit if nothing thus far has worked; the only answer for that dilemma is to try something they haven't. It's worth noting that Coleman was used primarily as a C with the Devils, and could be an option between Mangi and Dube if the jury is still out as to whether Dube can cut it as a center in the NHL. I just don't see any way to split up those three that isn't to the detriment of other lines.

 

[DFF]

I assumed Treliving hired himself a drinking buddy because Gudbranson hadn't been an nhl level player for several years

With 2M Gud can pay for a lot of beer

would be a shock if Kylington is the regular though….he is probably going to take the same path as his twin brother Sami Niku soon

 

[TheHudlinator]

With 2M Gud can pay for a lot of beer

would be a shock if Kylington is the regular though….he is probably going to take the same path as his twin brother Sami Niku soon

I don't actually expect Kylington to play regularly but I know at the end of the season we will most likely be talking about needing more speed and offense from the defense while also playing a guy like gudbranson who will make just as many mistakes as Kylington while offering nothing of value to the lineup over Kylington who actually could offer something the other bottom pairing players don't.

 

[Jihadi Flames Fan]

Gaudreau Monahan Coleman
Tkachuk Lindholm Mangiapane
Lucic Backlund Pitlick
Dube Richardson Lewis
Ritchie

Hanifin Tanev
Zadorov Andersson
Valimaki Gudbranson
Kylington Stone

Markstrom
Vladar
Werner

 

[Volica]

If we make ploffs, i'm more confident of our prospects than years prior. But by Sutter's own admission, he doesn't care much about regular season results.

And that's fine considering his track record of success, but he was squeaking into the top 8 with a team that had prime Kopitar, Doughty, and Quick. It's pretty obvious his work is cut out for him with this Flames team, but man... this is gonna be an ugly regular season.

You could see them making the Pacific 3rd seed with like 94 points, then absolutely blasting the Oilers who have like 105 in the first round 4-0

 

[Volica]

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

**** off

 

[Mobiandi]

Why

 

[Darth Vladar]

Those lines seemed a little ew at first, but I actually don't hate them. Seems weird to me that Sutter has Coleman on the RW and Mangi on the left.

Dube - Backs - Pitlick/Ritchie

It would if great if Popsicle made the team out of camp.

Glad that Hanifin and Ras are likely to be paired together.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk torched the league in the last 16 games of the season. So it only makes sense to break them up.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk torched the league in the last 16 games of the season. So it only makes sense to break them up.

Too sawft.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Too sawft.

Per game averages:
First 38 games
2.57 GF 3.00 GA

Final 16 games (with new top line)
2.88 GF 2.38 GA

Went from -0.43 GD to +0.50.

 

[Darth Vladar]

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk torched the league in the last 16 games of the season. So it only makes sense to break them up.

That was still like, three months ago. My guess is Sutter wants to see where Coleman fits best. Watch Mangi hit 30g/70pts playing with Johnny and Mony. Same thing with Coleman and Lindy. I'm willing to wait and see how it all plays out.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Gaudreau- Monahan you say? 40 goals incoming.