Line Combos: Lines with Cole

[DATS-O-MATIC]

Yeah, hopefully:

Abdelkader Z Nyquist
Cole Datsyuk Tatar
Pulu Sheahan Weiss
Jurco Glendening Miller

yeah, hopefully Helm is back & good to go for the playoffs...imagine if Fanzen came back too? Wow

8---40--14
21--13--43 (Cole til Helm returns)
Cole--15---90 (Weiss would really excell with these 2 & he deserves it !!)
Jurco--41---Pulkkinen...that 4th line is tops in the league & can play cherry-pick, as they have a bit of everything

...COLE can PK Millers spot! ...then IF FRANZEN ever plays this season, he could slot in for Jurco or Pulkkinen...Holy Crap, that's a lot of firepower

 

[Pavels Dog]

Easiest fit is right into Helm's spot on the Datsyuk line.

Could see some different scenarios as well, never know how Babcock is thinking. A line with Sheahan and Cole could be really difficult to play against for example.

 

[Henkka]

Don't think there will be any kid of surprises.

Akader/Cole - Zeta - Nyquist
Akader/Cole - Dats - Tatar
Weiss - Sheahan - Pulu/Jurco
Miller - Glendening - Andersson/Jurco

Mule IR
helm IR
Cleary benchwarmer

 

[Shoalzie]

He still moves pretty well for his age...he can be effective in the top 6. I don't know if he gets power play time...maybe on the second unit. He played under 15 minutes a night in Dallas...I don't see him getting more than that here.

If Helm is out for a bit...Cole is a natural replacement for Helm next to Pavel and Tatar. He'll play the body and he can do the dirty work in the corners and in front of the net.

He's not a sexy name anymore but he'll be a useful player wherever he's used. He might actually be more effective than a healthy Franzen right now. He's got postseason experience as well...two long runs with the Hurricanes in the past.

 

[RedWingsfan55]

I'd go


Z dat Cole
Tatar sheahan nyquist
Jurco Weiss Abby
Miller Glen and whoever else is left.

 

[Hckytwn]

Cole will end up on the 4th line. Mark my words. Babcock is the master of the passive aggressive F-you to Ken Holland for not getting him the D-upgrade he needed while adding another old fwd to the mix. We saw it with Legwand last year. We see it with Weiss all the time.

I hope it works out better than that, but I think that's a very real possibility.

 

[newfy]

Hes a better versio of Helm for theDatsyuk line. Similar style, speed but Cole has more of a scoring touch. I hope he fits in there and when Helm is back he can play on the third line and be more of an energy type player. Instead of playing Helm in the top 6 you can kinda unleash him when you need a momentum boost like they used to do. The 2008 playoffs he was like letting a dog off the chain and would just fly around out there

 

[14ari13]

If he can skate as he used, he could be a great winger for Z or D.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Cole replaces Helm.

 

[RedWinged]

Erik Cole - Stats for 2015

Source: http://ownthepuck.blogspot.com/

 

[davecrockburn]

Helm - Datsyuk - Tatar
Nyquist - Zetterberg - Abdelkader
Cole - Sheahan - Weiss
Miller - Glendening - Jurco/Andersson

Pulkkinen goes back down once Helm gets healthy.

Kronwall - Ericsson
Dekeyser - Zidlicky
Smith - Marchenko
Quincey? Kindl?

We don't have much room here and Quincey shouldn't sit but neither should Smith in my mind. Marchy needs to stay up.

 

[bullocks]

Marchenko will be a scratch lets be real here.

 

[SimplySolace]

Source: http://ownthepuck.blogspot.com/

Yeesh. Doesn't look great.

 

[Shoalzie]

^ Remember who had played with though...Dallas is rotten defensively.

And he's not here for his defense anyway. That's why you put him on a line with Pavel.

 

[Hammettf2b]

If by some miracle we get 100% healthy come playoff time, what will the lines look like. I'll give it a try...

Tatar-Dats-Helm
Franzen-Z-Nyquist
Abby-Sheahan-Weiss
Miller-Glendening-Cole

Kronwall-Big E
DDK-KFQ
Smith-Zidlicky


Not saying this is what I would like to see, but it's what I think we would see. Or something similar with the same players.

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

With Z back but Helm out:

Tatar-Datsyuk-Cole
Nyquist-Zetterberg-Abdelkader
Weiss-Sheahan-Pulkkinen
Miller-Glendening-Jurco

With Z and Helm back:

Tatar-Datsyuk-Helm
Nyquist-Zetterberg-Abdelkader
Weiss-Sheahan-Cole
Miller-Glendening-Jurco

With Z, Helm, and Franzen:

Tatar-Datsyuk-Helm
Nyquist-Zetterberg-Abdelkader
Franzen-Sheahan-Cole
Miller-Weiss-Glendening

This line makes me feel strange things... a good kind of strange

 

[Invictus12]

Sounds like Helm will be back soon enough. Under that scenario, either Pulk or Jurco go down to GR. Hopefully Pulkkinen. Love the guy butm Jurco has been playing a more needed role on the team. (Board battles, etc) We have no shortage of guys who can take shots and are currently more effective at it than Pulk. Not a knock on him, just that he's inexperienced.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Yeesh. Doesn't look great.

i think they'll look better with wings but imo, that is pretty accurate description of his current level.

 

[Frk It]

Holland expects Cole to play on a line with Henrik Zetterberg, who might return Wednesday after missing four games with a head injury.

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2015/03/red_wings_upgraded_roster_with.html

 

[Vladdy84]

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2015/03/red_wings_upgraded_roster_with.html

So

Gator-Dats-Tats
Nyquist-Z-Cole
Jurco-Riley-Weiss/Pookie

 

[DanZ]

This line makes me feel strange things... a good kind of strange

I think a third line of Franzen - Sheahan - Cole would be dominant against their matchups. So much size and skill, and plenty of speed as well with Sheahan and Cole.

 

[Invictus12]

Assuming Franzen is out for the season...


Abdelkader - Zetterberg - Nyquist
Cole - Datsyuk - Tatar
Helm - Sheahan - Weiss
Miller - Glendening - Jurco

Kronwall - Ericsson
Dekeyser - Quincey
Zidlicky - Smith

This is pretty much what I think Babcock will roll with.

 

[Henkka]

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2015/03/red_wings_upgraded_roster_with.html

So Abdelkader will go to pull the piano for Datsyuk? Cole pulls the piano for Zeta.

 

[Syckle78]

This is what actual depth looks like. Not just an abundance of warm bodies we've had the last handful of years. I'm pleased with this forward group.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2015/03/red_wings_upgraded_roster_with.html

Makes Babcockian sense. Every line gets a heavy guy.

Nyquist-Zetterberg-Cole
Abby-Datsyuk-Tatar
Helm-Sheahan-Pulkkinen
Miller-Glendening-Jurco

could be darn hard to play against. If Franzen is back, Helm-Sheahan-Franzen, I suppose. That would be a helluva third line.