Lines

[Appleyard]

This could be fun:

Laughton -- Giroux -- Schenn
Read -- Couturier -- Simmonds
Gagner -- Cousins -- Voracek
Raffl -- Bellemare -- Umberger
White

Just let the '3rd' line get nice starts and matchups... Giroux will draw the same attention as always anyway and 2nd will be relied on vs opponents best as always, and 4th will get most Dzone starts, and all 3 are good defensive players.

 

[dingbathero]

Laughton -- Giroux -- Schenn
Read -- Couturier -- Voracek
Umberger -- Cousins -- Simmonds
Raffl -- Bellemare -- White
Gagner

 

[bb12]

Laughton - g - Jake
Gagner - coots - schenn
Read - Cousins - Simmonds
Leier - PEB - raffl

 

[Curufinwe]

Laughton-Giroux-Voracek
Read-Couturier-BSchenn
Raffl-Cousins-Simmonds
VdV-Bellemare-McDonald

Replace McDonald with White and VdV with Umberger when they are healthy.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Laughton-Giroux-Voracek
Read-Couturier-BSchenn
Raffl-Cousins-Simmonds
VdV-Bellemare-McDonald

Replace McDonald with White and VdV with Umberger when they are healthy.

I like this top line.

 

[TCTC]

Laughton -- Giroux -- Schenn
Read -- Couturier -- Voracek
Umberger -- Cousins -- Simmonds
Raffl -- Bellemare -- White
Gagner

That's exactly what I had in mind. Although I had Laughton and Umberger switched to balance it out, but thinking about it I like your version better.

We'll have to see if the Couturier line can repeat their good performance from the NY game. If so I'd leave that line and put Voracek on the 3rd line.

 

[CodyTheHuman]

Laughton-Giroux-Voracek
Read-Couturier-BSchenn
Raffl-Cousins-Simmonds
VdV-Bellemare-McDonald

Replace McDonald with White and VdV with Umberger when they are healthy.

This is what I'd like to see.

 

[Rebels57]

Any combination that Voracek, Schenn and Simmonds on the RW and Giroux, Coots, Laughton/Cousins (with the other shifting to LW), Bellemare as our Centers is fine with me

 

[FLYERSFAN18]

It would help so much if Schenn could be a consistent LW for either Giroux or Couts. Then Voracek and Simmonds as our top 2 RW. Then create two solid checking lines.

Schenn-Giroux-Simmonds/Voracek
Umberger-Couturier-Simmonds/Voracek
Raffl-Laughton-Read
PEB-Cousins-VV/White

Letting Read switch back to RW and having him and Raffl in a more defensive role could help them simplify their games instead of being asked to do too much offensively. That third line could be a hard line to play against if the wingers get out of their slumps

 

[Origina1Master]

I wouldn't split up the Couts line right now, they have been too good lately. If they hit another slump I would like to change it up though.

I don't like how Hakstol has the other lines made up. I like the idea of trying Laughton on the wing; see if it works for him. He has great speed and a great shot so it could work out. Maybe putting him on the top line with G might also wake him up, although he hasn't really earned it. This is what I would try:

Laughton-Giroux-Schenn
Read-Couturier-Simmonds
Raffl-Cousins-Voracek
Umberger-PEB-White

But yes, I think ideally I would like to eventually move Read off of Couts line though; especially if he doesn't pick it up.

Laughton-Giroux-Voracek
Schenn-Couturier-Simmonds
Raffl-Cousins-Read
Umberger-PEB-White

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I like that last set of lines you posted there Original. Especially since Vdv isn't doing dick this season.

 

[bb12]

I like that last set of lines you posted there Original. Especially since Vdv isn't doing dick this season.

I agree with you on this. Also sets up our top 2 lines for next year and we can move guys like read and fill in the bottom 6 with youth. Kone and leier would look nice on cousins wings for a 3rd line

 

[Alex91]

I agree with you on this. Also sets up our top 2 lines for next year and we can move guys like read and fill in the bottom 6 with youth. Kone and leier would look nice on cousins wings for a 3rd line

That potential line would be awesome. Cousins and Konency had great chemistry in little time together. Leier hasn't impressed me yet but he appears to be a speedy response winger which would be a nice complimentary piece.

I am also not sold on Laughton as a top line winger. Game still appears to be a little quick for him. Then again maybe having more talented linemates will help him find his confidence.

 

[Curufinwe]

When Streit is healthy, waive Manning and Umberger or Gagner, and call up Colin McDonald.

BSchenn-Giroux-Voracek
Read-Couturier-Simmonds
Raffl-Laughton-Gagner/Umberger
VdV-Bellemare-White
McDonald
Vinny

MDZ-Gudas
Medvedev-Streit
Schultz-Ghost or Ghost-LSchenn

 

[Hurricane28]

When Streit is healthy, waive Manning and Umberger or Gagner, and call up Colin McDonald.

BSchenn-Giroux-Voracek
Read-Couturier-Simmonds
Raffl-Laughton-Gagner
VdV-Bellemare-White
McDonald
Vinny

MDZ-Gudas
Medvedev-Streit
Schultz-Ghost or Ghost-LSchenn

I would keep Meddy with Ghost and Schultz with Streit

 

[Curufinwe]

Those are good pairings, but I think they will need to keep playing LSchenn regularly.

 

[dats81]

I wonder how much of a boost a healthy Streit can provide for the defense and the team as a whole?

I love what Ghost has been doing offensively so far and Medvedev is slowly coming along now but DelZotto is doing a lot of heavy lifting on his own right now and at some point will probably run out of gas.