Pre-Game Talk: Nash at Winn, March 1

[Jeti]

Laine - Scheifele - Wheeler
Connor - Hayes - Ehlers
Tanev - Lowry - Little
Perreault - Copp - Roslovic

Huh.

That fourth line will get no time. I'd like to see:

Ehlers - Scheifele - Wheeler
Connor - Hayes - Laine
Perreault - Little - Roslovic
Copp - Lowry - Tanev

There's enough talent for 3 strong scoring lines. Go back to the top line that works. Try Laine with Hayes. Give Little a veteran winger to balance out Roslovic.

 

[The Blue Baron]

Lurch looking Lurchy today.

 

[sipowicz]

WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES!!! GET ME THEIR NAMES!!!

I wonder how seriously players take this survey, as opposed to closing their eyes and pointing.

Schiefele, Wheeler, Connor, Roslovic, Tanev, Copp, Lowry, Little, Hayes, Hendricks, Appleton....

 

[Gil Fisher]

Like the top 6, but that's a sure-fire recipe for 5 min TOIs for your 4th line.

Which is fine. It's not how much your fourth line plays that is the problem, it's how much the first line, or in this case, 55 and 26, play that is the issue. If Lines 2 and 3 pick up the slack, we should be fine.

 

[ATLbound]

I don't mind it. Feel bad for either Little or Copp being stuck with useless Roslo ans Perreault who does not do a thing the last 10-15 games except chase guys around. Tanev and Little were good together briefly in the Nashville series. Little adds more talent to the line then copp which is good seeing as they play 14-15 mins a game. Little has always done well on the wing. I think it is more so just getting Little icetime. Despite what a couple Little haters here say, he is still too good to be playing 10-12 mins a game. This is Pauls way to make sure he plays.

 

[jefferoni]

 

[Jets 31]

Lurch looking Lurchy today.

Lowry always seems like he gives good honest interviews .

 

[Ducky10]

I think it's only a matter of time before Ehlers goes back to the top line. He was out for awhile, still finding his legs.

 

[Jets 31]

Did anyone hear a update on Buff ? Man i miss watching him play , during games i find myself thinking it's ok we aren't playing very good , just wait until Buff comes over the boards , he'll get us going .

 

[SUX2BU]

Did anyone hear a update on Buff ? Man i miss watching him play , during games i find myself thinking it's ok we aren't playing very good , just wait until Buff comes over the boards , he'll get us going .

He’s out .... fishing

 

[mondo3]

According to the athletic, eleven NHL players think Laine is overrated. Are there even eleven players that can produce like him since he entered the league?

I bet all 11 are Jets

 

[Jets 31]

He’s out .... fishing

Ya now that his fishing buddy Hendricks is back well be lucky if we see Buff by April .

 

[Jets 31]

I bet all 11 are Jets

Ooooooow rim shot .

 

[SUX2BU]

Schiefele, Wheeler, Connor, Roslovic, Tanev, Copp, Lowry, Little, Hayes, Hendricks, Appleton....

Ehlers was tempted....

 

[Board Bard]

Practice Audio:

Lowry, Little, Kulikov & Lindholm (drops an F bomb when talking about when he found out he got traded and he was worried it was to a bad team but was happy when he found out it was Winnipeg).

To listen click here.

Maurice talking about the new guys, says regular season is the time to try combinations. You know, like alternating Connor and Ehlers with Scheifele/Wheeler ad nauseam and keeping Laine with Little for a year and a half.

 

[SUX2BU]

Maurice talking about the new guys, says regular season is the time to try combinations. You know, like alternating Connor and Ehlers with Scheifele/Wheeler ad nauseam and keeping Laine with Little for a year and a half.

Too bad it took him until game 64 to figure that out....

 

[sipowicz]

I think it's only a matter of time before Ehlers goes back to the top line. He was out for awhile, still finding his legs.

 

[Neuf]

Maurice talking about the new guys, says regular season is the time to try combinations. You know, like alternating Connor and Ehlers with Scheifele/Wheeler ad nauseam and keeping Laine with Little for a year and a half.

Alright got a new C, stronger now down the middle. Better move our 2C to wing.

 

[Atoyot]

I'm probably in the minority here, but I like Little better on the wing. I'd prefer him on the Copp line and Perreault on the Lowry line but I'm happy the move is being made regardless. I feel like after two years of being forced to play with Laine has forced Little to be a little too defensive minded. He hangs back a bit too much and hasn't been supporting his wingers on breakouts, which has often resulted in them not having an out and giving up the puck. Not to put all the blame on Little, he's compensating for his wingers, but his line seems to get hemmed in as much as any this year. I honestly think he's best used on the wing at this point.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I'll be back in Winnipeg in time for the game. Always a good game when it's Winnipeg verse Nashville!

 

[kanadalainen]

Agreed, even worse than the leaves board.

 

[ERYX]

Bettman loves your picks ... no Canadian teams that's what he likes to see.

No Canadian teams would make Bettman really happy. A SCF between a California team and a Florida team would have him reaching for a towel.

 

[folix]

If we move Little here to the wing where in all honesty he is prob better suited, he wont be here next year.

 

[kanadalainen]

If one is being honest with themselves
You can understand why
I hate living here. Just cheaper than most places to live. That’s why I stay.

Hate? That would be difficult!

Sure.. you could say we're no Winkler (new Dentist with a good sense of humour and the hawt receptionist) or even Grunthal (really close to Neche, ND and Halbestadt, MB) or even St. Pierre-Jolys (the bakery just got wifi and the 4H club is really strong), but come on man!

 

[Channelcat]

If one is being honest with themselves.
You can understand why.
I hate living here. Just cheaper than most places to live. That’s why I stay.

Cost of living is considerably lower in most parts of the USA than here. Although as far as Canada, I suppose Mb is the cheapest.

 

[KingBogo]

Like these lines. Top 6 is as expected. Interesting twist putting Little over to wing with Lowry and Tanev. He is as good as Copp defensively and adds more scoring. Also if you Maurice is going to use this as a shutdown line you have a lefty and a righty that are good in the dot. MP-Copp-Rosie should win most of their matchups.