New coach new lines?

[standers]

What would you do to the lines and pairings if you were Keefe and given a fresh slate?

Assuming everyone is healthy.

Johnsson Mathews Nylander
Hymen Tavares Marner
Soup Kerfoot Kappy
Moore Spezza/Goat/Petan

Dermot Rielly
Muzzin Barrie
Holl Ceci

PP
Nylander Tavares Mathews
Marner Reilly/Barrie

Rotate the extra guys on 4th line depending how they re playing.

Same as Barrie on the PP.

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[yubbers]

Dermott Reily?
I don't know about that one

 

[deletethis]

It's like a whole new team.

And with one pairing of 2 left siders and one pairing of 2 right siders.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Dermott should be tried on the right side, where he grew up playing.

 

[CelticDruid]

Soup Matthews Nylander

Hyman Tavares Marner

Johnsson Kerfoot Kapanen

Korshkov Gauthier Moore

 

[Advanced stats]

Either load up 1 PP unit and play them 1:30 per PP.

Or split them evenly.

The current PP system is a mess and special teams is why we're out of a playoff spot.

 

[standers]

It's like a whole new team.

And with one pairing of 2 left siders and one pairing of 2 right siders.

Yea my bad.

Rielly Holl
Muzzin Barrie
Dermot Ceci

 

[DopeyFish]

Mikheyev-Matthews-Nylander
Johnsson-Tavares-Marner
Moore-Kerfoot-Kapanen
Hyman-Spezza-Bracco

Rielly-Dermott
Sandin-Barrie
Muzzin-Liljegren
Marincin

also would prefer nylander on LW despite having him on right wing

god i hope keefe fixes that annoyance

 

[LeafGrief]

I think the forward lines are fine as they are. The Matthews unit is producing and shuffling Marner and Tavares’s wingers around won’t get them out of the funk (hopefully the coach and system change will).

The real interesting part is the D. Again, system changes are going to trump absolutely everything. The only real move I’d make is to swap Dermott with Ceci. But then again, the GM and the coach are on the same wavelength and the GM has said that they’re happy with Ceci. Maybe Muzzin-Ceci and Rielly-Barrie instead?

Oh, and put Barrie on the #1 PP unit yesterday.

 

[horner]

Mikheyev-Matthews-Nylander
Johnsson-Tavares-Marner
Moore-Kerfoot-Kapanen
Hyman-Spezza-Bracco

Rielly-Dermott
Sandin-Barrie
Muzzin-Liljegren
Marincin

also would prefer nylander on LW despite having him on right wing

god i hope keefe fixes that annoyance

You don't like that's fine.
He will be playing in the top two lines.
We don't have alot of first on the puck guys .
He's good even though you don't think.

 

[Muston Atthews]

I’m actually excited to watch the game for the first time in weeks

 

[horner]

Barrie and Rielly together on the power play

 

[ChuckWoods]

I know Keefe really appreciates what Agostino brings to the table.

I believe we may see one of Shore/Spezza waived, if not both and Kenny brought up sooner rather than later, due to Keefes comfort of Nylander being able to play a Centre role, allowing Willy, Tavares and Matthews to double shift here and there in that 3C capacity.

If you are consistently double shifting a rotation of Tavares, Matthews and Nylander into that slot, it gives this team some flexibility all while ensuring your top players get more ice time. A healthy Kerfoot can simply slide over to the wing or double shift himself into the 4C slot.

We may also see Holl benched to 7th defender and Liljegren brought up in another 20 games or so in order to balance out the minutes on the pairings to avoid the exhaustion we have clearly seen on Reilly.

 

[Breakaway3527]

Until Marner, Moore gets back.

Tavares-Matthews-Nylander
Johnsson-Kerfoot-Kapanen
Mikheyev-Gauthier-Hymen
Korshkov-Spezza-Agostino

Muzzin-Ceci
Rielly-Barrie
Dermott-Holl

PP1
Tavares-Matthews-Nylander
Rielly-Barrie

No PP2

 

[standers]

I think the forward lines are fine as they are. The Matthews unit is producing and shuffling Marner and Tavares’s wingers around won’t get them out of the funk (hopefully the coach and system change will).

The real interesting part is the D. Again, system changes are going to trump absolutely everything. The only real move I’d make is to swap Dermott with Ceci. But then again, the GM and the coach are on the same wavelength and the GM has said that they’re happy with Ceci. Maybe Muzzin-Ceci and Rielly-Barrie instead?

Oh, and put Barrie on the #1 PP unit yesterday.

I agree that the forward lines are pretty much fine, minus some minor shuffling here and there.

Barrie should def get a shot on the PP.

 

[horner]

I know Keefe really appreciates what Agostino brings to the table.

I believe we may see one of Shore/Spezza waived, if not both and Kenny brought up sooner rather than later, due to Keefes comfort of Nylander being able to play a Centre role, allowing Willy, Tavares and Matthews to double shift here and there in that 3C capacity.

If you are consistently double shifting a rotation of Tavares, Matthews and Nylander into that slot, it gives this team some flexibility all while ensuring your top players get more ice time. A healthy Kerfoot can simply slide over to the wing or double shift himself into the 4C slot.

We may also see Holl benched to 7th defender and Liljegren brought up in another 20 games or so in order to balance out the minutes on the pairings to avoid the exhaustion we have clearly seen on Reilly.

What's the matter with holls game ?
Lily is hurt

 

[PromisedLand]

when healthy

Nylander-Matthews-Marner
Johnsson-Tavares-Kapanen
Soup-Kerfoot-Hyman
Moore-Goat-Spezza/Timashov/Engval


P.S. I would trade Johnsson for some defensive help (stay at home D-man) bump up the LW

Rielly XXX
Muzzin Barrie (allow Barrie to rush the puck)
Dermott Holl

Put Barrie on PP1

 

[Teeder Keon]

Whatever was before today
Do the opposite like George Costanza

 

[ChuckWoods]

What's the matter with holls game ?
Lily is hurt

Is he? Must be an imposter on the ice right now. Let the scandal begin.

 

[horner]

Is he? Must be an imposter on the ice right now. Let the scandal begin.

What are you talking about.

 

[ottomaddox]

Many of these lines include toughness.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Soup Matthews Nylander

Hyman Tavares Marner

Johnsson Kerfoot Kapanen

Korshkov Gauthier Moore

This right here. I want to see Souperman with Pappy.

 

[sxvnert]

Reposting my earlier lineup:

Matthews Tavares Marner
Johnsson Nylander Kapanen
Mikheyev Kerfoot Hyman
Engvall Gauthier Moore

Rielly Holl
Dermott Barrie
Muzzin Ceci

 

[DopeyFish]

What are you talking about.

marlies are playing

and liljegren is too

 

[frizzer1]

Matthews and Marner have not played together except for the odd game because Babcock refused to do it.
Now we shall see whether Keefe tries it