Speculation: Off-Season Roster Building/Line Combos Thread

[bleedgreen]

I remember being pleased we got Pothier and being a little frowny faced he wasn’t brought back. He was an improvement to sharp stick in the eye that was watching the others. Since no one else signed him I was obviously wrong....

Concussions ended him, shame. Solid player.

 

[Joe McGrath]

I remember I came down for a game against the Rangers in March in Semin’s first year and he wound up scratched like 2 hours before the game. The D corps was bad enough McBain was killing penalties and he played it so unbelievably badly I couldn’t believe he was an NHL defenseman.

I think Zac Dalpe scored the only Canes goal.

 

[Unsustainable]

I will always remember the MAB - Corvo shutdown pairing

 

[AD Skinner]

It wasn't long after that we had Gleason- komisarek on the same pairing for a while. I remember wondering if they were going to make it down the ice they were both so slow by that point

 

[bleedgreen]

We’ve earned a good team.

 

[Ole Gil]

Was thinking about how little chemistry Canes players have with eachother.

Other than TT/Aho and Slavin/Pesce, is there any other combo in recent history where putting 2 guys together elevated their play?

 

[Joe McGrath]

Was thinking about how little chemistry Canes players have with eachother.

Other than TT/Aho and Slavin/Pesce, is there any other combo in recent history where putting 2 guys together elevated their play?

Putting Skinner with Derek Ryan earned the latter over $9million as a free agent.

 

[CandyCanes]

Was thinking about how little chemistry Canes players have with eachother.

Other than TT/Aho and Slavin/Pesce, is there any other combo in recent history where putting 2 guys together elevated their play?

Ive screamed it for years in the Kirk & Bill eras, but it’s hard to build chemistry when you’re switching up the lineup just about every night.

Though a big problem to that was our offense was built around Skinner every year and he truly hasn’t meshed with really anyone.

Rod played on a few effective long term lines over the years, most notably the BBC. Hope we can see him use some more consistency in the lineup to help build chemistry.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Was thinking about how little chemistry Canes players have with eachother.

Other than TT/Aho and Slavin/Pesce, is there any other combo in recent history where putting 2 guys together elevated their play?

Staal and LaRose?

 

[the halleJOKEL]

we haven't had more than two good players on offense the entire past 9 years

 

[Ole Gil]

Staal and LaRose?

I assume Chad badly hurt Eric's production. After watching an older slower Eric put up 40 in Minnesota, I get the feeling with true 1st line talent, he would have been putting up 80+ all through his 20's.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I assume Chad badly hurt Eric's production. After watching an older slower Eric put up 40 in Minnesota, I get the feeling with true 1st line talent, he would have been putting up 80+ all through his 20's.

Yeah, I meant it the other way around, that Chad benefited.

 

[AD Skinner]

Semin and Staal that first year before they both realized there was no way they were going anywhere with the defense behind them

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Semin and Staal that first year before they both realized there was no way they were going anywhere with the defense behind them

You mean "before Semin got a long term, high dollar contract".

 

[geehaad]

Rod played on a few effective long term lines over the years, most notably the BBC.

The BBC line lasted one year.

 

[emptyNedder]

Getting back to line combinations. There was an interesting post at Canes and Coffee about Teravainen and Maenalanen having chemistry. When I looked up the stats, they actually scored significantly more at the under-20 WC than Necas and Zadina.

There might be a possibility to reunite them either on Aho's wings or to put two Finns (TT and Maenalanen) with Necas and two Russians (Zykov and Svechnikov) with Aho.

As a third line, Maenalanen/Necas/Teravainen could be productive. That would also allow McGinn/Staal/Williams to be a tough to face second line. The fourth line could be some combination of Ferland/Martinook/Foegele centered by Rask, which would be two physical wingers and more scoring upside than a Carolina fourth line in many years.

My guess is Maenalanen spends the entire year in the AHL, but should his chemistry with Teravainen work in the NHL, it would create some nice options.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I keep forgetting the Canes signed Maenalanen. I would think the Canes told him he would get a legit shot at the NHL roster before he signed on, so I'm not sure he'll be AHL bound.

 

[AD Skinner]

You mean "before Semin got a long term, high dollar contract".

That too

 

[The Faulker 27]

I keep forgetting the Canes signed Maenalanen. I would think the Canes told him he would get a legit shot at the NHL roster before he signed on, so I'm not sure he'll be AHL bound.

At a glance, he's put up 101 pts in 159 games on Karpat in the Liiga, which is the same team/league Aho was a ppg player. IIRC Liiga is maybe a step behind the SHL but still a top 4 or 5 league in the world, certainly considered more challenging than the AHL from everything I've read. I wouldn't be surprised if he was able to make the jump.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

This team is going to be sooooo young this year. Probably only 5-6 skaters currently over 25 (assuming 1 of Skinner/Faulk gets moved)

Svech: 18, Necas: 19, Aho: 20, TT: 23, Zykov: 23, Maenalanen: 24, PDG: 24, McGinn: 24; Rask: 25; Martinook: 25; Ferland: 26; Staal: 29; Williams: 35 (Skinner: 26)
Fleury: 22; Pesce: 23, Slavin: 24, Hamilton: 25; TVR: 26; CDH: 26 (Faulk: 26)

Of course, if Skinner/Faulk are traded, it will depend on what the return is, but I don't think it will make the team older.

 

[CandyCanes]

At a glance, he's put up 101 pts in 159 games on Karpat in the Liiga, which is the same team/league Aho was a ppg player. IIRC Liiga is maybe a step behind the SHL but still a top 4 or 5 league in the world, certainly considered more challenging than the AHL from everything I've read. I wouldn't be surprised if he was able to make the jump.

I just realized he’s 6’4. Wonder if he has any physicality to his game. It actually wouldn’t shock me either if he makes the team and ends up being a pretty good middle 6 forward for us. Put up 46pts in 59 games last year, that’s pretty darn good

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Say's he's 6'4", 185lbs so that's a bit on the light side for a guy his height. Doesnt' mean he can't be physical, but he's not a Jordan Staal type in terms of size.

 

[Joe McGrath]

You mean "before Semin got a long term, high dollar contract".

Don’t ever go back to a main board thread about that contract signing unless you want to see a lot of us acting like sanctimonious douche bags about how great Semin is and he just wasn’t appreciated in Washington blah blah blah. Not all of us for sure, but I know one notable one that used to post a lot and doesn’t anymore probably because he got sick of being wrong all the time.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Don’t ever go back to a main board thread about that contract signing unless you want to see a lot of us acting like sanctimonious *****e bags about how great Semin is and he just wasn’t appreciated in Washington blah blah blah. Not all of us for sure, but I know one notable one that used to post a lot and doesn’t anymore probably because he got sick of being wrong all the time.

Nice thing about being older, is it's much easier to forget!

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Don’t ever go back to a main board thread about that contract signing unless you want to see a lot of us acting like sanctimonious *****e bags about how great Semin is and he just wasn’t appreciated in Washington blah blah blah. Not all of us for sure, but I know one notable one that used to post a lot and doesn’t anymore probably because he got sick of being wrong all the time.

Link pls