Line Combos: Opening Day Lineup now ft. JT

[GardinerTheForward]

Too excited not to get ahead of myself. Go!

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[B Champman]

-Obv there's gonna be a job competition for 4C between a bunch of guys, just placing lindholm there for now.

-Not sure who our PK1 faceoff man will be now

-I like Carrick but I don't think he has what we need so I'm hoping the young D we have really fight for that 6D spot

- Marleau and Kapanen possibly swap or Kaps to 3RW, Brown to 4RW, Johnsson to 3LW

- 4LW/RW (Martin placeholder) should be a job comp. Could see Martin playing 1/3 of the games but I think we will see call ups fill the spot for most of the season

EDIT: I completely forgot about Grundstrom. Very good chance for the final wing spot on opening night

- Kadri Line (and 4th line fwiw) should play substantially less minutes this season while still being effective depth scoring/shutdown line. Hoping Tavares line will handle other team's top lines for some minutes, getting Matthews on the ice more often vs weaker lines

 

[2legit2quit]

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Johnsson-Tavares-Kapanen
Marner-Kadri-Marleau
Brown-Aaltonen-Trever Moore

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Johnsson-Tavares-Kapanen
Marner-Kadri-Marleau
Brown-Aaltonen-Trever Moore

Miro? He vamoosed

 

[BigWilly]

Hyman --- Matthews --- Nylander
Johnsson --- Tavares --- Kapanen
Marleau --- Kadri --- Marner
Grundstrom --- Lindstrom --- Brown

LOL

 

[kk87]

Honest thought, even though it’s never gonna happen - it’d make a lot of sense to go 11 forwards and 7 D. Reducing ice time for guys like Zaitsev and Hainsey would be huge, and if we needed to play someone like Marleau or Nylander at centre for a few shifts to give the 91 34 and 43 a break, it wouldn’t be hard.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Johnsson - Matthews - Nylander
Marleau - Tavares - Marner
Hyman - Kadri - Kapanen
Grundstrom - Lindholm - Brown

Rielly - Zaitsev
Gardiner - Carrick
Dermott - Hainsey

Andersen
Sparks

PP1: Tavares/Matthews/Kadri/Marner/Rielly
PP2: Nylander/Kapanen/Marleau/Johnsson/Gardiner

PK forwards: Grundstrom, Brown, Kapanen, Hyman, Johnsson
PK defensemen: Zaitsev, Hainsey, Dermott, Rielly

 

[Pookie]

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Johnsson-Tavares-Kapanen
Marner-Kadri-Marleau
Brown-Aaltonen-Trever Moore

Marner was part of the pitch to Tavares.

Marner - Tavares - Marleau

Rest we can debate later in the summer.

 

[PromoterDave]

Marleau Tavares Marner
Hyman Matthews Nylander
Kapanen Kadri Brown
Johnsson Gauthier Grundstrom
Leivo

Rielly Dermott
Gardiner Carrick
Hainsey Zaitsev
Marincin Holl

Andersen
Sparks

 

[Nylander88]

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Marleau-Tavares-Marner
Johnsson-Kadri-Kapanen
Grundstrom-Jooris-Brown

 

[Ovate]

Honest thought, even though it’s never gonna happen - it’d make a lot of sense to go 11 forwards and 7 D. Reducing ice time for guys like Zaitsev and Hainsey would be huge, and if we needed to play someone like Marleau or Nylander at centre for a few shifts to give the 91 34 and 43 a break, it wouldn’t be hard.

I like the idea, but I'm not sure if the math works out. Even if the lines are out for 18 minutes each, that's still 6 minutes needed to cover. If there are 3 players that can be double shifted, they're playing 20 minutes a night.

 

[Ovate]

I think they probably keep the Marleau - Kadri - Marner and Hyman - Matthews - Nylander lines together, at least to start the year.

That means that the best talent to play with JT is Johnsson and Kapanen. Leaving something like Leivo - Lindholm - Brown as our bottom line.

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

Marner was part of the pitch to Tavares.

Marner - Tavares - Marleau

Rest we can debate later in the summer.

Marner was apart of the pitch? Where did you hear this info from?

 

[Pookie]

Marner was apart of the pitch? Where did you hear this info from?

TSN

They outlined how they would use him in their pitch. Marner was his slotted winger.

 

[Ryan Michaels]

I thought everyone posting their "lineup with Tavares" in the 2019 projections thread was an absolute moron, crow has never tasted so good.

 

[OVO16]

we need a top 9 forward with some grit. Maroon would be nice.

Or better yet, Trade for Nick Ritchie. Connor Brown for Ritchie?

Hyman-Mathews-Nylander
Marleau-Tavares-Marner
Maroon/Ritchie-Kadri-Kapanen
Martin-??-Johnsson

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Your guys third line is better then any line combo the Canucks could throw together. I'm jealous!

 

[Critical13]

For the 1st time in 10 years, I think I am ready to start trading futures for help on D.

I believe in this squad.

 

[Garbs]

Hyman - Lindholm - Brown
Johnsson - Kadri - Marner
Matthews - Marleau - Tavares
Kapanen - Martin - Nylander
Leivo (scratched)

Promote hard work. Nothing is given, everything is earned.

 

[crump]

Marleau. Tavares. Marner
Hyman. Matthews. Nylander
Johnsson. Kadri. Kapenen
Martin/Leivo. Lindholm. Brown

4th line just needs to take the occasional shift, move Brown up and down with Kapenen, Johnsson and Hyman depending on who is working out well. and PK time. Might even double shift Matthews and Tavares. Lindholm can take time once the score goes above 5-0

 

[Havoc]

If Marner is a huge reason in JVR's goal scoring success, then it's wise to keep Tavares and Marner apart. Maximize their ability to make plays and inflate their line mates stats.

 

[Community]

Your guys third line is better then any line combo the Canucks could throw together. I'm jealous!

Just gotta get the second Hughes and you guys will be on track again!

 

[HandshakeLineRespect]

Johnsson-Matthews-Marner
Marleau-Tavares-Nylander
Grundstrom-Kadri-Kapanen
Hyman-Lindholm-Brown

 

[MR4]

Nylander-Matthews-Kapanen
Johnsson-Tavares-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Hyman
Leivo-4C-Brown

Rielly-Dermott
Gardiner-Hainsey
Marincin-Zaitsev

 

[Not My Tempo]

Knowing Babs:

Hyman - Matthews - Nylander
Marleau - Tavares - Marner
Johnsson - Kadri - Kapanen
Martin - 4C - Brown