Parros has been a disastrous experiment so far... his line as been a big minus so far and they can't eat up enough ice time to keep the other three lines fresh
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Parros has been a disastrous experiment so far... his line as been a big minus so far and they can't eat up enough ice time to keep the other three lines fresh
Overload, come on... Sorry, just wanted to say Overload again.Still though, the PGG would be more of an exploitation line, while the Plekanec line would take the harder matchups. Eller's line would be more of a 2nd line than anything. That's not what I'd like to see though.
When healthy:
Patches - Galchenyuk - Bourque/Briere
Bournival - Plekanec - Gionta
Prust/Bourque - Eller - Gallagher
Take your time, Daniel, take your time. You're more valuable to the Habs on LTIR.
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Pacioretty est toujours avec Galchenyuk (centre) et Gallagher. Bournival-Plekanec-Gionta, Bourque-Eller-Leblanc, Parros-White-Desharnais
Pacioretty est toujours avec Galchenyuk (centre) et Gallagher. Bournival-Plekanec-Gionta, Bourque-Eller-Leblanc, Parros-White-Desharnais
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Well, the first three lines look solid, and the 4th sucks because Moen and Prust are injured. Can't really complain.
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And because it has Desharnais on it.
With a full lineup, it seems like he has lost his place on the team.
What's scary and exciting at the same time is that Galchenyuk has the enormous task of producing and carrying us with the two best wingers on the team. It's swim or sink time for the team and it seems that Therrien is out of options for having to rely on a 19 yr old, I didn't see it coming this fast.
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People were begging for galchenyuk to take DD's spot since last year. Why are people doing a 180 now?
I agree Galchenyuk maybe shouldn't be in that position but I really don't get our fanbase. People wanted this, it's been given.
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Don't get me wrong, I think it's a good thing. Nowhere did I state my opinion I was just point out facts from an observer standpoint. I think the timing is right for this transition.
Fair enough. I see no harm in trying personally and I don't see it as a sink or swim.
We have Plekanec, Eller and Galchenyuk, we only need 2 to produce top 6 C numbers.
A fanbase is not homogeneous. And there is more nuance to the situation than 'chucky replace dd'.
The problem I have is less the idea of Chucky replacing DD - something a lot of us would have loved to see even last year.
The problem is people want to give a line with Galchenyuk as C as many minutes as possible, which could be a disaster on a team that has already struggled to maintain possession lately. Yes, he's already one of the best playmakers on this team, but he's also been a turnover machine, and this was on the wing where Eller was given most of the grunt work.
Give him PP time and exploitation time, but his even strength playing time will likely be behind Plekanec and Eller for now...and you just know people around here will freak out about that.
And then there's still the question about what to do with Desharnais - and when he returns, Briere. Unfortunately both haven't killed off all their chances yet.
Hackett
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I like the 3 line balance this approach brings. It could pose a lot of matchup problems for coaches who rely on it. What I don't like is exposing galchenyuk this early at centre because he has shown that he needs a fair amount of work away from the puck. Either you are playing galchenyuk too much and risk damaging his mentality at a young age, or you shelter galchenyuk and patches does not play enough.
Interesting experiment though.
Interesting experiment though.
He was brought here to hurt us, with under 5 minutes of ice time, he finished a -3. That was a horrible game. He's played 3 games and that's the biggest impact he's had thus far. But this isn't surprising. There's a never ending debate about how enforcers are useless.
It will be interesting what MT will do if PGG has success and Briere/Moen/Prust return. I'm guessing:
Pacioretty - Galchenyuk - Gallagher
Bournival - Plekanec - Gionta
Bourque - Eller - Briere
Moen - Desharnais - Prust
Leblanc to AHL.
Pacioretty - Galchenyuk - Gallagher
Bournival - Plekanec - Gionta
Bourque - Eller - Briere
Moen - Desharnais - Prust
Leblanc to AHL.
Even if you think heavyweight enforcers who do nothing else have a role (I'm not getting into this again), he essentially sinks the entire 4th line, which is already in pitiful shape to begin with. I know some people don't want to hear it because of the narrative that Armstrong was useless for not being overtly physical but our 4th line played a huge part in burning minutes last year and the entire system is hurting without that.
If we must use Parros to respond to specific situations, every other game we are better off even with Blunden.
That 3rd line is ugly. It'll be given almost exclusively defensive zone starts, making Briere useless, and likely limiting whatever two way impact Bourque and his low hockey IQ have. All three take dumb penalties too.
At this point I'd rather give Leblanc a chance there.
I'd swap Briere and Prust.
Prust will complete Eller's line better than Briere...
DD and Briere can rot on the 4th line for all I care.
"DD is destroying Galchenyuk's development as a center" had a pretty strong backing.
With Gallagher and Pacioretty, he should be given the exact same opportunity.
If DD could be average in the role, why can't galchenyuk be that and more?
The only problem is Eller suffers on the 3rd line but as I said for the last while...It was never Eller vs DD. It was always DD vs Galchenyuk. Eller was never ever expected to take top 6 C position. With 3 points in last 12 games(1 as Vancouver into own net and the other as a deflection off galchenyuk's skate) there was little reason to keep the EGG line intact and if DD didn't suck, maybe galchenyuk would still be on the wing. At this point though, they are fast tracking but I really don't see the harm.
I actually think the PGG line can be very dangerous as soon as next game.
Of course, I'm assuming this line will be given some soft minutes at ES.
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Pacioretty-eller-briere
bournival-plekanec-gionta
Bourque galchenyuk Gallagher
prust white moen
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Except that weakens the 4th line. One of Briere make sense paired with Eller and Bourque, because they both create space for line mates. Even DD has a higher offensive ceiling than Prust. Pair Prust, White and Moen and you get one of the best 4th lines in the league, one that can provide positive possession and can grind it out against any line.
I won't get into DD and Briere, my opinion hasn't changed since Briere was signed.
when everybody healthy i'd like to see following lineup:
pacioretty plekanec gionta
galchenyuk eller gallagher
bournival briere bourque
prust desharnais moen
markov subban
emelin gorges
murray diaz
price
budaj
briere is awful on the right wing and therrien should try him down the middle. desharnais with prust might create something against opponent's fourth lines like he did back in a days with pouliot...
pacioretty plekanec gionta
galchenyuk eller gallagher
bournival briere bourque
prust desharnais moen
markov subban
emelin gorges
murray diaz
price
budaj
briere is awful on the right wing and therrien should try him down the middle. desharnais with prust might create something against opponent's fourth lines like he did back in a days with pouliot...
Who cares about the 4th line, let's concentrate on lines that plays 15min+. If our 4th line is weak, play it 6-7 minutes.
Prust is more effective on the top 9 than a 4th line... He started the season on the 4th line and he was barely noticeable... when MT put him with Plekanec, he played great.
Prust IMO is a better winger than Briere and he's a better complement for Eller.
With that said, I don't expect to see Briere-DD on the 4th line but you never know... We saw a 7.3M$ Gomez and a 3.5M$AK on the 4th line before.
habtastic
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I know it will eventually happen, but I'm really looking forward to Chucky using his wrister successfully on a consistent basis. Him and Eller have the most natural ability to snipe and while we see other teams' stars doing it on a regular basis, those two need to use their shots more. They seem to be going high and wide way too much given their talent. Patch used to have such a wicked shot too, I dunno where it's gone. (Though that crossbar was evidence of it as he got going late in the avs game.)
One thing Chuck is so awesome at is the saucer. Such a beautiful thing to watch, but it confounds me that he can't seem to find the back of the net with a top corner wrister, which I imagine he should be able to do in his sleep. Either way, looking forward to him potentially playing C. I wonder how many periods that'll last.
One thing Chuck is so awesome at is the saucer. Such a beautiful thing to watch, but it confounds me that he can't seem to find the back of the net with a top corner wrister, which I imagine he should be able to do in his sleep. Either way, looking forward to him potentially playing C. I wonder how many periods that'll last.
Church
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The only place I think Chucky will have a hard time is on the playoff circle. Besides that, he should be able to play with any of our top wingers.
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