Line Combos: Predict who WILL be our 3C on the opening roster

[LimpDave]

If Perrault is going to be 3C I'd like to see

Ehlers-Scheif-Wheeler
Petan/Connor-Little-Stafford
Laine-Perrault-Armia

I agree with this, mirrors my thoughts exactly. It will be about chemistry but it is likely either Armia or Dano on the 3rd line RW.

Probably Dano because we need someone in front of the net.

Laine is likely our top line pp as well with Matty.

Ehlers will start with Scheif and Wheels buy that may change depending on performance. This top 9 has a lot of options against the larger western teams and quicker teams as well.

 

[Mud Turtle]

Could be as early as November, if we don't see good Burmi.

I agree. It IS possible that things have finally clicked in Burmi's head and he is on the cusp of finally reaching his potential. But we'll know for sure within the fists month of the season of it stuck. The leash is probably extremely short for him. He either "got it" other didn't and we won't need many games to find out.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I agree. It IS possible that things have finally clicked in Burmi's head and he is on the cusp of finally reaching his potential. But we'll know for sure within the fists month of the season of it stuck. The leash is probably extremely short for him. He either "got it" other didn't and we won't need many games to find out.

Even if he 'got it' (I think he did) MP is 3C if Stafford is still with the team.

We will have Wheeler, Stafford and Dano/Armia at RW. That leaves Ehlers on LW with Laine and Connor. With Scheif and Little at 1 & 2 C where else does Perreault play? Burmi is not pushing him down to the 4th line.

There are other possibilities, A 3rd line of:
Perreault - Burmi - Laine
That's awful.
Or go 2nd & 3rd:
Connor - Little - Laine
Perreault - Burmi - Stafford
That's even worse.

It works out fine with MP at 3C and Burmi at 4C, assuming we get good Burmi. Lowry - Burmi - Armia should make a good to very good 4th line.

Edit: Forgot Matthias. Tell me again why we need him? OK, he's in that bottom 6 somewhere. Is he LW only or can he play either side?

 

[garret9]

Amazing how much Perreault has risen in the polls recently haha.

 

[garret9]

I agree. It IS possible that things have finally clicked in Burmi's head and he is on the cusp of finally reaching his potential. But we'll know for sure within the fists month of the season of it stuck. The leash is probably extremely short for him. He either "got it" other didn't and we won't need many games to find out.

Less so needing to "finally" click and more just not the bad Burmi we saw at the start of last season:

ie: we want more old Burmi+late last season.

 

[Whileee]

Burmistrov was good late last season. Very good. So was Copp and so was Lowry. It was encouraging.

 

[lanky]

Burmistrov was good late last season. Very good. So was Copp and so was Lowry. It was encouraging.

They're all NHL caliber C's but they can't all play that position with this team.