Pre-Game Talk: Red Wings @ Hurricanes: Let's get off on the right foot guys

[Carolinas Identity*]

My best guess so far at the lineup:

Tlusty//Staal//Semin
Skinner//Staal//Dwyer
Gerbe//Lindholm//Dvorak
Bowman//Nash//Westgarth

Sekera//Faulk
Hainsey//Komisarek
Harrison//Murphy

All in all, even with injuries, that lineup isn't *THAT* bad.

Let's get a W buys

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[Novacane]

5-1 loss.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

My best guess so far at the lineup:

Tlusty//Staal//Semin
Skinner//Staal//Dwyer
Gerbe//Lindholm//Dvorak
Bowman//Nash//Westgarth

Sekera//Faulk
Hainsey//Komisarek
Harrison//Murphy

All in all, even with injuries, that lineup isn't *THAT* bad.

Let's get a W buys

Skinner hasn't played along side Staal yet during Camp / pre-season so I'll be surprised if he shows up there. According to Chip and Mike Smith, here was the lines today:

Tlusty-Staal-Semin
Gerbe - Staal-Dwyer
Skinner-Nash-Dvorak
Bowman-Lindholm-Westgarth/Sutter

Sekera-Faulk
Harrison-Murphy
Bellemore-Hainsey
Komisarek

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/depthchart.htm?dcid=12

 

[wolfofthesteppes]

The Staal lines are set per Muller.

“Jordan’s line is set. Eric’s line is set,†Muller said. “It’s just a matter of looking at the third and the fourth and seeing what the right combinations are there.â€

 

[vwg*]

Jordan Staal want return a Penguin

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

The Staal lines are set per Muller.

My reading between the lines is: "Do they think Lindholm is ready for the 3rd line with all his missed time".

 

[Novacane]

The Staal lines are set per Muller.

I haven't been able to check twitter today. So Semin is back? I guess that means he's good for Friday?

 

[Anton Babchuk]

Skinner hasn't played along side Staal yet during Camp / pre-season so I'll be surprised if he shows up there. According to Chip and Mike Smith, here was the lines today:

Tlusty-Staal-Semin
Gerbe - Staal-Dwyer
Skinner-Nash-Dvorak
Bowman-Lindholm-Westgarth/Sutter

Sekera-Faulk
Harrison-Murphy
Bellemore-Hainsey
Komisarek

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/depthchart.htm?dcid=12

Has anyone ever made more money to sit in a press box than Mike Komisarek? He has to be at like $10M minimum by now. I'm glad we could contribute to his charity fund.

 

[Blown Away]

I haven't been able to check twitter today. So Semin is back? I guess that means he's good for Friday?

He was at practice today. That's being taken as a good sign he will play Friday, but I don't think it's a sure thing just yet.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I'd like to think Lindholm could play on the 3rd line, but I guess Coach Muller is smarter than me, so I'll defer

 

[vwg*]

Has anyone ever made more money to sit in a press box than Mike Komisarek? He has to be at like $10M minimum by now. I'm glad we could contribute to his charity fund.

Rangers paying Wade Redden 6 million dollars a year to simply go away and rot on their AHL team is much worse.

 

[What the Faulk]

My reading between the lines is: "Do they think Lindholm is ready for the 3rd line with all his missed time".

This is the correct answer. Muller has said something along the lines of those who haven't been practicing can't realistically expect to get ice time immediately.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Has anyone ever made more money to sit in a press box than Mike Komisarek? He has to be at like $10M minimum by now. I'm glad we could contribute to his charity fund.

In fairness, he'll be out of the press box Saturday morning to cover for a catastrophic injury.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

Has anyone ever made more money to sit in a press box than Mike Komisarek? He has to be at like $10M minimum by now. I'm glad we could contribute to his charity fund.

pikatin

 

[Anton Babchuk]

pikatin

I wasn't including injuries, just healthy scratches. If you include injuries Komisarek is probably at $15M+.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I'd like to think Lindholm could play on the 3rd line, but I guess Coach Muller is smarter than me, so I'll defer

Their point is he's missed almost all of training camp so weren't sure if he was ready to be thrown right into the mix. I highly doubt this is meant as a long term thing as they would likely send him to AHL or Sweden rather than do that.

 

[rocky7]

I hope the guys are fully recovered and not being rushed back at this point.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Their point is he's missed almost all of training camp so weren't sure if he was ready to be thrown right into the mix. I highly doubt this is meant as a long term thing as they would likely send him to AHL or Sweden rather than do that.

Oh, I know and understand completely. I'm just displaying rampant fanboyism.

 

[raynman]

From Muller's comments about Skinner having to be better at 5 on 5 it sounds like Skinner is going to have to commit to a stronger all around game in order to get more minutes.

 

[Ole Gil]

Was looking at the Detroit depth chart. Another team that the talking heads seem to be in love with for their logo instead of the product they are about to ice.

I don't think it'd take too much imagination to see them finishing 5th in that division.

 

[Zezima]

Dwyer on the second line is still gross

 

[raynman]

Was looking at the Detroit depth chart. Another team that the talking heads seem to be in love with for their logo instead of the product they are about to ice.

I don't think it'd take too much imagination to see them finishing 5th in that division.

That coaching staff though.

 

[Buenos Necas]

So for some reason, Hunter Garlent is on the depth chart:

Did we invite him to our prospect camp or something of that nature? Seems like he went undrafted this past year. Hard to believe, given the connection he has with the franchise...

 

[Frank Booth239*]

As much as I like Westgarth (unlike you other guys), why on earth would they dress
Him against Detroit? That the last team you put him in against.

Now that Rutherford has wet his depends over fighting only a year after trading for a heavyweight,
Do we imagine he sends Westy packing and continues to let the Canes get pushed around? Do we
return to the softness of the Laviolette days?

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Caught in the act.

JR and Walker have an agreement. JR gets all the Guelph players, Walker stays in the country club.