Line Combos: Roster 2019-2020

[Habs13]

I think Evans and Lehkonen will swap spots. But I would have it as you have it with Evans in the top 9 at wing and Lehkonen on the 4th line.

Watch them finish 2nd to last for the playoffs, ahead of Columbus, Buffalo, and Florida.

Holy batman that is awful

 

[BaseballCoach]

I think Evans and Lehkonen will swap spots. But I would have it as you have it with Evans in the top 9 at wing and Lehkonen on the 4th line.

Watch them finish 2nd to last for the playoffs, ahead of Columbus, Buffalo, and Florida.

Don't we need three more players to hit 23 including Alzner?

 

[ahmedou]

#12/02/20

Tatar/Danault/Gallagher
Kovalchuk/Suzuki/Armia
Drouin/Domi/Lehkonen
Cousins/Thompson/Evans
Chiarot/Mete
Kulak/Petry
Scandella/Ouellet
Price/Lindgren

#14/02/20

Tatar/Danault/Gallagher
Kovalchuk/Suzuki/Armia
Drouin/Domi/Lehkonen
Cousins/Thompson/Weise
Chiarot/Mete
Kulak/Petry
Scandella/Ouellet
Price/Lindgren

#17/02/20

Tatar/Danault/Weal
Drouin/Suzuki/Armia
Lehkonen/Domi/Kovalchuk
Byron/Thompson/Cousins
Chiarot/Weber
Scandella/Petry
Kulak/Mete
Price/Lindgren

#20/02/20

Tatar/Danault/Gallagher
Drouin/Suzuki/Armia
Lehkonen/Domi/Kovalchuk
Byron/Thompson/Cousins
Chiarot/Weber
Kulak/Petry
Ouellet/Folin
Price/Lindgren

#22/02/20

Tatar/Danault/Gallagher
Drouin/Suzuki/Armia
Byron/Domi/Kovalchuk
Lehkonen/Thompson/Cousins
Chiarot/Weber
Kulak/Petry
Alzner/Folin
Price/Lindgren

#24/02/20

Tatar/Danault/Gallagher
Drouin/Suzuki/Armia
Byron/Domi/Kovalchuk
Lehkonen/Weal/Cousins
Chiarot/Weber
Kulak/Petry
Alzner/Folin
Price/Lindgren

 

[ahmedou]

#February2020:

Tatar/Suzuki/Gallagher
Drouin/Domi/Armia
Byron/Danault/Lehkonen
Weal/Evans/Weise

Chiarot/Weber
Mete/Petry
Alzner/Folin

Price/Lindgren

 

[1909]

#February2020:

Tatar/Suzuki/Gallagher
Drouin/Domi/Armia
Byron/Danault/Lehkonen
Weal/Evans/Weise

Chiarot/Weber
Mete/Petry
Alzner/Folin

Price/Lindgren

Mete is out. Kulak is Petry's partner.

They don't have any extra backups at forwards and on D with the Club right now. I would had kept Thompson and Cousins, and let Evans help his team make the Playoffs at AHL level.

 

[Yoor]

#February2020:

Tatar/Suzuki/Gallagher
Drouin/Domi/Armia
Byron/Danault/Lehkonen
Weal/Evans/Weise

Chiarot/Weber
Mete/Petry
Alzner/Folin

Price/Lindgren

Urgh...man we lack size up front. That said this is likely how I would have it as well. But no way Julien puts baby in a corner. Nobody puts baby in a corner!

 

[26Mats]

#February2020:

Tatar/Suzuki/Gallagher
Drouin/Domi/Armia
Byron/Danault/Lehkonen
Weal/Evans/Weise

Chiarot/Weber
Mete/Petry
Alzner/Folin

Price/Lindgren

Switching Danault to the 3rd line makes it a legit, excellent checking line that could play against the opposition's top lines.

From there, I'd match each of Suzuki and Domi with the Tatar-Gallagher and Drouin-Armia duos based on trial and error. Note: Drouin-Domi-Armia has never worked well.

 

[26Mats]

i'd also try:

Tatar-Suzuki-Armia
Drouin-Domi-Gallagher
Byron-Danault-Lehkonen (against opposition's #1 line)
Weise-Evans-Weal

 

[Mrb1p]

Exactly how long do people expect Kotkaniemi to stay in the minors ? Until he's 27 ?

If he has a strong camp, he should 100% be getting the 2C behind Suzuki. Enough with the halfway measures.

 

[26Mats]

Exactly how long do people expect Kotkaniemi to stay in the minors ? Until he's 27 ?

If he has a strong camp, he should 100% be getting the 2C behind Suzuki. Enough with the halfway measures.

what's the rush? He's naturally skinny, suffered two significant injuries this year, and can still improve in the AHL. As long as he's improving in the AHL, what's the rush?

 

[Mrb1p]

what's the rush? He's naturally skinny, suffered two significant injuries this year, and can still improve in the AHL. As long as he's improving in the AHL, what's the rush?

The rush ? He's going to be 20, if he is to make it as an impact player he needs to start playing right now.

A few months in the AHL and a good off-season of training should see him be ready to play in the NHL.

 

[26Mats]

The rush ? He's going to be 20, if he is to make it as an impact player he needs to start playing right now.

A few months in the AHL and a good off-season of training should see him be ready to play in the NHL.

How did you come up with that conclusion?

 

[Mrb1p]

How did you come up with that conclusion?

League wide trends. Obviously it doesn't mean he can't spend 3 years in the minors and be good but there's really no reasons to keep him down there if he can compete.

 

[26Mats]

League wide trends. Obviously it doesn't mean he can't spend 3 years in the minors and be good but there's really no reasons to keep him down there if he can compete.

I didn't like what I saw from him this year or last half of last year. So, I see no reason to rush him. He can get spot call ups to check on him and see if he's ready next year, including training camp. But I won't start penciling him in until after he has a good 10 game stretch - not before.

 

[Mrb1p]

I didn't like what I saw from him this year or last half of last year. So, I see no reason to rush him. He can get spot call ups to check on him and see if he's ready next year, including training camp. But I won't start penciling him in until after he has a good 10 game stretch - not before.

Ah, the good ol' "earn it" method.

Its yielded so many great results in the past.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Exactly how long do people expect Kotkaniemi to stay in the minors ? Until he's 27 ?

If he has a strong camp, he should 100% be getting the 2C behind Suzuki. Enough with the halfway measures.

They should wait until he can stay on his feet, then go from there.

 

[BaseballCoach]

Ah, the good ol' "earn it" method.

Its yielded so many great results in the past.

You think you've ridiculed the "earn it" perspective, but in fact that is how life almost always works for most mortals. Earn things that you want.

I hope you agree and aren't one of those who think that if only we gave Nikita Scherbak and Sven Andrighetto top-line roles, they would have become stars for us.

 

[Mrb1p]

You think you've ridiculed the "earn it" perspective, but in fact that is how life almost always works for most mortals. Earn things that you want.

I hope you agree and aren't one of those who think that if only we gave Nikita Scherbak and Sven Andrighetto top-line roles, they would have become stars for us.

I think that science has shown that the earn it method does very little for the development of a skill but does create better work ethic in less talented individuals.

Now since were drafting talented individuals, just gun for the ones with good work ethic and boom... Talented team.

 

[BaseballCoach]

I think that science has shown that the earn it method does very little for the development of a skill but does create better work ethic in less talented individuals.

Now since were drafting talented individuals, just gun for the ones with good work ethic and boom... Talented team.

Work ethic is important but so is role and ice-time. You should get a role when you have "earned it" meaning shown you can handle it.

 

[Mrb1p]

Work ethic is important but so is role and ice-time. You should get a role when you have "earned it" meaning shown you can handle it.

Plenty of people are able to learn on the job.

 

[BaseballCoach]

Plenty of people are able to learn on the job.

Suzuki made a few mistakes but learnt on the job and was never over-matched. So he EANRED his role.

Giving someone a role he drowns in is stupid.

 

[Mrb1p]

Suzuki made a few mistakes but learnt on the job and was never over-matched. So he EANRED his role.

Giving someone a role he drowns in is stupid.

Kotkaniemi had the exact same success as Suzuki in his rookie year.

 

[The Great Weal]

Exactly how long do people expect Kotkaniemi to stay in the minors ? Until he's 27 ?

If he has a strong camp, he should 100% be getting the 2C behind Suzuki. Enough with the halfway measures.

At least another year. Maybe half a year depending on how he performs.

 

[teravaineSAROS]

The rush ? He's going to be 20, if he is to make it as an impact player he needs to start playing right now.

What did I just read?

 

[ahmedou]

#28/02/20

Tatar/Danault/Gallagher
Lehkonen/Suzuki/Armia
Byron/Domi/Weal
Hudon/Evans/Weise
Chiarot/Ouellet
Kulak/Petry
Alzner/Folin
Lindgren

#02/03/20

Tatar/Danault/Gallagher
Lehkonen/Suzuki/Armia
Byron/Domi/Weal
Hudon/Evans/Weise
Chiarot/Weber
Kulak/Alzner
Ouellet/Folin
Price/Lindgren

#03/03/20

Tatar/Danault/Gallagher
Lehkonen/Suzuki/Armia
Byron/Domi/Weal
Hudon/Evans/Weise
Chiarot/Weber
Kulak/Petry
Ouellet/Folin
Price/Lindgren

#05/03/20

Lehkonen/Danault/Alzner
Hudon/Suzuki/Armia
Byron/Domi/Weal
Vejdemo/Evans/Weise
Chiarot/Weber
Kulak/Petry
Ouellet/Folin
Price/Lindgren

#07/03/20

Lehkonen/Danault/Gallagher
Hudon/Suzuki/Armia
Byron/Domi/Weal
Vejdemo/Evans/Weise
Chiarot/Weber
Kulak/Petry
Ouellet/Folin
Lindgren/Price