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Yup, there's competition, that's what he said. He also said "it's not important where you start, it's important where you finish", so clearly Dano, who finished in the pressbox, is the odd man out, right?
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Yup, there's competition, that's what he said. He also said "it's not important where you start, it's important where you finish", so clearly Dano, who finished in the pressbox, is the odd man out, right?
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I like this lineup but I would switch Conner and Perreault to start the season to give Conner the best chance to succeed offensively and get his confidence up that he is NHL ready. Also I really do not want Conner playing with Lowry. I think Perrault can help the Lowry line score more without hurting their defensive play. Problem with this is Perraurlt has a history of not being anywhere near as productive on offence when he plays outside of the top 6 but that was usually when he was playing C so if he is on the left side maybe he can still be productive.
I'm with Skidooboy, Matthias on the outside looking in.
Ehlers - Scheif - Laine
Perreault - Little - Wheeler
Connor - Petan - Armia
Copp - Lowry - Dano
Spares: Matthias, Hendricks, Tanev
Morrissey - Trouba
Kulikov - Buff
Enstrom - Myers
Spare: Chiarot
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I like that but I'd switch Connor and MP. Connor is sheltered by the experience of Little and Wheeler. Petan is sheltered by the experience of MP and, to a lesser degree, Armia. Connor, Petan, Armia is a pretty inexperienced line. Even Armia's defensive excellence would be hard pressed by strong opposition.
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Maurice won't put Petan and Perreault on a line together. Too small and too similar in their play styles
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Too small maybe (in the mind of PoMo anyway) but similar playing styles? Perrault is a total waterbug Petan plays more like a midget Joe Thornton.
I have to disagree with you. I think MP would be a good line mate for Petan, MP is good on the forecheck. I like the idea of Petan playing with guys who can get on the puck and get the puck back, MP and Armia are both good at that. Pucks would be forced onto Petans stick if he can read the play right.
Would be an interesting mix. Given that, it's up to Petan to make those reads off their forecheck, hopefully he's better at that than he is a puck retrieval.
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So we're abandoning the Matthias, Lowery, Armia line? I kinda liked the way they worked together last year.
Arthur Fonzarelli
"aaaaay"
When healthy I don't believe a shift occurred where these three weren't played together last season. I don't expect a change this season.
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MrBoJangelz71
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It's my 4th line. It fills the bill as a very good 4rth line, we know they work very well together, with some puck luck, the probably can provide some offensive production as well.
The key to us having a very good season is finding a 3rd line from a mix of solid players.
I would like to see Perrault/Copp/Petan get the first crack at it.
If I had to do a bet money on it opening day roster over any personal preferences I'd go:
Ehlers-Scheifele-Wheeler
MP-Little-Laine
Connor-Lowry-Armia
Matthias-Copp-Dano
Hendricks/Tanev
Morrissey-Trouba
Kulikov-Buff
Toby-Myers
Chiarot
Mason
Helly
Ehlers-Scheifele-Wheeler
MP-Little-Laine
Connor-Lowry-Armia
Matthias-Copp-Dano
Hendricks/Tanev
Morrissey-Trouba
Kulikov-Buff
Toby-Myers
Chiarot
Mason
Helly
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Yes, there are a few more that had this line than I initially thought. I agree with your thoughts.
I would guess that Maurice will keep this line united, at least in the beginning. With the top six pretty much determined, it really only leaves the 3rd line to be figured out.
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And if Connor does start on the 2nd unit, Perrault takes a spot on the third, that leaves two legitimate open spots for training camp.
And you are right, we are only predicting start of season lineups, middle and end may look very different.
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That's a thought. Is it any better with Petan and Connor? You could be right but I'd be interested in seeing if Petan and MP could compliment each other. Also how would Armia fit with them - or not.
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If Lowry is our third line centre, we miss the playoffs. Heck of a 4th line centre but best suited to exactly that.
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Agreed. I'm not sure if Petan is the answer, but as of right now he has so much more skill he deserves a chance there IMO.
Ehlers - Scheifele - Laine
Connor - Little - Wheeler
Perreault - Petan - Armia
Copp - Lowry - Dano
Morrissey - Trouba
Kulikov - Buff
Enstrom - Myers
Mason
Hellebuyck
Man, it's kinda crazy that our 3rd pair going into the season could be Enstrom/Myers. That's a nice 6 D.
Festinator
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Wtf? Lowry was our 3rd line center last year and we finished 7th in goals scored, why would him staying as the 3rd line center decrease the amount of goals we score by such a margin that we miss the playoffs?
Maurice's opening day lineup...
Laine Scheif Wheeler
MP Little Ehlers
Connor Lowry Armia
Matthias Copp Dano
(Tanev Hendricks)
Morrissey Trouba
Kulikov Buff
Enstrom Myers
(Chiarot)
Mason
Hellebuyck
What I would do if the seasonstarted tomorrow...
Laine Scheif Wheeler (unstoppable)
MP Little Armia (can play against any line in the league)
Connor Roslo Ehlers (speed kills)
Copp Lowry Dano (solid 4th line)
Matthias Tanev (Petan getting playing time on the Moose and Matthias subbing in when needed)
Morrissey Trouba
Kulikov Buff
Enstrom Myers
(Chiarot)
Mason
Hellebuyck
Laine Scheif Wheeler
MP Little Ehlers
Connor Lowry Armia
Matthias Copp Dano
(Tanev Hendricks)
Morrissey Trouba
Kulikov Buff
Enstrom Myers
(Chiarot)
Mason
Hellebuyck
What I would do if the seasonstarted tomorrow...
Laine Scheif Wheeler (unstoppable)
MP Little Armia (can play against any line in the league)
Connor Roslo Ehlers (speed kills)
Copp Lowry Dano (solid 4th line)
Matthias Tanev (Petan getting playing time on the Moose and Matthias subbing in when needed)
Morrissey Trouba
Kulikov Buff
Enstrom Myers
(Chiarot)
Mason
Hellebuyck
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Blue Shakehead
because lol Jets
Obviously goals scored does not equal playoffs, otherwise we'd have been in the playoffs last year, right? But if you want to talk scoring, lets start with how Lowry's even strength scoring rates are the same as Chris Thorburn's historical average.
The Leafs have Kadri as their 3C and we have Thorburn's younger overrated brother.
Good thing the Jets have Bryan Little at 2C and the Leafs have Tyler Bozak ("fake Bryan Little").
I also think I like Ehlers over Hyman, Laine over Nylander, Wheeler over Marner, etc.
I think the Jets could do better than Lowry at 3C, but their top-6 is going to be scary.
Blue Shakehead
because lol Jets
That's sort of the point. Our top-6 was just as scary last year. Adam Lowry at 3C is a liability whereas he is an asset at 4C. It's entirely fixable, either by playing Petan or Perreault at 3C. But Maurice is already calling him a key driver on the team, so there is little chance of that happening.
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