Megustaelhockey
"I like hockey" in Spanish
- Apr 29, 2011
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good to see 42 and 76 in lineup. i was told that one of them would not be playing game 1
sad part is at this point, we have 3 top 4 defensemen...
somehow, they need to get sheltered matchups...
meanwhile Clendening has been killing it with his sheltered matchups... but no, we should bench him
so you would have done Clendening for Staal or Holden?
I definitely want 42/76 as our steady 2nd pairing
Vigneault is under pretty extreme pressures to perform in the playoffs. He's been given a team with enough talent to make the playoffs. If Staal-Holden falter, it'll be mightily difficult for Vigneault to stone cold stare down at his terrible lineup decisions and continue to roll them. His every move will be analyzed once we get bounced.
Clendo has played better than both Staal and Holden. Ideally, Staal AND Girardi shouldn't be playing, but with Klein playing like crap, Staal is your best remaining option. This defense would be much better off like this:
27-42
76-4
18-22 AS A THIRD PAIRING...
Skjei can handle 2nd pairing minutes. He's proven it for half the year. Clendo is fantastic at moving the puck. Their going to have issues in their own end at times, but once the puck is out of danger and re-possessed they can move it up the ice better than anyone else on this team
Holden is what Klein was a year ago... Reliable top 4 guy that can be used as a stop gap for the top pairing, but no more. Ideally he is a #4-5
Dude just signed an extension.
They could get bounced in 4 being outscored 40-1 and he'll have nothing to worry about.
I mean, Julien is playing Ott and Martinsen, oh and he's playing them with Galchenyuk.Okay, I've changed my prediction. From Canadiens in 5 or 6 to Canadiens in 2. AV has no clue.
Dude just signed an extension.
They could get bounced in 4 being outscored 40-1 and he'll have nothing to worry about.
I mean, Julien is playing Ott and Martinsen, oh and he's playing them with Galchenyuk.
Yeah, but Vigneault had another year after this season, and then he got a futher extension.Torts got bounced while still being under contract for another season IIRC.
It won't be an issue IMO.
Wow.Ott and King have combined for I think 2 points in like 35 games?
I mean, Julien is playing Ott and Martinsen, oh and he's playing them with Galchenyuk.
I can't understand the love this board has for McIlrath. 29 other teams could have had him for nothing and passed. Then Florida picks him up because they were a hot mess and he couldn't even get into their lineup. Panthers release him and now he's in the Red Wings minor league system.
!?!He's also playing Jordie Benn on the 2nd pairing lel.
***Response to a post in previous thread that I couldn't use quote feature. (Sorry)
Lots of teams passed on McIlrath, true, but how many times has Glass been waived and no one would take him at no cost either, still AV finds room for garbage. At least DMac DID add actual toughness.
Wow.
Better than I expected.
!?!
Maybe our coach isn't the only one who isn't as progessive as we'd like with personnel decisions!