Line Combos: Solutions Needed

[Coachcorner]

Imagine a scenario

with no additions

Bunting-Matthews-Marner
Kase-Tavares-Nylander
Mikheyev-Kampf-Engvall
Spezza-Kerfoot-Simmonds

Sire where we get jt miller. He one of the best players in the world nowadays........ canucks would be stupid to give him away though. For life. He is that fantastic... does errrthang really

 

[Ziggdiezan]

EXCELLENT.


finally, finally keefe takes the plunge, keeps the mikky-kampf-engvall line together, and sticks Kerfoot with Spezza. you could call that a 4th line but it should be higher scoring than the 3rd line.

And man, if Robertson can stick on the Tavares line then you have the possibility of a Kerfoot-Spezza-Kase line which would be fanastic depth. Though i'm guessing Kase will replace Robertson on that Tavares line when he's healthy....unless Robertson explodes.

I wonder if Robertson is a placeholder for a new addition and they send him down before he burns a year off his ELC

 

[Jozay]

I wonder if Robertson is a placeholder for a new addition and they send him down before he burns a year off his ELC

Doesnt sound like it.

 

[ToneDog]

I wonder if Robertson is a placeholder for a new addition and they send him down before he burns a year off his ELC

Sure smells like they are show casing Robbie.

 

[ToneDog]

Kerfoot who has been having a career year is now moving to the 4th line. Seems like a waste to me.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

I wonder if Robertson is a placeholder for a new addition and they send him down before he burns a year off his ELC

Isn't he too old for his contract to slide?

 

[kb]

I wonder if Robertson is a placeholder for a new addition and they send him down before he burns a year off his ELC

This season counts as his first season - he has no ELC slide.

 

[kb]

Sure smells like they are show casing Robbie.

Probably looking for a spark for the 2nd line. He's looked fine on the 4th line.

 

[LaPlante94]

Kerfoot always looked good with Kampf and Kase when they played together. At this point Mikheyev or Engvall are the odd man out if they are planning to keep Robertson up on the Leafs. Mik didn't look that good on that 2nd line, Engvall I believe hasn't been given a shot there and Robertson should thrive with his abilities.

 

[Menzinger]

Moving Kerfoot off the Tavaeres line likely needs to happen. It just hasn't been working.

 

[ToneDog]

Moving Kerfoot off the Tavaeres line likely needs to happen. It just hasn't been working.

Agreed but of the 3 Kerfoot has not been the problem IMO. JT hasn't been himself/very good and Willie is doing the old Willie disappearing act.

 

[griffon1]

I said before this that they should try Robber on that line. I'm not hopeful but it does need to be tried. Afterall, they don't know what will work, as shown by signing Ritchie to play there.

We need someone to spark that line, without depleting the other ones.

If this fails, it's trade time.

 

[Clyde Brewer]

What is everyone's opinion on splitting up Marner and Matthews?

Nylander-Matthews-Kase
Bunting- JT-Marner
Mik-Kampf-Kerfoot
Robertson-Spezza-Simmonds

 

[Ziggdiezan]

Isn't he too old for his contract to slide?

This season counts as his first season - he has no ELC slide.

Wow just checked and he is 20 already. Thanks for the clarification

 

[Gallagbi]

I'd run these for a bit the Tavares Line needs someone to retrieve pucks currently from what I see

Engvall - JT - Nylander
Mik - Kerf - Kase
Kampf - Spezza - Simmonds

If needed you flip Kampf and Kase.

Tough to have Kase anywhere but line 3 with the other wing options and thr fact none are great on the left.

I'll be amazed if we don't add another LW option for the Tavares Line by playoffs though

 

[kevsh]

Reilly-Liljegren will be a disaster. Not even sure in what alternate universe Keefe thinks this is a viable strategy to get 2 points.

 

[griffon1]

What is everyone's opinion on splitting up Marner and Matthews?

Nylander-Matthews-Kase
Bunting- JT-Marner
Mik-Kampf-Kerfoot
Robertson-Spezza-Simmonds

No, you don't split the best line in the league just because your second line is struggling.

 

[Menzinger]

Agreed but of the 3 Kerfoot has not been the problem IMO. JT hasn't been himself/very good and Willie is doing the old Willie disappearing act.

I dont think Kerfoot has been gelling with the other two (even though on the whole he's having a good season). He's been missing a fair amount of set ups the last few games from the other guys on the line.

 

[2legit2quit]

But we can't take out the Wayne Train. His presence keeps other teams from running our star players.

That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

Simmonds is absolute garbage and does nothing.

 

[Morgs]

Reilly-Liljegren will be a disaster. Not even sure in what alternate universe Keefe thinks this is a viable strategy to get 2 points.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

Simmonds is absolute garbage and does nothing.

 

[Ciao]

If that's the plan, then they need to sit Simmonds and give more than just eight minutes to Kerfoot-Spezza-Kase on the fourth line.

If they replaced Spezza on that line with Anderson or Seney it would be like having two third lines, and they could play them accordingly.

My preference would be for Anderson over Seney.

 

[ACC1224]

That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

Simmonds is absolute garbage and does nothing.

Fire Keefe?

 

[stickty111]

Reilly-Liljegren will be a disaster. Not even sure in what alternate universe Keefe thinks this is a viable strategy to get 2 points.

Why is it a bad idea?

 

[Buds17]

Why is it a bad idea?

I think any defender other than Brodie isn't going to make for the best fit there as a Rielly-Brodie pairing represents the only way for this team to currently have a true top pairing. I wouldn't say that doing anything else increases the likelihood of not garnering the two points on an given night to a substantial degree though.