Pre-Game Talk: Tampa Bay VS Detroit November 15 7:30PM

[taliababa]

Please let Luke on the 2nd line be a placeholder for someone else.

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[GoAwayDanCleary]

Oh. My. God.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Haha can't wait to see glen score a hatty

Underrated shot better then ovechhkins

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Tampa playing back to back games, We had better show up tomorrow night.

 

[Retire91]

Hahaha Glendening in the top 6. This just gets better and better

 

[iDangleDangle]

Glenny in top 6? **** this team

 

[njx9]

Glendening aside, those lines suck. At least we'll probably leave Sproul in the press box again. Wouldn't want to sit Smith or Marchenko by accident.

 

[SirloinUB]

Let me be very clear, I do not support Glendening playing on the second line but I do have a couple of thoughts:

1) What have any of the names below him done over the last 10 games to justify top 6 minutes? Nyquist has 3 assists in his last 10 games, Sheahan's struggles have been discussed extensively and Helm has disappeared. Mantha should probably get a chance, but his 3 points in 11 NHL games isn't exactly inspiring. The rest of the bottom 6 aren't even worth mentioning. Many have asked for a merit based ice time structure; this is the result when your scorers aren't scoring.

2) Glendening has experienced decent success playing against TJ and Kucherov. Given Blashill's modus operandi I would imagine line 2 will be used in a shutdown role.

 

[Frk It]

We are struggling to score goals... so you move Nyquist down to line 3, and Glendening up to line 2?

I'm officially done with Jeff Blashill.

Also I hate the whole idea of a "shutdown line", as in you should be aiming for a line who's best possible outcome is to come out even. Flawed way of thinking, IMO.

 

[Wood Stick]

We are struggling to score goals... so you move Nyquist down to line 3, and Glendening up to line 2?

I'm officially done with Jeff Blashill.

Also I hate the whole idea of a "shutdown line", as in you should be aiming for a line who's best possible outcome is to come out even. Flawed way of thinking, IMO.

Shutdown lines work. You just can't have ****ing two of them with the way Blash does it. That's two zero offense 5 on 5 lines considering you have a fourth line as well. Our shutdown line should be the fourth line and fourth line only.

Glenny does not belong in the top six whatsoever. Never. Honestly the only offense will come from the third line which will probably barely play.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Kronwall is a healthy scratch so maybe Sproul is in?

 

[Claypool]

Nyquist-Helm-Mantha could be fun.

 

[Wood Stick]

Kronwall is a healthy scratch so maybe Sproul is in?

Sounds more like rest, but damn I'm hoping it's Sproul. Vanek expected back for Sunday.

 

[NooDLE]

Seems like Blashill's trying to re-create the Nyquist-Helm-Vanek line using Mantha instead.
All the other lines suck.

 

[Wood Stick]

Seems like Blashill's trying to re-create the Nyquist-Helm-Vanek line using Mantha instead.
All the other lines suck.

Mantha's style has changed so much in Detroit. He's a playmaker. I know his passing is awesome but I wish they told him to shoot the puck more, especially on the PP.

With Vanek back shortly, hopefully Bert goes instead of Mantha.

Z-Nielsen-Tatar
Vanek-Helm-Nyquist
Abby-Larkin-Mantha
Miller-GLendening-Sheahan

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Kronwall is a healthy scratch so maybe Sproul is in?

Yeah looking like Blashill is giving him a day off to rest up, So hopefully Sproul is in his place.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Sounds more like rest, but damn I'm hoping it's Sproul. Vanek expected back for Sunday.

Yup i think that Blashill is giving Kronner a rest day, Hopefully Sproul will be in for Kronwall. And glad that Vanek will be back against the Flames.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Nyquist-Helm-Mantha is what should have happened the 1st game after Vanek got injured.

Would people be less upset if the Larkin-Nielsen-Glendening line was penciled in as the 3rd line instead? Doubt it will get much more minutes than the "1st" and "3rd" lines.

 

[Wood Stick]

Nyquist-Helm-Mantha is what should have happened the 1st game after Vanek got injured.

Would people be less upset if the Larkin-Nielsen-Glendening line was penciled in as the 3rd line instead? Doubt it will get much more minutes than the "1st" and "3rd" lines.

There was no room for him. When Vanek went down, Nyquist was already on a different line. Glenny should never be on a line other than the fourth.

 

[Ingvar]

There was no room for him. When Vanek went down, Nyquist was already on a different line. Glenny should never be on a line other than the fourth.

It's not exactly Glenny's fault guys like Sheahan are so awful there is no-one else to put in top-6/top-9.

 

[Filppula]

Hahaha Blashill is such an idiot. There will be rejoicing when he's fired.

 

[ap3x]

Wow, the **** is this?

 

[JPE123]

Ahhhh, the smell of desperation so early in the season

 

[WingedWheel1987]

Wow, the **** is this?

Low event hockey and hoping your goalie plays like prime Hasek.

 

[GoAwayDanCleary]

Remember when things were going to change? Me too.

Same old habits.