Line Combos: The Star Wars Line

[Heaton]

I read it in our post game thread, can't remember who said it, or if they came up with it, but it's genius.

Drewbacca - Luke - Lando.

Easily been our most consistent line of the playoffs too. Maybe not AS good, but they remind me of the Sami Pahlsson line with Rob Niedermayer when the Ducks won the cup in '07.

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[Flowah]

Saw it on WIIM. I love it.

 

[Heaton]

Saw it on WIIM. I love it.

Credit to WIIM then!

 

[Jusek]

lmao these are from reddit:

 

[The Axe]

making chewie's hair grey = classic. f'd up, but classic!!!

 

[detredWINgs]

I've never seen Star Wars, so the fact that "Lando" was a character was totally lost on me. Just had to google it for confirmation.

Freal though - this might be one of the best nicknames for a line ever. Whoever came up with it is a nerd and a genius.

 

[Mount Suribachi]

I read it in our post game thread, can't remember who said it, or if they came up with it, but it's genius.

Drewbacca - Luke - Lando.

Easily been our most consistent line of the playoffs too. Maybe not AS good, but they remind me of the Sami Pahlsson line with Rob Niedermayer when the Ducks won the cup in '07.

Yeah, I stole it from LetsGoWings, who stole it from Wingin it in Midtown.

Too awesome not to plagiarize, especially with Princess Babs and Abdelvader.

 

[PelagicJoe]

so the fact that "Lando" was a character was totally lost on me. Just had to google it for confirmation.

Freal though - this might be one of the best nicknames for a line ever. Whoever came up with it is a nerd and a genius.

On a serious note, does having Lando make Joker (more) obsolete?

 

[detredWINgs]

On a serious note, does having Lando make Joker (more) obsolete?

I've never seen the original Star Trek or any of the LOTR movies either. I didn't have any friends or family who were into it growing up, and by the time I became an adult, it was so much a talking point/ongoing joke with my friends that I haven't bothered to sit down and watch it.

As to your second point, I think it absolutely does. There's no reason Lando can't become as strong a PKer as Joker is and thats pretty much all that separates them. I would say size, but Joker is as soft as it gets and rarely uses his body.

 

[14ari13]

I've never seen Star Wars, so the fact that "Lando" was a character was totally lost on me. Just had to google it for confirmation.

Freal though - this might be one of the best nicknames for a line ever. Whoever came up with it is a nerd and a genius.

I think I have seen it, but always fall to sleep.

 

[Run the Jewels]

On a serious note, does having Lando make Joker (more) obsolete?

Joker tends to center a line so Lando alone wouldn't make him obsolete. If we continue to separate Z and Pav and then go with Sheahan and Luke then Joker doesn't really have a spot.

The downside with that line of thinking though is that Pav and Z are getting up there in age and will probably miss a decent number of games every season. So it helps to have some depth at center.

Now if Athanasiou can center an NHL line we will be in great shape when it comes to depth. Then in another 2-3 seasons you will have Larkin who will at a bare minimum probably be able to center a bottom 6 line.

So yeah, I think within another year or two Joker will be the odd man out. Maybe he will be able to adapt and take a Drew Miller like role on the team but that remains to be seen.

 

[Flowah]

Credit to WIIM then!

Well I don't know if they coined it or got it from someone else and just perpetuated it.

Either way, it's incredible.

 

[Frk It]

I've never seen the original Star Trek or any of the LOTR movies either. I didn't have any friends or family who were into it growing up, and by the time I became an adult, it was so much a talking point/ongoing joke with my friends that I haven't bothered to sit down and watch it.

As to your second point, I think it absolutely does. There's no reason Lando can't become as strong a PKer as Joker is and thats pretty much all that separates them. I would say size, but Joker is as soft as it gets and rarely uses his body.

Not a huge Star Wars guy, but I think LOTR are must-watch movies.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

I'm very happy with this.

 

[iDangleDangle]

Such an awesome name and fit for the line

We desperately need a GDT with a Star Wars theme centering around the guys

 

[opivy]

This is hilarious. Quite a witty pick.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

I've never seen Star Wars, so the fact that "Lando" was a character was totally lost on me. Just had to google it for confirmation.

Freal though - this might be one of the best nicknames for a line ever. Whoever came up with it is a nerd and a genius.

is star wars now just basically on your "list"

its like me with any of those hobbit/lord of the rings/harry potter movies

never seen them and i never will

too many people always seemed so shocked when i said i hadent watched them and told me how much i should that i simply refuse at this point as they're now on my "list"

 

[SimplySolace]

Not a huge Star Wars guy, but I think LOTR are must-watch movies.

Books > movies

 

[splot]

Books > movies

You clearly haven't read any Star Wars books. Not that I have either, but their reputation isn't exactly stellar.

 

[SimplySolace]

You clearly haven't read any Star Wars books. Not that I have either, but their reputation isn't exactly stellar.

Was referring to LOTR more so (see avatar), but there are some SW books that are alright though I'm not big on them.

 

[Flowah]

Books > movies

Book readin is fer intellecshuls and folks who think they're better'n everyone else.

 

[PelagicJoe]

I've never seen the original Star Trek or any of the LOTR movies either. I didn't have any friends or family who were into it growing up, and by the time I became an adult, it was so much a talking point/ongoing joke with my friends that I haven't bothered to sit down and watch it.

As to your second point, I think it absolutely does. There's no reason Lando can't become as strong a PKer as Joker is and thats pretty much all that separates them. I would say size, but Joker is as soft as it gets and rarely uses his body.

You're not missing anything as far as LOTR goes. My wife loves that series. I think they're all nothing but excessively lengthy cures for insomnia. Now Dead Alive, there's a good Peter Jackson film.

Back to the topic at hand, let us not forget Joker is slower than molasses in Siberia. Players like him are also pretty much a dime a dozen.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

LOTR is must watch

Star wars is ok

 

[Claypool]

I've never seen Star Wars

why?

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

ITT: Me feeling like Randal from Clerks II.