Line Combos: This team needs to mix things up!
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Jongdo
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Actually i don't know what should Cooke do on that line? He really don't have that much offensive talent, his game is very simple, he just shoot the puck. Pominville and Granlund both can make a plays, what i was just thinking does that work with Cooke?
Hopefully Parise's speed combined with his work along the boards will give enough time for Heatley to catch up to the play. I actually think that line might work.
Heatley and Parise lit it up at the beginning of last year.
I just hope these new lines last more than half a game.
Russo said that Heatley and Fontaine were rotating on the 1st and 4th lines, so it's actually:
Parise-Coyle-Fontaine/Heatley
Cooke-Granlund-Pominville
Nino-Koivu-Brodziak
Heatley/Fontaine-Konopka-Mitchell
My guess is they'll keep rotating back and forth, because Yeo doesn't have enough cojones to just leave Heatley on 4th line and move on.
Parise-Coyle-Fontaine/Heatley
Cooke-Granlund-Pominville
Nino-Koivu-Brodziak
Heatley/Fontaine-Konopka-Mitchell
My guess is they'll keep rotating back and forth, because Yeo doesn't have enough cojones to just leave Heatley on 4th line and move on.
behemolari
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Provide support, hits, somebody to add ammo to the MiG-64 so Pominville can win the war.
Sportsfan1
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Lol, my thoughts exactly.
Rather have Coyle as a winger the Brodziak. Pretty skeptical about those lines and this coming from someone who is eager to see Koivu separated from Parise. That's to much separation.
SwimToTheMoon
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Not a fan of changing up the lines after one loss.....we were on a 3 game winning streak beforehand. Why change it up like this?
Personally, I'd put Coyle on the top line instead of Fontaine and put Fontaine on the third line with Heatley and Brodziak.
Just my 2 cents
Personally, I'd put Coyle on the top line instead of Fontaine and put Fontaine on the third line with Heatley and Brodziak.
Just my 2 cents
Dee Oh Cee
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So glad the big kid is set to return to the lineup. A big shakeup was inevitable and hopefully Coyle comes back healthy and provides a legit boost. I'm not about to get greedy and complain about the combinations Yeo threw out there today. Mixing it up is good enough for now and I'll take anything that involves trying Parise with a different center. Yet I'm still left with a few questions...
if they're going to have less skill on Koivu's line, why not get Cooke out there on the left wing? I suspect Cooke might be too old to log that kind of TOI, but maybe his minutes could be controlled since he shouldn't see PP time.
A few have brought it up already, but why are Yeo and his guys so high on Justin Fontaine?! The dude might provide decent value as a depth forward, but is nowhere near qualified to see time on a scoring line. Some of the turnovers that came off his stick over the last few games have been downright laughable.
Where does Coyle really provide the most value? Granlund is showing he's a viable option as a second line pivot. Given that, I say that decent speed and big frame is more valuable playing on the wall, running down opposing defenders and stapling guys to the boards.
Jongdo
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This, and i think this has been going all season, not just last few games. I hope that these lines work's so they don't have to chance the lines every other game. Every one of those lines do have a potential to be a scoring line.
I'm with you. I think it has been going on since he's been with the big club, but the level of embarrassment associated with said turnovers went up exponentially when Yeo handed Fontaine a first line gig. Seeing a fourth-liner cycle the puck to nobody is a lot easier to stomach.
And for the record I've been a UMD diehard since birth...
Jongdo
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Yeah but when the other option is Heater you are gonna start to think... If you are gonna play Parise and Koivu in different lines there is no options. You can't put Fontaine or Heatley with Pom and Granny. You could play Fontaine with Koivu and Broziak, but there wouldn't be any skil on that line..
^So you mean it would be like when Koivu skated with Bruno and Miettinen... only with a little bit more skill and better shooting accuracy?
I'd be in favor of that. Koivu plays with more determination when he has to carry a line flat out like that.
I'd be in favor of that. Koivu plays with more determination when he has to carry a line flat out like that.
Once we found out that Fontaine was gonna make the Wild roster out of camp I immediately started to fear that Yeo would play favorites since he'd coached Fontaine in Houston. My fear's are coming true, and even more than I originally anticipated.
tomgilbertfan
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Yeo didn't coach Fontaine. Fontaine's first year in the AHL was 2011-2012, Yeo's first year with the Wild. Torts coached Fontaine.
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I really like Coyle but is it best for the team to have him centering the top line before he even plays a game after coming back from injury?
It will be his 3rd game this year and (I believe) his 3rd game playing center in the NHL?
It will be his 3rd game this year and (I believe) his 3rd game playing center in the NHL?
I don't think its fair to say there are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd lines.
I would say those are three average 2nd lines.
The minute breakdown will probably end up being very similar to what it has been.
