Problem with our lines, lack of scoring, and alot with Parise is your asking him to be the super star when hes prob the best support player for super stars in the league, its why he had his best years with Kovalchuck.
We need to get this guy a threat to take all eyes off Parise, someone Granlund can play catch with and allow Parise to be where hes at his best more than he is now... in front of the net.
Parise - Granlund - X
Zucker - Y/Koivu - Pominville
Vanek - Coyle - Nino
Carter - Haula - Fontain
Suter - Brodin
Scandella - Spurgeron
Prosser/Olof/Reilly - Z/Dumba
- X is #1 Priority right now, getting a more offensive danger threat. I have to assume we went as hard as we could to get RyJo and that would have solved alot of these problems imo, but here we are.
- Y is a concern, but not atm. If this team can get some consistency back Koivu can play to the stage of #1c, but if we get that RW danger threat for Parise-Granny, Maybe Granny takes a huge step? Either way our top2 centers are good enough to be competitive with pretty much any team for the next few years.
- Z our depth exp outside of our top4 is a concern these next 1-2 years if we move on Dumba, but we have talent back their to not have to freak out.
This is my current overall assessment of where this team is at right now, we need that Dynamic RW for Parise's line so everyone can fall into their roles better, someone who can score us that 1 goal to get us going consistently, or walk into the zone and force defenders to have to stand still and watch, or that 1 goal in OT, or all those 2v1's, 3v1s and breakaways.
We need to get this guy a threat to take all eyes off Parise, someone Granlund can play catch with and allow Parise to be where hes at his best more than he is now... in front of the net.
Parise - Granlund - X
Zucker - Y/Koivu - Pominville
Vanek - Coyle - Nino
Carter - Haula - Fontain
Suter - Brodin
Scandella - Spurgeron
Prosser/Olof/Reilly - Z/Dumba
- X is #1 Priority right now, getting a more offensive danger threat. I have to assume we went as hard as we could to get RyJo and that would have solved alot of these problems imo, but here we are.
- Y is a concern, but not atm. If this team can get some consistency back Koivu can play to the stage of #1c, but if we get that RW danger threat for Parise-Granny, Maybe Granny takes a huge step? Either way our top2 centers are good enough to be competitive with pretty much any team for the next few years.
- Z our depth exp outside of our top4 is a concern these next 1-2 years if we move on Dumba, but we have talent back their to not have to freak out.
This is my current overall assessment of where this team is at right now, we need that Dynamic RW for Parise's line so everyone can fall into their roles better, someone who can score us that 1 goal to get us going consistently, or walk into the zone and force defenders to have to stand still and watch, or that 1 goal in OT, or all those 2v1's, 3v1s and breakaways.
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