OT: We have the first overall pick in the Carolina Hurricanes Bandwagon Playoff draft.

[Penske]

 

[Winger for Hire]

Can we swap HOG for future considerations in this draft?

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

Welcome!

 

[Night Shift]

Reunited with Hainsey. And Welcome

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Can we swap HOG for future considerations in this draft?

Toss in sandwiches from Primanti's for the entire Canes board and some suds from Penn Brewery and I think I could convince Carolina's Identity to make it happen.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Reunited with Hainsey.

 

[Headshot77]

Oh Lord Tarheel, please bestow our team some injury luck. Please.

That or WWE gifs. Either or

 

[SEALBound]

Oh Lord Tarheel, please bestow our team some injury luck. Please.

That or WWE gifs. Either or

And Gina...don't forget about Gina

 

[Nakawick]

So is this cat going to participate in regard to line ups, strategies, etc or is this just a little sizzle and no steak? Did we draft McDavid or Yakupov?

 

[Headshot77]

So is this cat going to participate in regard to line ups, strategies, etc or is this just a little sizzle and no steak? Did we draft McDavid or Yakupov?

As a #1OA the expectations are high. I expect Tarheel to be able to post game day threads at a first line level.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Welcome, garnett and tarheel! There's plenty of room on the bandwagon, as usual

 

[Crosbyfan]

Welcome, garnett and tarheel! There's plenty of room on the bandwagon, as usual

Extra pressure on Tarheel as we had to use our pick.

With a name like Garnett we should expect a little extra grit...

Welcome to both. Hope it goes some distance!

 

[TorstenFrings]

Lets hope this one works out better than the last time we got a high pick courtesy of the Carolina Hurricanes. Otherwise we'll have a group meltdown on our hands each time halleJOKEL posts three times per game on the Predators board.

 

[Nakawick]

As a #1OA the expectations are high. I expect Tarheel to be able to post game day threads at a first line level.

They would be considered a legend by many if they made a thread titled "why Kunitz belongs in the top 6".

 

[Crosbyfan]

They would be considered a legend by many if they made a thread titled "why Kunitz belongs in the top 6".

We can certainly use some fresh incite (pun intended) on that...

 

[tarheelhockey]

So is this cat going to participate in regard to line ups, strategies, etc or is this just a little sizzle and no steak? Did we draft McDavid or Yakupov?

As far as lineups go, I'd roll with something like this:

F1. Malkin - Crosby - Kessel
Because this is the NHL, not house league where everybody gets to play. I'd go ahead and double shift this line if possible, try and rack up as big a lead as possible and then take it easy the rest of the game just running down the clock.

F2. Kunitz - Bonino - Hornqvist
The big keys to this line are 1) Kunitz driving the offense like the 35-goal scorer we all know he can be, and 2) Hornqvist staying healthy... this whole lineup is seriously ****ed if he gets hurt somehow, so that can't happen.

F3. Dumoulin - Cullen - Hainsey
This is what I call the "Jim Rutherford Special", you get 3 guys you signed 5 years ago and then put them back together in completely different circumstances and assume they'll figure it out.

F4. Sestito - Sutter- Sunqworst
I put Sestito in here because you need that little bit of grit and veteran inspiration in the playoffs.


D1. Letang/Daley/Maatta - Streit
The left side can vary because there's a wealth of options there and you can't possibly go wrong. The right side is mainly about laughing at the Flyers.

D2. Cole - Schultz
These defensemen play for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.

D3. Who really cares, am I right?


I'd start Fleury over Martin because he's already banked a lot of XP at this point and you really kind of have to start all over if you switch now.



You can thank me later. I'll be back soon with some more ideas about how you can do things better.

 

[Penske]

As far as lineups go, I'd roll with something like this:

F1. Malkin - Crosby - Kessel
Because this is the NHL, not house league where everybody gets to play. I'd go ahead and double shift this line if possible, try and rack up as big a lead as possible and then take it easy the rest of the game just running down the clock.

F2. Kunitz - Bonino - Hornqvist
The big keys to this line are 1) Kunitz driving the offense like the 35-goal scorer we all know he can be, and 2) Hornqvist staying healthy... this whole lineup is seriously ****ed if he gets hurt somehow, so that can't happen.

F3. Dumoulin - Cullen - Hainsey
This is what I call the "Jim Rutherford Special", you get 3 guys you signed 5 years ago and then put them back together in completely different circumstances and assume they'll figure it out.

F4. Sestito - Sutter- Sunqworst
I put Sestito in here because you need that little bit of grit and veteran inspiration in the playoffs.


D1. Letang/Daley/Maatta - Streit
The left side can vary because there's a wealth of options there and you can't possibly go wrong. The right side is mainly about laughing at the Flyers.

D2. Cole - Schultz
These defensemen play for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.

D3. Who really cares, am I right?


I'd start Fleury over Martin because he's already banked a lot of XP at this point and you really kind of have to start all over if you switch now.



You can thank me later. I'll be back soon with some more ideas about how you can do things better.

The third line being called the Jim Rutherford special might get confused with this

 

[Jacob]

He should have to buy a Penguins jersey and take a picture of him wearing it outside PPGPA.

 

[BHD]

Can we swap HOG for future considerations in this draft?

Pretty sure JR would include a couple more draft picks to make it happen. You have to give something to get something, especially for a guy like GP.