Line Combos: What sey you?
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ColePens
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To me this is the crucial part of the season. Coaching has to be there. We have the tools, but just having the tools doesn't build the winning team. It has to be constructed by putting the players in the best possible way to win. Not favoring Kunitz. Not putting players on their off wing. Competition has to exist instead of just be given to vets.
This is the make or break part of the Penguins. MJ has to find chemistry and not be a complete dolt like Dan Bylsma putting Iginla on the opposite wing.
This is the make or break part of the Penguins. MJ has to find chemistry and not be a complete dolt like Dan Bylsma putting Iginla on the opposite wing.
Kristopher Letang
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CrosbytoKessel
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WHat i want
Perron-Crosby-Horny
Plots-Geno-kessel
Kunitz-Bonino-Bennett
Dupuis-Fehr-Sundqvist
Maattaa-Letang
Pouliot-Cole
DUmo-Lovejoy
Perron-Crosby-Horny
Plots-Geno-kessel
Kunitz-Bonino-Bennett
Dupuis-Fehr-Sundqvist
Maattaa-Letang
Pouliot-Cole
DUmo-Lovejoy
Beauner
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Coaches:
Kunitz-Crosby-Kessel
Perron-Geno-Hornqvist
Plotnikov-Fehr-Dupuis
Wilson/Farnham/Sundqvist-Bonino-Bennett
Maatta-Letang
Pouliot-Cole
Scuderi-Lovejoy
Dumo
What I want:
Perron-Sid-Hornqvist
Plotnikov-Malkin-Kessel
Kunitz-Fehr/Bonino-Bennett
Sundqvist-Laich/Bonino-Dupuis
Same D, switch Dumo and Scuds. They could go a few ways with the defense. I could see Lovejoy or even *shudder* Scuderi on the second pair, Pouliot on the third....I'm intrigued to see what they will do there. However, I think one of Kunitz or Dupuis need to be on the fourth line. Preferably Dupuis since he's coming back from LTIR and is getting up there. I would really like to see Fehr on the RW with Bonino but I doubt that happens considering how vocal Fehr is in his desire to play center so I'll let that go.
Kunitz-Crosby-Kessel
Perron-Geno-Hornqvist
Plotnikov-Fehr-Dupuis
Wilson/Farnham/Sundqvist-Bonino-Bennett
Maatta-Letang
Pouliot-Cole
Scuderi-Lovejoy
Dumo
What I want:
Perron-Sid-Hornqvist
Plotnikov-Malkin-Kessel
Kunitz-Fehr/Bonino-Bennett
Sundqvist-Laich/Bonino-Dupuis
Same D, switch Dumo and Scuds. They could go a few ways with the defense. I could see Lovejoy or even *shudder* Scuderi on the second pair, Pouliot on the third....I'm intrigued to see what they will do there. However, I think one of Kunitz or Dupuis need to be on the fourth line. Preferably Dupuis since he's coming back from LTIR and is getting up there. I would really like to see Fehr on the RW with Bonino but I doubt that happens considering how vocal Fehr is in his desire to play center so I'll let that go.
Kristopher Letang
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Beauner
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not sure why he's on my brain.I think the main concern with Johnston is that he won't have the spine to make Kunitz and Dupuis bottom 6 players.
Randy Butternubs
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For the start of August, I was thinking of doing a poll thread series (similar to top 20 prospects) about who HFPens wants to play where. Yay or nay?
For example, thread one would be "On who's wing does Kessel play on?" Options would be Crosby or Malkin.
For example, thread one would be "On who's wing does Kessel play on?" Options would be Crosby or Malkin.
David Perron - Sidney Crosby - Phil Kessel
Sergei Plotnikov - Evgeni Malkin - Patric Hornqvist
Chris Kunitz - Nick Bonino - Beau Bennett
Oscar Sundqvist - Eric Fehr - Pascal Dupuis
Olli Maatta - Kris Letang
Derrick Pouliot - Ian Cole
Brian Dumoulin - Ben Lovejoy
Extras: Rob Scuderi , Adam Clendening ( Could see Scuds or Lovejoy getting traded )
Marc - Andre Fluery
Jeff Zatkoff
Sergei Plotnikov - Evgeni Malkin - Patric Hornqvist
Chris Kunitz - Nick Bonino - Beau Bennett
Oscar Sundqvist - Eric Fehr - Pascal Dupuis
Olli Maatta - Kris Letang
Derrick Pouliot - Ian Cole
Brian Dumoulin - Ben Lovejoy
Extras: Rob Scuderi , Adam Clendening ( Could see Scuds or Lovejoy getting traded )
Marc - Andre Fluery
Jeff Zatkoff
AjaxTelamon
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Honestly, it gives me shivers to think about what the coaches might do. Not because I think they're bad, but because I have the mentality of the family dog who got whooped. I would do:
Perron - Crosby - PH
Plotnikov - Geno - Kessel
Bonino - Fehr - Dupuis
Wilson - Sundqvist - Bennett
Farnham
Maattaa - Letang
Dumo - Cole
Pouliot - Lovejoy
Scuds
And trade Kunitz (and Scuds) for futures.
I want a kid energy line for the 4th. And Bennett
And that third line will shut some people down.
Perron - Crosby - PH
Plotnikov - Geno - Kessel
Bonino - Fehr - Dupuis
Wilson - Sundqvist - Bennett
Farnham
Maattaa - Letang
Dumo - Cole
Pouliot - Lovejoy
Scuds
And trade Kunitz (and Scuds) for futures.
I want a kid energy line for the 4th. And Bennett
And that third line will shut some people down.
JRS91
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What I think they'll be.
Kunitz - Crosby - Kessel
Perron - Malkin - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Fehr - Dupuis
Sundqvist - Bonino - Bennett
Wilson
Letang - Maatta
Lovejoy - Pouliot
Scuderi - Cole
Dumoulin
Fleury
Zatkoff
What I'd do.
Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Malkin - Kessel
Kunitz - Fehr - Dupuis
Sundqvist - Bonino - Bennett
Farnham
Letang - Maatta
Cole - Pouliot
Lovejoy - Dumoulin
Scuderi
Fleury
Zatkoff
I think as of right now, the Penguins have four players on the right wing, who prefer to play on the right wing. That's Kessel, Hornqvist, Dupuis and Bennett. They have four centers, Crosby, Malkin, Fehr and Bonino and three left wingers in Perron, Kunitz and Plotnikov.
I really like the versatility of this lineup, obviously Crosby and Malkin are going to be our two top-six centers with Kessel and Hornqvist on the right wing. I just hope Johnston keeps Perron on the top-six. If Perron somehow has inseparable chemistry with Fehr and Dupuis and the top-six doesn't suffer, so be it. That said, there's really no reason he shouldn't start in the top-six on Crosby or Malkin's left wing.
I'm not a fan of Bennett anywhere other than the right wing, he's just not that useful on the left wing. Plotnikov from what I understand can play all three forward positions, but did his best on the left wing. The good thing about Plotnikov is he's a good two-way player and pretty physical, so even if he doesn't grab a top-six spot, he is still a viable bottom-six option. Fehr and Bonino can play all three forward positions, they also can produce in the top-six if necessary, which is always nice to have, but I see them more as third liners, too good for the fourth line, not consistent enough for the top-six.
It's honestly a nice problem to have, and I don't remember the last time the Penguins had this much forward depth, maybe when they had Morrow, Iginla and Jokinen.
Kunitz - Crosby - Kessel
Perron - Malkin - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Fehr - Dupuis
Sundqvist - Bonino - Bennett
Wilson
Letang - Maatta
Lovejoy - Pouliot
Scuderi - Cole
Dumoulin
Fleury
Zatkoff
What I'd do.
Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Malkin - Kessel
Kunitz - Fehr - Dupuis
Sundqvist - Bonino - Bennett
Farnham
Letang - Maatta
Cole - Pouliot
Lovejoy - Dumoulin
Scuderi
Fleury
Zatkoff
I think as of right now, the Penguins have four players on the right wing, who prefer to play on the right wing. That's Kessel, Hornqvist, Dupuis and Bennett. They have four centers, Crosby, Malkin, Fehr and Bonino and three left wingers in Perron, Kunitz and Plotnikov.
I really like the versatility of this lineup, obviously Crosby and Malkin are going to be our two top-six centers with Kessel and Hornqvist on the right wing. I just hope Johnston keeps Perron on the top-six. If Perron somehow has inseparable chemistry with Fehr and Dupuis and the top-six doesn't suffer, so be it. That said, there's really no reason he shouldn't start in the top-six on Crosby or Malkin's left wing.
I'm not a fan of Bennett anywhere other than the right wing, he's just not that useful on the left wing. Plotnikov from what I understand can play all three forward positions, but did his best on the left wing. The good thing about Plotnikov is he's a good two-way player and pretty physical, so even if he doesn't grab a top-six spot, he is still a viable bottom-six option. Fehr and Bonino can play all three forward positions, they also can produce in the top-six if necessary, which is always nice to have, but I see them more as third liners, too good for the fourth line, not consistent enough for the top-six.
It's honestly a nice problem to have, and I don't remember the last time the Penguins had this much forward depth, maybe when they had Morrow, Iginla and Jokinen.
Dipsy Doodle
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Coaches:
Kunitz - Crosby - Kessel
Perron - Malkin - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Bonino - Dupuis
Sundqvist - Fehr - Bennett
Sheary
Maatta - Letang
Scuderi - Cole
Pouliot - Lovejoy
Dumo
Me:
Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Malkin - Kessel
Kunitz - Bonino - Bennett
Sundqvist - Fehr - Dupuis
Farnham
Cole - Letang
Maatta - Lovejoy
Pouliot - Dumo
Scuds
(I'm assuming that Cole can play left d and Dumo can play right)
Kunitz - Crosby - Kessel
Perron - Malkin - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Bonino - Dupuis
Sundqvist - Fehr - Bennett
Sheary
Maatta - Letang
Scuderi - Cole
Pouliot - Lovejoy
Dumo
Me:
Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Malkin - Kessel
Kunitz - Bonino - Bennett
Sundqvist - Fehr - Dupuis
Farnham
Cole - Letang
Maatta - Lovejoy
Pouliot - Dumo
Scuds
(I'm assuming that Cole can play left d and Dumo can play right)
Waffle Fries
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This is my roster as well. I love that "fourth" line. It will be annoying as hell to play against.
Opening night:
Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Malkin - Kessel
Kunitz - Bonino - Bennett
Farnham - Sundqvist - Dupuis
IR: Fehr
Maatta - Letang
Pouliot - Cole
Dumoulin - Lovejoy
Scuderi
Fehr's injury would allow us to try Sundqvist out at centre though the faceoffs are going to be brutal outside of Sid. We have no idea how Plotnikov will look but starting him with Malkin and Kessel will insulate him plenty, if he struggles then you could always move Kunitz/Dupuis up. Once Fehr's back you put him at centre on the 4th line and have the option of running basically two 3rd lines. If Plotnikov looks good then I'd try and move Kunitz/Dupuis asap which would allow us to add a dman at the deadline.
Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Malkin - Kessel
Kunitz - Bonino - Bennett
Farnham - Sundqvist - Dupuis
IR: Fehr
Maatta - Letang
Pouliot - Cole
Dumoulin - Lovejoy
Scuderi
Fehr's injury would allow us to try Sundqvist out at centre though the faceoffs are going to be brutal outside of Sid. We have no idea how Plotnikov will look but starting him with Malkin and Kessel will insulate him plenty, if he struggles then you could always move Kunitz/Dupuis up. Once Fehr's back you put him at centre on the 4th line and have the option of running basically two 3rd lines. If Plotnikov looks good then I'd try and move Kunitz/Dupuis asap which would allow us to add a dman at the deadline.
Muscles4Malkin
Better 2015-16?
Kunitz - Crosby - Kessel
Plotnikov - Malkin - Hörnqvist
Dupuis - Bonino - Perron
Farnham - Sundqvist - Bennett
Rust
(Fehr is 3/4C later if everyone is healthy)
Määttä - Letang
Pouliot - Lovejoy (yuck!)
Dumoulin - Cole
Scuderi?
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Best for this team and what I would do? If Kunitz is heartless leach, then I'll drop him to bottom 9 and work lines like this:
Perron - Crosby - Hörnqvist
Plotnikov - Malkin - Kessel
Kunitz - Bonino - Dupuis
Farnham - Sundqvist - Bennett (poor Bennett)
(same as lineup above, but I'd like to see Simon up when injuries happen)
Plotnikov - Malkin - Hörnqvist
Dupuis - Bonino - Perron
Farnham - Sundqvist - Bennett
Rust
(Fehr is 3/4C later if everyone is healthy)
Määttä - Letang
Pouliot - Lovejoy (yuck!)
Dumoulin - Cole
Scuderi?
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Best for this team and what I would do? If Kunitz is heartless leach, then I'll drop him to bottom 9 and work lines like this:
Perron - Crosby - Hörnqvist
Plotnikov - Malkin - Kessel
Kunitz - Bonino - Dupuis
Farnham - Sundqvist - Bennett (poor Bennett)
(same as lineup above, but I'd like to see Simon up when injuries happen)
What my lineup would be:
Perron-Crosby-Hornqvist
Kunitz-Malkin-Kessel
Fehr-Bonino-Dupuis
Plotnikov-Sundqvist-Bennett
Wilson
Maatta-Letang
Pouliot-Lovejoy
Dumoulin-Cole
Erixon then Clendening
MAF
Zatkoff
Perron-Crosby-Hornqvist
Kunitz-Malkin-Kessel
Fehr-Bonino-Dupuis
Plotnikov-Sundqvist-Bennett
Wilson
Maatta-Letang
Pouliot-Lovejoy
Dumoulin-Cole
Erixon then Clendening
MAF
Zatkoff
AjaxTelamon
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As to Dumo, he never has played RD, to my knowledge. So it would be a big change. As to Cole, he says he's comfortable on the L too.
I think our legit options at RD are Letang, Cole, Lovejoy and now Clendening.
Black Label
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Coaches:
Kunitz - Crosby - Kessel
Perron - Malkin - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Fehr - Dupuis
Sundqvist - Bonino - Bennett
Määttä - Letang
Cole - Lovejoy
Scuds - Pouliot
What I want:
Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Malkin - Kessel
Sundqvist - Fehr - Bennett
Kunitz - Bonino - Dupuis
Cole - Letang
Määttä - Dumoulin
Pouliot - Lovejoy
Scuds
Kunitz - Crosby - Kessel
Perron - Malkin - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Fehr - Dupuis
Sundqvist - Bonino - Bennett
Määttä - Letang
Cole - Lovejoy
Scuds - Pouliot
What I want:
Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist
Plotnikov - Malkin - Kessel
Sundqvist - Fehr - Bennett
Kunitz - Bonino - Dupuis
Cole - Letang
Määttä - Dumoulin
Pouliot - Lovejoy
Scuds
Coach Travis
Back2Back!!!
There are just so many guys who can jump into the Top 6 with Sid & Geno, this is awesome! My hopes for Plotnikov will be that he kind of turns into a "niche player" who, maybe he's not a Top 6 guy on his own but his muscle, grit and hands make him a very nice complimentary player for Sid, Geno or Kessel.
So as I play NHL 15, here's my lineup:
Perron-Crosby-Hornqvist
Plotnikov-Malkin-Kessel
Bennett-Bonino-Dupuis
Kunitz-Fehr-Sundqvist
Maatta-Letang
Cole-Lovejoy
Pouliot-Dumolin
So as I play NHL 15, here's my lineup:
Perron-Crosby-Hornqvist
Plotnikov-Malkin-Kessel
Bennett-Bonino-Dupuis
Kunitz-Fehr-Sundqvist
Maatta-Letang
Cole-Lovejoy
Pouliot-Dumolin
mpp9
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Kunitz should have to outplay Plotnikov and Perron. Maybe even Fehr if they play him on LW assuming Sundqvist nails down that 4C role. Fehr can still take faceoffs for Malkin.
Dupuis should start on the 4th line and go from there.
Beyond that, Im not going to get all bent out of shape.
Dupuis should start on the 4th line and go from there.
Beyond that, Im not going to get all bent out of shape.
Ugene Magic
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Opening night:
Perron, Crosby, Hornqvist
Kunitz, Malkin, Kessel
Plotnikov, Bonino, Dupuis
Wilson/Sundqvist, Sundqvist/Fehr, Bennett (Fehr injury)
Wilson/Rust/Blueger/Zlobin
Maatta, Letang
Cole, Pouliot
Dumoulin, Lovejoy
Scuderi/Erixon
Fleury/Zatkoff
Award lineup:
Art Ross, Hart, Lindsay, Rocket Richard and Norris.
I won't go beyond that.
Perron, Crosby, Hornqvist
Kunitz, Malkin, Kessel
Plotnikov, Bonino, Dupuis
Wilson/Sundqvist, Sundqvist/Fehr, Bennett (Fehr injury)
Wilson/Rust/Blueger/Zlobin
Maatta, Letang
Cole, Pouliot
Dumoulin, Lovejoy
Scuderi/Erixon
Fleury/Zatkoff
Award lineup:
Art Ross, Hart, Lindsay, Rocket Richard and Norris.
I won't go beyond that.
Bishop7979
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What I want
Perron Sid Horny
Plots Geno Kessel
Kunitz Bonino Fehr
Duper Sunqvist Bennett
What we will probably get:
Kunitz Sid Kessel
Duper Geno Hornqvist
Bennett Bonino Perron
Sunqvist Fehr Plots
Perron Sid Horny
Plots Geno Kessel
Kunitz Bonino Fehr
Duper Sunqvist Bennett
What we will probably get:
Kunitz Sid Kessel
Duper Geno Hornqvist
Bennett Bonino Perron
Sunqvist Fehr Plots
