GDT: Wings at Flyers | March 25

[SoupNazi]

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[SoupNazi]

 

[norrisnick]

Veleno with Larkin?

Guess it's not just GMs tanking...

 

[TheOtherOne]

Zadina replaced with Diet Zadina

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

ugly lineup yeesh

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Woof that lineup.

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

Out of all the forwards, I would say Veleno is the least deserving of a bump to the first line.

Eh, whatever.

 

[Holden Caufield]

ugly lineup yeesh

 

[YpsiWings]

That’s what Babcock is doing right now seeing Erne in the top six and Berggren on the 4th line.

 

[mikerooooose]

With this roster, why is Berggren on the fourth line?!

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

With this roster, why is Berggren on the fourth line?!

probably cause he’s not focused purely on defense.

 

[norrisnick]

probably cause he’s not focused purely on defense.

It's not easy beating the offense out of players so you get nice safe low event forwards like Zadina and Veleno.

 

[TheOtherOne]

Or because he's not really outplaying anyone in particular

 

[aar000n]

I would like to see a 3-2 loss good for the tank and I would like to have more Berggren

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

This is a tanking lineup if I've ever seen one.

Should be

Kubalik-Larkin-Raymond: Kubalik has been at his best this year when paired with Larkin.
Berggren-Copp-Perron
Erne-Suter-Chiasson
Luff-Veleno-Czarnik

Bottom 6 is interchangeable.

 

[jaster]

probably cause he’s not focused purely on defense.

…while providing zero offense.

 

[SoupGuru]

Berggren has sucked lately. 1 point and -10 in his last 10 games. Not that Erne is much better with 2 points and -1 in his last 10. Which line they're on is certainly not something I'm going to get upset about.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Berggren has sucked lately. 1 point and -10 in his last 10 games. Not that Erne is much better with 2 points and -1 in his last 10. Which line they're on is certainly not something I'm going to get upset about.

I mentioned this recently, Berggren looks like he’s completely and totally hit the rookie wall. 2 points and -13 in his last 17 games with only 13 shots on goal. It’s rather dreadful. He doesn’t pass the eye test either.

He’s lucky that we sold off because he probably wouldn’t be playing if this team had held onto other pieces.

 

[dalem177]

Berggren has sucked lately. 1 point and -10 in his last 10 games. Not that Erne is much better with 2 points and -1 in his last 10. Which line they're on is certainly not something I'm going to get upset about.

Maybe this is the kind of thing that happens when a team lets its foot off the gas because its not set up to win every night. I would imagine rookies feed off the overall "energy" of the team and coaching staff even more than veterans.

But by all means, clank that tank, right?!?

 

[DatsDeking]

That’s what Babcock is doing right now seeing Erne in the top six and Berggren on the 4th line.

That’s 100% what this is. The lineup looks like a Babcockian fan fiction.

Kubalik should be on the top line. Even if this is just trying to get Veleno some confidence. And our second line looks rough too. My love for Perron has unfortunately started to dwindle.

 

[dalem177]

"Once again the Wings find themselves in the City of Brotherly Love. Instead of some love however, they are looking for a victory, and perhaps for some payback. The Flyers have flown past our Red Wings twice already this season, and although Detroit and Philadelphia are indeed birds of a feather at this point with their hopes of a post-season effectively dashed, they can at least settle their pecking order properly today." - Plausible Keats

 

[TheOtherOne]

I mentioned this recently, Berggren looks like he’s completely and totally hit the rookie wall. 2 points and -13 in his last 17 games with only 13 shots on goal. It’s rather dreadful. He doesn’t pass the eye test either.

He’s lucky that we sold off because he probably wouldn’t be playing if this team had held onto other pieces.

He's just getting his sophomore slump out of the way early so he can help us into the playoffs next year

 

[SoupGuru]

I mentioned this recently, Berggren looks like he’s completely and totally hit the rookie wall. 2 points and -13 in his last 17 games with only 13 shots on goal. It’s rather dreadful. He doesn’t pass the eye test either.

He’s lucky that we sold off because he probably wouldn’t be playing if this team had held onto other pieces.

Berggren, Raymond, and Zadina have kind of blurred together into undersized perimeter players that get pushed off the puck easily and don't look particularly dangerous for 9 out of 10 of their shifts. I'm not sure what they need to do to get their mojo back other than be patient and work through it

 

[raymond23]

Nice to see Newsy turning into Blashill

 

[NickH8]

Berggren, Raymond, and Zadina have kind of blurred together into undersized perimeter players that get pushed off the puck easily and don't look particularly dangerous for 9 out of 10 of their shifts. I'm not sure what they need to do to get their mojo back other than be patient and work through it

The difference is Raymond still produces a little. Zadina and Berggren have added absolutely nothing to defense. Both should be in GR had we not sold. And that's coming from someone who's been a cheerleader for Berggren since before he was drafted.

Honestly, I can't wait for our middle 6 to be filled with Mazurs and Kaspers instead of Zadinas.