Smyth - Hall - Hemsky
Perron - Arcobello - Eberle
Joensuu - Gordon - Yakupov
Hamilton - Acton - Brown/Macintyre/Eager
Ference - Schultz
Smid - Petry
Belov - Larsen
Schultz
This is pretty much my lineup as well, and the first one or Smyth and Hemsky to falter and Yakupov moves up.
I hate having Smyth and Hemsky with Hall, but they haven't look too bad in preseason at least, thought fairly certain Hall can make anyone look good.
Smyth - Hall - Hemsky
Perron - Arcobello - Eberle
Joensuu - Gordon - Yakupov
Hamilton - Acton - Brown/Macintyre/Eager
Ference - Schultz
Smid - Petry
Belov - Larsen
Schultz
It annoys me to see Hemsky on the first line and last seasons leading goal scorer on the 3rd. I won't stress about it because Hemsky will get hurt sooner or later
Smyth - Hall - Hemsky
Perron - Arcobello - Eberle
Joensuu - Gordon - Yakupov
Hamilton - Acton - Brown/Macintyre/Eager
Ference - Schultz
Smid - Petry
Belov - Larsen
Schultz
Once people are all recovered...Here's how Eakins builds his lines.
“This isn’t about top six and bottom six (forwards),†Eakins said. “I’d rather take the top six and put them vertical and have basically three lines (so) that the other team goes, ‘Which one am I going to check tonight?’
Someone on TSN last night explained this really well (don't remember who). They said that Hemsky and Hall go together well because they can cycle and try to get the passing play, but you can put anybody with Yakupov and he is going to carry the offence himself and try to snipe one he can be put with plugs and still put up numbers
MacIntyre-Hall-Brown
Hall-Arco-Eberle
Hall-Gordon-MacIntyre
Perron-Hall-Yakupov
Hall-Schultz
MacIntyre-Hall
Hall-MacIntyre
Dubnyk
Hall
#NailedIt
Until we are healthy its unfortunately the best scenario imo.
See the game vs Vancouver..Yak was with Khaira and Hamilton IIRC and one of them dug the puck out behind the net after a good forecheck and centered it... Yak sniped it top corner before anyone had time to react. He's got that one-shot scoring ability thats probably best on the team
It will be something like
Smyth-Hall-Hemsky
Perron-Arcobello-Eberle
Joenssu-Gordon-Yakupov
Hamilton-Acton-Brown
MacIntire, Eager
J.Schultz-Ferrence
Petry-Smid
Belov-N.Schultz
Larsen
Once RNH and Gagner come back, Hall switches back to 1LW spot, Arcobello goes to the AHL, and Smyth, depending on how he performs bounces between 2-4LW spots. Another possibility is Hall continues to play centre and they roll with three scoring lines with Acton taking a spot in the PB.
Not liking Smyth that much but:
Smyth - Hall - Hemsky
Perron - Arco - Eberle
Joensuu - Gordon - Yak
Hamilton - Acton - Jones
Brown, Mac
Ference - JSchultz
Smid - Petry
Larsen - Belov
NSchultz
I expect Belov to replace Smid if Smid continues to suck.
Smyth - Hall - Hemsky
Perron - Arcobello - Eberle
Joensuu - Gordon - Yakupov
Hamilton - Acton - Brown/Macintyre/Eager
Ference - Schultz
Smid - Petry
Belov - Larsen
Schultz