Should run Panarin on the third line. Laf will not get better without more minutes and he should be on the second. Or, move Panarin to the first line and put Kreider on the third with Trocheck, I thought they worked well together
blueline7677
I don’t want wheeler and panarin on the same line. Both are flawed pass first players who aren’t great defensively. That line is essentially needing chytil to score 40 goals as the only shooter while carrying the bulk of the defensive responsibilities on that line. I just don’t think Wheeler and Panarin are a great fit together
TheChelicopter
That’s an expensive 3rd line.
Rick91981
Thank you for posting a screenshot instead of a link
Pole420
Where’s Gustafsson?
Rolyat1127
I feel like they should have told othman to start practicing right wing like 2 years ago.
AdamFoxxx
Id wanna see Laf and Kreider swapped here tbh.
onebandonesound
Nah. Gimme bread-zib-kakko, laf-chytil-wheeler, Kreider-trocheck-othmann, and rotate Vesey/Goodrow/Pitlick/Bonino/Cuylle on the 4th line.
That first line is two possession monsters with a sniper centering them. Second line is veteran wheeler dishing to the other two kids. Third line is incredible depth, and the best mentorship we can offer to Othmann. Fourth line is grindy AF and excellent defensively.
lionson76
Even with Wheeler, I still think we need one of Kreids or Laf to switch sides. I’ve said before that I would ask Kreids to switch because his size and speed should help him recover from any positional mistakes better than Laf. For me that would make the top 9 something like:
– Panarin – Mika – Kreids – Laf – Chytil – Kakko – Goody/Vesey – Vinny – Wheeler
And then the 4th line would be some combo of Bonino, Cuylle, Pitlick, Nash, and whomever is not 3LW.
The power play units hopefully will be more balanced in time and between righties and lefties. The latter can be achieved by putting one of the kids on PP1 instead of Vinny or Wheeler (also a righty). So maybe something like:
– Kakko – Mika – Kreids – Panarin – Fox – Laf – Vinny – Chytil – Miller – Trouba
On defense only 3LD is up for grabs, and it seems like it’s Gustafson’s spot to lose. We’ll see if Jonesy or Robertson do enough to take it. I also think we should keep an eye on Ty Emberson. He’s the righty dman we got for Nemeth who quietly had an impressive season in Hartford last year. He can kind of do it all.
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Should run Panarin on the third line. Laf will not get better without more minutes and he should be on the second. Or, move Panarin to the first line and put Kreider on the third with Trocheck, I thought they worked well together
I don’t want wheeler and panarin on the same line. Both are flawed pass first players who aren’t great defensively. That line is essentially needing chytil to score 40 goals as the only shooter while carrying the bulk of the defensive responsibilities on that line. I just don’t think Wheeler and Panarin are a great fit together
That’s an expensive 3rd line.
Thank you for posting a screenshot instead of a link
Where’s Gustafsson?
I feel like they should have told othman to start practicing right wing like 2 years ago.
Id wanna see Laf and Kreider swapped here tbh.
Nah. Gimme bread-zib-kakko, laf-chytil-wheeler, Kreider-trocheck-othmann, and rotate Vesey/Goodrow/Pitlick/Bonino/Cuylle on the 4th line.
That first line is two possession monsters with a sniper centering them. Second line is veteran wheeler dishing to the other two kids. Third line is incredible depth, and the best mentorship we can offer to Othmann. Fourth line is grindy AF and excellent defensively.
Even with Wheeler, I still think we need one of Kreids or Laf to switch sides. I’ve said before that I would ask Kreids to switch because his size and speed should help him recover from any positional mistakes better than Laf. For me that would make the top 9 something like:
– Panarin – Mika – Kreids
– Laf – Chytil – Kakko
– Goody/Vesey – Vinny – Wheeler
And then the 4th line would be some combo of Bonino, Cuylle, Pitlick, Nash, and whomever is not 3LW.
The power play units hopefully will be more balanced in time and between righties and lefties. The latter can be achieved by putting one of the kids on PP1 instead of Vinny or Wheeler (also a righty). So maybe something like:
– Kakko – Mika – Kreids – Panarin – Fox
– Laf – Vinny – Chytil – Miller – Trouba
On defense only 3LD is up for grabs, and it seems like it’s Gustafson’s spot to lose. We’ll see if Jonesy or Robertson do enough to take it. I also think we should keep an eye on Ty Emberson. He’s the righty dman we got for Nemeth who quietly had an impressive season in Hartford last year. He can kind of do it all.