Montreal has depth down the middle? Very light depth. The only center at or over 200 lbs is Nate Thompson. Kotkaniemi is 6'2" so he could fill out. He just doesn't look like he ever will.
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Max Domi played number 1c last year with Danault.they now have Suzuki and Poeling coming in next year. Those are looking like legit top 6C’s. Their depth is just fine.wprager wrote:Montreal has depth down the middle? Very light depth. The only center at or over 200 lbs is Nate Thompson. Kotkaniemi is 6'2" so he could fill out. He just doesn't look like he ever will.
PTFlea wrote:Tkatchuk - White - Batherson
Duclair - Anisimov - Ryan
Tierney - Pageau - Brown
Boedker - Ennis - Balcers
Chabot - Demelo
Wolanin - Zaitsev
Hainsey - Jaros
Boro
Anderson
Nilsson
I don't see a 4C...unless we rotate 3 Cs.
PTFlea wrote:Tkatchuk - White - Batherson
Duclair - Anisimov - Ryan
Tierney - Pageau - Brown
Boedker - Ennis - Balcers
Chabot - Demelo
Wolanin - Zaitsev
Hainsey - Jaros
Boro
Anderson
Nilsson
I don't see a 4C...unless we rotate 3 Cs.
Flo The Action wrote:Max Domi played number 1c last year with Danault.they now have Suzuki and Poeling coming in next year. Those are looking like legit top 6C’s. Their depth is just fine.wprager wrote:Montreal has depth down the middle? Very light depth. The only center at or over 200 lbs is Nate Thompson. Kotkaniemi is 6'2" so he could fill out. He just doesn't look like he ever will.
wprager wrote:Flo The Action wrote:Max Domi played number 1c last year with Danault.they now have Suzuki and Poeling coming in next year. Those are looking like legit top 6C’s. Their depth is just fine.wprager wrote:Montreal has depth down the middle? Very light depth. The only center at or over 200 lbs is Nate Thompson. Kotkaniemi is 6'2" so he could fill out. He just doesn't look like he ever will.
In a Division with Boston and Tampa - and everyone keeps mentioning Florida, although I don't see it - do they have enough to be top 3?
If they somehow make it in they don't have the size to get far unless Price plays lights out. Not as good as Tampa and see what happened to them when the Jackets leaned on them a bit.
If Buffalo has its goaltending situation sorted out (big if) they will battle Montreal for 3rd or 4th.
PTFlea wrote:Tkatchuk - White - Batherson
Duclair - Anisimov - Ryan
Tierney - Pageau - Brown
Boedker - Ennis - Balcers
Chabot - Demelo
Wolanin - Zaitsev
Hainsey - Jaros
Boro
Anderson
Nilsson
I don't see a 4C...unless we rotate 3 Cs.
wprager wrote:
Wasn't Tierney playing C too?
DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:
I like your lineup but think they switch Batherson and Ryan to try to up Ryan's trade value. He's a really good passer and think he can rake up some points playing with White and Tkachuk. Not sure Batherson can handle top line minutes right now.
I can also see Anisimov on the wing with Pageau and Batherson as L2, and Tierney playing with Duclair and Brown as L3. Which leaves an awful 4th line in tack. I actually have no idea what these lines are going to look like. It's going to be a dung show. DJ Smith is destined to fail in year one but 2020 should see the emergence of Brannstrom, Brown, and maybe Formenton or Norris plus hopefully a top three pick.
DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:I just think a Tkachuk-White-Batherson line will get hemmed in their zone way too much. I am not saying Ryan is a solution but maybe he's better than Batherson defensively right now? I am really not sure.
I do hope Batherson is training with Crosby, Mackinnon, and Marchand again this off-season.
I can’t see Btherson getting third line minutes. But that second line might very well be our 3rd or you’re not far off from the top 9.DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:By end of the season I am hoping for
Tkachuk-White-Norris
Duclair-Anisimov-Ryan
Balcers-Brown-Batherson
Formenton-Tierney-Brown
Chabot-De Melo
Wolanin-Zaitsev
Brannstrom-Jaros
Nilsson
Hogberg
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