Official GMHockey.com recommended line-up for the Sens.

Slick! Nice job adding the shootout selection. Heh heh. Should be interesting... time to put mine together... I'll update this post later with my details.

My first stab...

FORWARDS
Line #1: Heatley - Spezza - Foligno
Line #2: Kovalev - Fisher - Alfie
Line #3: Shannon - Kelly - Winchester
Line #4: Ruutu - Bass - Neil
Extra(s): Donovan (Regin on call-up duty)

DEFENSE
Pairing #1: Volchenkov - Campoli
Pairing #2: Picard - Phillips
Pairing #3: Kuba - Smith
Extra(s): Schubert (Lee on call-up duty)

GOALIES
Starter: Leclaire
Backup: Elliott
Platoon system?: N (Leclaire will get the lion's share of starts)

POWERPLAY
First Unit of 5: Alfie, Heatley, Spezza, Kovalev, Kuba
Second Unit of 5: Foligno, Winchester, Fisher, Shannon, Campoli

PENALTY KILL
First Unit of 4: Alfie, Fisher, Phillips, Volchenkov
Second Unit of 4: Kelly, Winchester, Kuba, Smith

SHOOTOUT
1st Shooter: Kovalev
2nd Shooter: Spezza
3rd Shooter: Alfie
Extra Rounds
4th Shooter: Ruutu
5th Shooter: Foligno

NOTE #1: Do NOT, I repeat DO NOT send Heatley in on the shootout. Please!
NOTE #2: My lineup exceeds the cap, therefore is not actually possible to ice.


Here's the "auto generated lines" from capgeek.com with the roster above:

AUTO-GENERATED CAPGEEK.COM LINES

FORWARDS
Dany Heatley ($7.500m) / Jason Spezza ($7.000m) / Alexei Kovalev ($5.000m)
Daniel Alfredsson ($4.875m) / Mike Fisher ($4.200m) / Chris Kelly ($2.125m)
Chris Neil ($2.000m) / Jarkko Ruutu ($1.300m) / Nick Foligno ($0.850m)
Shean Donovan ($0.625m) / Ryan Shannon ($0.600m) / Jesse Winchester ($0.550m)
Cody Bass ($0.513m)

DEFENSEMEN
Filip Kuba ($3.700m) / Chris Phillips ($3.500m)
Jason Smith ($2.600m) / Anton Volchenkov ($2.500m)
Christoph Schubert ($0.883m) / Alexandre Picard ($0.800m)
Chris Campoli ($0.633m)

GOALTENDERS
Pascal Leclaire ($3.800m) / * Brian Elliott ($0.942m)

CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS
ROSTER: 22; PAYROLL: $57.426m; CAP ROOM: $-0.561m BONUSES: $0.065m

Thanks for the idea, I just ran with it because work is slow right now. Maybe we should have a different thread for comments so that this area stays "clean" for rosters. Yes or No???

FORWARDS
Line #1: Heatley - Spezza - Winchester
Line #2: Kovalev - Regin - Alfredsson
Line #3: Shannon - Fisher - Foligno
Line #4: Ruutu - Kelly - Neil
Extra(s): Donovan, Bass

DEFENSE
Pairing #1: Kuba, Phillips
Pairing #2: Volchenkov, Campoli
Pairing #3: Smith, Picard
Extra(s): Lee, Karlsson (I really want to put him in the lineup. I think he will make the team)

GOALIES
Starter: Leclaire
Backup: Elliott
Platoon system?: N (but they will both play around they same # of games due to Leclaire being made of glass)(hate that trade)

POWERPLAY
First Unit of 5: Heatley - Spezza - Alfie - Campoli - Picard
Second Unit of 5: Foligno - Fisher - Kovalev - Shannon - Kuba

PENALTY KILL
First Unit of 4: Ruutu - Kelly - Phillips - Volchenkov
Second Unit of 4: Fisher - Alfie - Smith - Kuba

SHOOTOUT
1st Shooter: Kovalev
2nd Shooter: Shannon
3rd Shooter: Ruutu
Extra Rounds
4th Shooter: Alfie
5th Shooter: Spezza

I'm glad someone else see's Winchesters potential - although highly unlikely I would really like to see him start on the top line.

That's an almost 6 million dollar 4th line.

Hayden wrote:I'm glad someone else see's Winchesters potential - although highly unlikely I would really like to see him start on the top line.

That's an almost 6 million dollar 4th line.

Winchester was there all preseason last year and looked great. I don't mess with chemistry.

I had Bass on that 4th Line and then realized that Kelly wasn't in my lineup at all. I think it works well the way I have it though.

I like the mix I have. Nobody is playing too many minutes. If you are playing the 1st PP, you won't be on the 1st PK and vice-versa. I only have 3 players (Alfie and Fisher and Kuba) playing in all 3 key situations and that may change. Rest up boys and give me your all when it is your time to jump over the boards.

When do I get to see Coach Hayden's lineup???

SpezD, I love your forward lines. I actually hope Clouston uses yours over mine.

1st PP is unstoppable!!!

No love for Ruutu on the PK?

Ruutu is our best in the shootout, love him there.

notch4077 wrote:SpezD, I love your forward lines. I actually hope Clouston uses yours over mine.

1st PP is unstoppable!!!

No love for Ruutu on the PK?

Ruutu is our best in the shootout, love him there.

Ruutu should be PKing, but I think it's time to see Winchester get a chance with Ruutu as the next in line should there be an injury.

I love that PP unit. Make other teams fear your PP and good things will happen.

Will your 4th line ever let the other team touch the puck?

Not for long.

How do I delete my posts on this thread. I sort of want this to be just posters lineups. I that a good idea or no?

Nice Shabbs.

You will see I don't have Heatley in the shootout lineup. 2 reasons come to mind for this:
1. He can't score on shootouts
2. Punishment

Given the lack of a conclusion to the Heatley saga, I'll refrain from posting my lineup.

Couple comments though:
-It drove me mad last year not having Winchester on the 2nd PP.
-Alfie should not be PKing anymore. I felt that way last year, but imagine following up every PK with Alfie-Spezza-Kovalev...
-The PK tandems should therefore be Ruutu-Fisher (reminiscent of Ruutu-Malone) and Kelly-Winchester, with Bass, Donovan, Shannon, and Foligno as the secondary Pkers.
-Ruutu and Spezza should be 1-2 in shootouts on everyones lineup Imo.
-The first PK (with Heatley) is a BEAST!!

cas wrote:Given the lack of a conclusion to the Heatley saga, I'll refrain from posting my lineup.

Couple comments though:
-It drove me mad last year not having Winchester on the 2nd PP.
-Alfie should not be PKing anymore. I felt that way last year, but imagine following up every PK with Alfie-Spezza-Kovalev...
-The PK tandems should therefore be Ruutu-Fisher (reminiscent of Ruutu-Malone) and Kelly-Winchester, with Bass, Donovan, Shannon, and Foligno as the secondary Pkers.
-Ruutu and Spezza should be 1-2 in shootouts on everyones lineup Imo.
-The first PK (with Heatley) is a BEAST!!

I agree with Alfie not PKing, but he is so good at it. I would love to cut his injury risk in half and save some of his energy by taking him off there as well.

I take it you mean 1st PP with Heatley and not PK?

I think everybody so far has Ruutu in the shootout...nice.