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Cap'n Clutch wrote:Here's my best go at this:

Kovalev - Fisher - Cheechoo

Justification: Kovalev has helped Fisher in the past so lets see if he can get him scoring again. This is Cheechoo's time to step up and show he can do more than hit the cross bar or post.

Foligno - St. Pierre - Shannon

Justification: You have a nice fast young line full of energy. Give this St. Pierre kid a shot at some real offensive top six minutes to show what he can do.

Ruutu - Kelly - Neil

Justification: They've shown chemistry in the past and can really agitate and bang bodies.

Donovan - Z. Smith - Regin

wprager wrote:Of course any scenario which requires another call-up (like D. Smith, the entire Bingo top line, etc.) assumes that we live in a cap-less world.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

wprager wrote:Of course any scenario which requires another call-up (like D. Smith, the entire Bingo top line, etc.) assumes that we live in a cap-less world.

It also assumes that your coach is GM as well.

SensGirl11 wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Here's my best go at this:

Kovalev - Fisher - Cheechoo

Justification: Kovalev has helped Fisher in the past so lets see if he can get him scoring again. This is Cheechoo's time to step up and show he can do more than hit the cross bar or post.

Foligno - St. Pierre - Shannon

Justification: You have a nice fast young line full of energy. Give this St. Pierre kid a shot at some real offensive top six minutes to show what he can do.

Ruutu - Kelly - Neil

Justification: They've shown chemistry in the past and can really agitate and bang bodies.

Donovan - Z. Smith - Regin

The only issue I have here is having Regin on the 4th line, he'd have 5 minutes a game and he's one of our best players at the moment. I also wouldn't put Cheechoo on line 1. Flip those and you're golden!

wprager wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

wprager wrote:Of course any scenario which requires another call-up (like D. Smith, the entire Bingo top line, etc.) assumes that we live in a cap-less world.

It also assumes that your coach is GM as well.

It's the only way I'd take the job.

shabbs wrote:Until Alfie, Spezza and Michalek come back... switch our system to an aggressive and suffocating trap. Sure... boring hockey, but we're getting our asses pounded with the run and gun.

shabbs wrote:Until Alfie, Spezza and Michalek come back... switch our system to an aggressive and suffocating trap. Sure... boring hockey, but we're getting our asses pounded with the run and gun.

SensGirl11 wrote:

shabbs wrote:Until Alfie, Spezza and Michalek come back... switch our system to an aggressive and suffocating trap. Sure... boring hockey, but we're getting our asses pounded with the run and gun.

Trap what though? We can't even score. It's all fine and dandy to trap a team if your up by 2-3 goals, but when you can't even get 1 there's no point. I say stick with run and gun until you can start scoring and then close it down if you're not in the hole by then.

shabbs wrote:

SensGirl11 wrote:

shabbs wrote:Until Alfie, Spezza and Michalek come back... switch our system to an aggressive and suffocating trap. Sure... boring hockey, but we're getting our asses pounded with the run and gun.

Trap what though? We can't even score. It's all fine and dandy to trap a team if your up by 2-3 goals, but when you can't even get 1 there's no point. I say stick with run and gun until you can start scoring and then close it down if you're not in the hole by then.

Well, we'd limit the opponents chances and minimize the "hole" we could find ourselves in. It would be like playing for a tie. Yeah, I hate the idea, but with our top snipers out and Fisher not sniping at all... we almost have to hope for a fluky goal to win.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

shabbs wrote:

SensGirl11 wrote:

shabbs wrote:Until Alfie, Spezza and Michalek come back... switch our system to an aggressive and suffocating trap. Sure... boring hockey, but we're getting our asses pounded with the run and gun.

Trap what though? We can't even score. It's all fine and dandy to trap a team if your up by 2-3 goals, but when you can't even get 1 there's no point. I say stick with run and gun until you can start scoring and then close it down if you're not in the hole by then.

Well, we'd limit the opponents chances and minimize the "hole" we could find ourselves in. It would be like playing for a tie. Yeah, I hate the idea, but with our top snipers out and Fisher not sniping at all... we almost have to hope for a fluky goal to win.

Exactly. Play to get the game to OT then hope for the best.

shabbs wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

shabbs wrote:

SensGirl11 wrote:

shabbs wrote:Until Alfie, Spezza and Michalek come back... switch our system to an aggressive and suffocating trap. Sure... boring hockey, but we're getting our asses pounded with the run and gun.

Trap what though? We can't even score. It's all fine and dandy to trap a team if your up by 2-3 goals, but when you can't even get 1 there's no point. I say stick with run and gun until you can start scoring and then close it down if you're not in the hole by then.

Well, we'd limit the opponents chances and minimize the "hole" we could find ourselves in. It would be like playing for a tie. Yeah, I hate the idea, but with our top snipers out and Fisher not sniping at all... we almost have to hope for a fluky goal to win.

Exactly. Play to get the game to OT then hope for the best.

It won't happen though... I don't see Clouston ever giving a "trap system" a sniff...

SpezDispenser wrote:I would alter my lines once and for all:

1
Foligno - Fisher - Shannon

FFS is back? Of course it's back, why the Diddle wouldn't I put them back together?

2
Kovalev - Regin - St.Pierre

3
Ruutu - Kelly - Neil

4
Donovan - Z.Smith - Cheechoo

cloverleaf wrote:
I would switch Kelly and Zack Smith. Smith fits in with that aggressive line 3 and Kelly made Cheechoo look like he actually belongs in the nhl last night. I would have cheechoo sitting but we know that won't happen.
Other than that minor change, I agree with SpezD's lines