2024 Training Camp Thread

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squashmaple

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Sigh... Not enough playmaking ability on this line IMO.

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If Boone is going to play wing, I'd like to see him tightly tied to Fantilli. Adam was not good defensively last year, so I think having a very responsible wing like Boone would only be a good thing. For both on ice results and learning purposes.
Not to mention faceoffs. Monahan is good at those. Fantilli isn't. Why not move Jenner to be Fantilli's personal FO machine, like Landeskog used to be for MacKinnon.
 

Mikey09

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Here are the lines I posted in the offseason thread prior to knowing the Danforth injury news

KJ-Monahan-Marchenko
Jenner-Fantilli-Brindley
Voronkov-Sillinger-Chinakhov
Malatesta-Kuraly-Olivier
Gambrell

IR: danforth

D same as above.
Looks like we had the same “ideas” with line combinations, almost 100% match 😃

This is what i did pre JVR signing
 

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A1LeafNation

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That Chinakhov-Sillinger-Johnson line may break a record for fastest a line has been benched.
I cannot understand 3 years in and they can't support KJ with one/two solid vets to develop him properly as an NHLer. You would think a vet coach would know better.

KJ Monahan Marchenko

Or

KJ Jenner Chinakhov
 
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VT

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I don't know if JvR is an ideal partner for Fantilli. He is too slow. Maybe put him to Sillinger and Chinakhov if Evason wants to have the Jenner - Monahan - Marchenko line. Btw I think it can be very good combination.

Jenner - Monahan - Marchenko
Voronkov - Fantilli - Johnson
JvR - Sillinger - Chinakhov
Danforth - Kuraly - Olivier

As although I would like to see Chinakhov - Sillinger - Brindley line. Yegor said he likes to play with Cole,have excellent chemistry and Gavin might fit to them.
 

majormajor

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Not to mention faceoffs. Monahan is good at those. Fantilli isn't. Why not move Jenner to be Fantilli's personal FO machine, like Landeskog used to be for MacKinnon.

Fun fact: Landeskog also did the D zone center work for Mackinnon, he basically was the actual center. The only variant was that Mackinnon would curl into the middle from the point on the breakout. Somewhat similarly, Erik Haula started out as the actual center for Jack Hughes, even though Hughes was listed as the center.

If they do something similar with Jenner and Fantilli where Jenner is the actual center but the haters think he is the winger, then that would make everyone happy.
 
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majormajor

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I cannot understand 3 years in and they can't support KJ with one/two solid vets to develop him properly as an NHLer. You would think a vet coach would know better.

KJ Monahan Marchenko

Or

KJ Jenner Chinakhov

I have the same issue with Chinakhov's deployment, he could lead the team in goals and score 35 in the right situation, but it will be closer to half that if he's with Cole Sillinger. We're putting KJ and Chinakhov, two highly skilled scoring forwards, with an unskilled checking forward who is one of the worst passers in the NHL.
 

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