GDT: 3/18 - Canes @ Jackets - Strange Lines

[DaveG]

Kings and sons of God
Travel on their way from here
Calming restless mobs
Easing all of their, all of their fear

Strange times are here
Strange lines are here

Expected Lines:
Canes:
Jordan - Eric - Semin (WAT?!)
Skinner - Nash - Lindholm
Gerbe - Lokti - Dwyer
Bowman - Malhotra - Terry

Sekera - Faulk
Hainsey - Bellemore
Harrison - sMurphy

Khudobin
Ward

Jackets:
Foligno-Johansen-Jenner
Umberger-Anisimov-Atkinson
Calvert-Dubinsky-Horton
MacKenzie-Comeau-Letestu

Johnson-Prout
Tyutin-Wisniewski
Nikitin-Savard

Bobrovsky
McElhinney

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[bb99]

Follow up Kirk's explosion with a disappointing 5-1 loss.
Came out flat.
No jam.

#teetime

 

[the halleJOKEL]

5-1 loss

go pack

 

[Guy]

Canes playoff fever, catch it and die.

 

[What the Faulk]

Because this team is so stacked at center they can afford to pair the Staals.

 

[rocky7]

that 2nd line is going to get keeeldederized.......

 

[Blueline Bomber]

First of 14 straight wins.

Still misses the playoffs

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

Expected Lines:
Canes:
Jordan - Eric - Semin (WAT?!)
Skinner - Nash - Lindholm
Gerbe - Lokti - Dwyer
Bowman - Malhotra - Terry

Then again, why not? There's nothing left to lose.

 

[rocky7]

aint got duttin ta looze.....

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Wouldn't mind giving Lokti some spot starts at 2C just to see what we got in him now that the games are essentially meaningless

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Have I missed something or is Tlusty injured?

 

[VAcaniac]

I'm glad this game doesn't matter. The Blue Jackets are so boring to watch. Whose idea was it to let them in the conference?

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

Have I missed something or is Tlusty injured?

Supposedly. They said he was a healthy scratch on the jumbotron at the last game, but after the game I heard he was hurt.

 

[rocky7]

Wouldn't mind giving Lokti some spot starts at 2C just to see what we got in him now that the games are essentially meaningless

me too. he showed some puck smarts..

Have I missed something or is Tlusty injured?

probably just for this one.

 

[What the Faulk]

Have I missed something or is Tlusty injured?

Lower body injury. Hasn't played the last few games.

 

[VAcaniac]

We should just make Jordan a d-man, have Skinner and Semin on the wings, with Eric centering. How many posts do you think they'd hit?

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

"We have scoring issues"

*Goes from having two legitimate scoring lines to one*

"Our compete level wasn't there, our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lines were too focused on their contracts."

 

[bb99]

If I'm the coach, I'm using my timeout as soon after puck drop as you can. Keeps Semin playing north south.

 

[TheOllieC]

So who wants to bet Riley Nash kills off any kind of offense Skinner and Lindholm try to generate? Would like to see Lokti there.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

So who wants to bet Riley Nash kills off any kind of offense Skinner and Lindholm try to generate? Would like to see Lokti there.

You mean Nash (who has 15 ES points) is going to kill off offense more than Loktionov (who has 12 ES points)?

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

So who wants to bet Riley Nash kills off any kind of offense Skinner and Lindholm try to generate? Would like to see Lokti there.

No way. Skinner and Lindholm elevate Nash's playmaking abilities. This confidence translates to other areas of his game; Nash becomes the premier two-way center in the NHL, wins several consecutive Selke trophies. Carolina wins multiple Stanley Cups.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Nash centering the second line?

 

[ck26]

Canes playoff fever, catch it and die.

Sick of Bojangles. Need cheap Papa Johns.

Go Canes Go!

 

[Oenatzu]

I hate these blurred lines.

 

[What the Faulk]

Lindholm, Faulk out with the flu. Terry to line 2. Komisarek in.

This should be fun.