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Rinaldo isn't suspended but the Clod should sit him anyway, for tonight's game at least.

I would recall Koko, but if Rinaldo does sit we all know that the "brain trust"(snicker) would just dress Talbot.
 
captain stone said:
Rinaldo isn't suspended but the Clod should sit him anyway, for tonight's game at least.

I would recall Koko, but if Rinaldo does sit we all know that the "brain trust"(snicker) would just dress Talbot.
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Why should Clode sit Rinaldo?
 
Is khoko playing center or did they shift him to wing this year to see how he'd do?
 
Drift said:
Is khoko playing center or did they shift him to wing this year to see how he'd do?
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I was wondering this as well.

He and Vatrano have paired up on a lot of goals and FV is listed as center as well.

If so, bring him up. Seriously give him a call up for a couple games on wing.
 
Drift said:
Is khoko playing center or did they shift him to wing this year to see how he'd do?
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they are once again trying koko on the wing. this time he's going to play the left side, which is probably easier than RW for him. apparently having talbot on board gives cassidy a fallback option at C, and the opportunity to see if koko can hack it on the wing. i assume this was either a koko agent directive, a sweeney directive, or a combo of the 2.
 
neelynugs said:
they are once again trying koko on the wing. this time he's going to play the left side, which is probably easier than RW for him. apparently having talbot on board gives cassidy a fallback option at C, and the opportunity to see if koko can hack it on the wing. i assume this was either a koko agent directive, a sweeney directive, or a combo of the 2.
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I'm going Sweeney directive- Cassidy will be on board with it even though he thought he was (correctly) poor at it last season

big difference is my take is Koko has no problem doing it if it gets him to the NHL whereas before I believe he wanted to be a center and Cassidy may not have had much patience with him if any you had Koko not into it, and Cassidy thinking he sucked at it

Cassidy will be a much better coach working for and with Sweeney, Pandolfo etc,,,he's a very bright guy and if Sweeney sees the pluses in him and works with whatever he doesn't like it could work out well for all.

I went Friday night but Koko was in the middle with Griff on RW and Vatrano on the Left. Koko looked good and Griffith had 3 assists and could have got out of there with 5 points easy
 
According to Mark Divver on Twitter, Koko was with Cave and Camara on RW, and Vatrano was with Talbot and DeFazio. Not sure who Griffith was with. I went back and forth on Twitter with Divver on this, but I don't like either of those lines.

I realize that with Czarnik still out, the options are limited, but you just took the hottest goal scorer in the AHL away from any creative offensive talent and put him with two grinders. Granted Talbot is a borderline NHL grinder, but his career high is 18 assists (not exactly Gretzky). In addition, you took your best overall offensive player and put him with a rookie (that can score) and another grinder. I get the premise of spreading the wealth a bit, but why separate your three best offensive players (Koko, Vatrano, Griffith) and put them on three different lines? At least leave two of them together.

Not sure I understand the rationale?
 
GloryDaze4877 said:
According to Mark Divver on Twitter, Koko was with Cave and Camara on RW, and Vatrano was with Talbot and DeFazio. Not sure who Griffith was with. I went back and forth on Twitter with Divver on this, but I don't like either of those lines.

I realize that with Czarnik still out, the options are limited, but you just took the hottest goal scorer in the AHL away from any creative offensive talent and put him with two grinders. Granted Talbot is a borderline NHL grinder, but his career high is 18 assists (not exactly Gretzky). In addition, you took your best overall offensive player and put him with a rookie (that can score) and another grinder. I get the premise of spreading the wealth a bit, but why separate your three best offensive players (Koko, Vatrano, Griffith) and put them on three different lines? At least leave two of them together.

Not sure I understand the rationale?
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Sounds like Cassidy it taking a page from Clodes "How to Coach" book.
Perhaps it is in an effort to get the Prov kids use to what will happen to them
in the nhl ?
 
Will be nice to slot this kid in at some point. If he keeps scoring I would hope after another 8-10 games they call him up.

I'd consider putting Kemp on his wing to give the 4th line more pop. Koko in Rinaldo or Randall out for a couple games.
 
MarshmontMcSlewfoot said:
Will be nice to slot this kid in at some point. If he keeps scoring I would hope after another 8-10 games they call him up.

I'd consider putting Kemp on his wing to give the 4th line more pop. Koko in Rinaldo or Randall out for a couple games.
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Kokomo Kemp and Kelly wouldn't be terrible. Even Rinaldo or randall in for Kemp wouldn't male me cringe. The line would have some offensive upside, some size and Kelly is there for defensive responsibility so maybe cj would play them
 
Grab the bull by the horns big guy. You want Clode to see something, play defense like you never have in your life. He gets a pants tent for that stuff.
 
TootSweet said:
I don't know if I would mess with a winning lineup. At this point maybe Koko for Pasta?
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As someone said (idk what thread it was in) he's played all three forward spots this season thus far, and put up points at each. Wouldn't hurt to give Pasta a game. I'd be inclined to just put Koko next to Eriksson -- Krejci and roll with that. Krejci and Koko (in the AHL) are tearing it up and with Eriksson on the line (as well as Krejci, who's no slouch defensively) that would be a perfect situation to give Koko a legit look.
 
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