PlayMakers
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Will he succeed or fail as the #1c?
What do you project his point totals to be, and why?
What do you project his point totals to be, and why?
I think the 1st line will be Pasta-Zacha-Marchand
If it is Coyle, he'd be average at best IMO. Solid D, 60 points or so racking up assists with Pasta and Marchand
Cheapo advice lol but agreed.My $.02
In a lot of ways Coyle seems primed for a breakout season. At even strength, he outscored most of the #1 centers fans here covet, and he did that in a shut down role, getting 71% Dzone starts. Put him with more predicting wingers like Marchand and DeBrusk, give him 60% Ozone starts (which is what the Marchand line is used to getting) and it's hard to make a reasonable argument that his even strength offense won't improve.
The question is where does he fit on the PP. His lack of PP production has always suppressed his point totals. He's always been on the 2nd PP so they don't see a ton of ice. Being relegated to 2nd PP duty also suppressed Hall's totals. If Coyle is the new right shot bumper on the PP1 it could be a big year for him.
The flip side to all that is his age. It's rare for 30+ year olds to have breakout years... Marchand did it, and Coyle is a similar gym rat, but still history isn't favorable.
Dear lord.Zacha will be #1 , Geekie #2, Coyle #3 when the dust settles.
Dear lord.
No, I'm not but it's just hard to look at and think this team will compete.Are you expecting something different?
Going back to the Perfection Line days. where they have one great line.I think the 1st line will be Pasta-Zacha-Marchand
If it is Coyle, he'd be average at best IMO. Solid D, 60 points or so racking up assists with Pasta and Marchand
Going back to the Perfection Line days. where they have one great line.
Its easy for a good team defend against one line.
Would the second line be something like Debrusk-Coyle-JVR?
I see alot of low scoring games, especially with the good D that they have.
One thing for sure, its going to be different from last year.
No, I'm not but it's just hard to look at and think this team will compete.