Pre-Game Talk: GM19 | Vancouver Canucks @ Ottawa Senators | Sat. Nov 23rd | 4:00pm PST | HNIC/SNP | Green With Envy

Lindgren

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Yeah I'd go :

Hughes-Myers (much as I don't love this)
Brannstrom-Hronek
Desharnais/Juulsen-Soucy

And see what happens.
A thousand times yes. One way or another find out if Brannstrom/Hronek could be a thing. If it's a significant success, it gives the team another way to think about acquiring help on the back end.

Hell, they tried Juulsen with Hughes, why not Friedman (who is back in action with Abby tonight)?
 

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A thousand times yes. One way or another find out if Brannstrom/Hronek could be a thing. If it's a significant success, it gives the team another way to think about acquiring help on the back end.

Hell, they tried Juulsen with Hughes, why not Friedman (who is back in action with Abby tonight)?

Pedey didn't get any ice time before we sent him to AHL right?

This might be overly optimistic and for sure I got rose colored glasses, but I do wonder if Willander and Pedey can be difference makers at some point.
 

Curm

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A Brannstrom-Hronek pairing would be very interesting. It probably doesn't change Hronek's game all too much, but it sure opens things up for Brannstrom. I'd give it a few games.
 

Lindgren

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A Brannstrom-Hronek pairing would be very interesting. It probably doesn't change Hronek's game all too much, but it sure opens things up for Brannstrom. I'd give it a few games.
At the beginning of the season, Tocchet spoke about wanting Hronek to be more assertive, to defer less to Hughes. I want anybody who pairs with Hughes to defer to him. The puck should be on Hughes's stick as much as possible. But put Hronek with Brannstrom, and it's a different story.
 
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Curm

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At the beginning of the season, Tocchet spoke about wanting Hronek to be more assertive, to defer less to Hughes. I want anybody who pairs with Hughes to defer to him. The puck should be on Hughes's stick as much as possible. But put Hronek with Brannstrom, and it's a different story.
This is the perfect timing too, it would typically be a soft trip and I think the morale boost of Boeser and Demko both being on the trip and returning soon presents a great opportunity to throw a few curves at the opposition.
 
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