Line Combos: Ideal Lines Vs. Projected Lines 2024/2025

[Mike Liut]

Schenn Thomas Neighbors
Buchnevich Dvorsky Kyrou
Saad Faksa Texier
Holloway Sundqvist Joseph

Leddy Parayko
Broberg Faulk
Suter/Perunovich Kessel

That's what I hope for, but not expecting it...

I really want Bolduc playing every night this year. He deserves a chance and came on strong late last year.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I've noticed a glaring omission in some of these lineups.

Is Kapanen gonna be waived? I'd rather keep him as bench insurance.

 

[joe galiba]

I think Oskar may be either be gone or not play much, can't see how he can keep up after another leg injury, and now we have a nice collection of bottom 6 players

 

[BlueDream]

can somebody give a quick scouting report on the new guys? I don’t know shit about them. Thanks
Faksa
Texier
Joseph

Faksa is a veteran shutdown center. Probably won’t give a lot offensively, but he’s big, physical and will help a lot defensively.

Joseph is a super fast winger that plays with grit, is responsible defensively and a really good PK’er. Nothing special offensively but in a 3rd line role could certainly produce 30+ points.

Texier is the youngest of the bunch. He showed flashes in Columbus but that org is a mess lately so I think he may have some room to grow with this change of scenery. Even if he stays the same player, he’s another good 3rd liner who can skate, forechecks hard and isn’t afraid to go to the dirty areas.

 

[Mike Liut]

Faksa is a veteran shutdown center. Probably won’t give a lot offensively, but he’s big, physical and will help a lot defensively.

Joseph is a super fast winger that plays with grit, is responsible defensively and a really good PK’er. Nothing special offensively but in a 3rd line role could certainly produce 30+ points.

Texier is the youngest of the bunch. He showed flashes in Columbus but that org is a mess lately so I think he may have some room to grow with this change of scenery. Even if he stays the same player, he’s another good 3rd liner who can skate, forechecks hard and isn’t afraid to go to the dirty areas.

Army is putting together a strong 2-way team, which is exactly what I like. I think we are going to surprise people this year.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

How we feeling about Saad? Kinda feels like he should be the next to go.

 

[Mike Liut]

How we feeling about Saad? Kinda feels like he should be the next to go.

Hopefully this is his last year here.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

How we feeling about Saad? Kinda feels like he should be the next to go.

I was thinking that earlier. I think Saad's time with the Blues is coming to a close. Could see him dealt at the deadline.

 

[BlueDream]

How we feeling about Saad? Kinda feels like he should be the next to go.

I agree. He’s gone by the draft. We only have three draft picks in 2025 currently (a 1st, 5th and 6th) so I’m betting we recoup a couple mid-round picks for him at some point.

Updating my lines again:

Bolduc - Thomas - Neighbours
Schenn - Buchnevich - Kyrou
Saad - Holloway - Texier
Joseph - Faksa - Toropchenko
Walker/Kapanen

Leddy - Parayko
Broberg - Faulk
Sutter - Kessel
Joseph

Binnington
Hofer

(LI)TR: Krug & Sundqvist

Perunovich and Tucker available for trade. Dvorsky, Dean 1st call-ups, Snuggerud signing at the end of the season.


To be honest, this doesn't even look to bad. We're still very far from being a contender but we might very well sneak into the playoffs.

I think I like this the best so far. This is what I would go with to start.

 

[Beauterham]

How we feeling about Saad? Kinda feels like he should be the next to go.

Tradedeadline bait. As soon as Snuggerud signs he could be redundant.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

How we feeling about Saad? Kinda feels like he should be the next to go.

Our 2025 draft cupboard is now a little bare, so I'd like to trade Saad for a 2025 2nd at the tdl, if possible.

 

[LogosBlue]

Buchnevich - Thomas - Kyrou
Neighbours - Bolduc - Holloway
Saad - Schenn - Texier
Joseph - Faksa - Toropchenko

Broberg - Parayko
Leddy - Faulk
Joseph - Kessel
Sutter

Binnington
Hofer

 

[LGB]

How we feeling about Saad? Kinda feels like he should be the next to go.

I think he is our best winger after Kyrou (assuming Buch plays C) and crucial to our top 6 at the moment.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

I think he is our best winger after Kyrou (assuming Buch plays C) and crucial to our top 6 at the moment.

Really? Over Neighbours?

 

[SirPaste]

I think he is our best winger after Kyrou (assuming Buch plays C) and crucial to our top 6 at the moment.

I think Neighbours is probably better already and Bolduc could be as soon as this season as well. I like Saad, he is all but guaranteed to pot around 20 goals, but he also disappears for long stretches and while he's ok defensively the rest of his game is pretty meh. He could be a good piece on a contending team looking for middle 6 scoring depth and getting older so he would probably be a good piece to move while he still has some value because he won't be around when we are competing.

 

[LGB]

I think Neighbours is probably better already and Bolduc could be as soon as this season as well. I like Saad, he is all but guaranteed to pot around 20 goals, but he also disappears for long stretches and while he's ok defensively the rest of his game is pretty meh. He could be a good piece on a contending team looking for middle 6 scoring depth and getting older so he would probably be a good piece to move while he still has some value because he won't be around when we are competing.

It's possible Neighbours could be better this season, but he wasn't last season especially at even strength. I also think the speed element Saad brings is crucial to a line with a slower winger on the other side like a Neighbours. I'd be open to trading him for the right price of course.

 

[joe galiba]

Really? Over Neighbours?

Neighbors goes to the net and gets dirty goals, he will mix it up a bit, and he is good at drawing penalties while not taking them, but I he needs work on the rest of his game, honestly he was kind of meh away from the puck last year, and his ability to use his teammates wasn't very good either

It's possible Neighbours could be better this season, but he wasn't last season especially at even strength. I also think the speed element Saad brings is crucial to a line with a slower winger on the other side like a Neighbours. I'd be open to trading him for the right price of course.

the only thing I differ on is I think Neighbors speed was much, much improved last year and I think his straight line skating was very good

 

[Mike Liut]

Somebody said Neighbors has added muscle this off-season.

 

[LGB]

Somebody said Neighbors has added muscle this off-season.

I hope that's the case. Some extra speed and power would go a long way for him.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Yeah, I wouldn't say Jake is one-dimensional as he brings a supremely-annoying level of irritation to the game, but I'd like to see some more playmaking.

I'd love to see a Bolduc-Thomas-Neighbours 1st line, but that would probably mean a similar stat line of lots of goals and few assists.

 

[execwrite1]

Binnington
Hofer

Parayko Broberg
Faulk Leddy
Kessel Suter

PO Joseph

Bolduc Thomas Kyrou
Neighbours Texier Buchnevich
Saad Schenn Hallowell
Toropchenko Faska Sundqvist

Walker
M Joseph

 

[TheOrganist]

That top 6 would look a lot thinner without Buch in the short term so it’s prob for the best they didn’t trade him for a 1st considering how things played out this summer.

 

[Thallis]

Buch Thomas Kyrou
Saad Schenn Neighbours
Joseph Texier Holloway/Bolduc
Toropchenko Faksa Sundqvist

Leddy Parayko
Suter Faulk
Broberg Kessel

 

[STLegend]

How we feeling about Saad? Kinda feels like he should be the next to go.

In Armstrongs presser yesterday he said something to the effect of training camp for veterans is usually just a time to get their rhythm back but this year is different. I felt that was directed towards Saad & Kapanen who are in a position of potentially being pushed out of the lineup by youth.

 

[Thallis]

Kapanen is about to get waived a 3rd time isn't he