Pre-Game Talk: Jerks vs Jersey (First Round Matchup)

I had not looked into this, thanks.

Freddie:
H 5-3-0 2.28 / .902
A 8-3-0 1.99 / .922

Kochetkov:
H 18-4-1 2.27 / .909
A 8-11-2 2.91 / .885

Certainly makes a better argument for Andersen, and if Kochetkov is giving Andersen a night off he should do so at home.
Yeah Freddie is a no brainer to get the first opportunity in the playoffs. I would absolutely be open to rotating in Koochie for occasional home games even if Freddie is playing well though. I’ve never been a fan of deliberately rotating goalies in the playoffs but we just can’t trust his health with a high workload.
 
Yeah Freddie is a no brainer to get the first opportunity in the playoffs. I would absolutely be open to rotating in Koochie for occasional home games even if Freddie is playing well though. I’ve never been a fan of deliberately rotating goalies in the playoffs but we just can’t trust his health with a high workload.
Last year it was extremely obvious that Freddie just couldn't handle the workload. Maybe that was just from taking half the season off with a serious medical issue, but I don't think we have much choice but to rotate Koochie in one game out of three or so if we want to avoid last year's Freddie meltdown.
 
A view on the series:


The author’s tangent about roster construction is bizarre. No, they’re not lacking an Art Ross contender type out of choice; the team wasn’t able to draft one during the rebuilding process and those are not easy to acquire. No, they’re not trying to keep salaries down; they spend to the cap every year and just attempted to sign Rantanen to a mega contract.

I feel like a segment of media and fans want an owner to dunk on, like a Melnyk or Wang. Right now, the league doesn’t have anyone like that; everyone spends when appropriate. Devoid of meaningful evidence, Dundon is jammed into the box anyway.
 
Wasn’t sure where to put this but was thinking in the unlikely event that all the forwards are healthy to start game 1 who goes where? Feels like the aho line isn’t going to get messed with and we know Brind’Amour loves the staal line as is so how do the other lines shake out?

Blake aho jarvis
Hall KK Roslovic? This line had some juice earlier in the year
Martinook staal stanky
Carrier janky svechnikov? Seems wrong to put him so low but this fourth line could be a nightmare match up with

I don’t know just spitballing
 
Wasn’t sure where to put this but was thinking in the unlikely event that all the forwards are healthy to start game 1 who goes where? Feels like the aho line isn’t going to get messed with and we know Brind’Amour loves the staal line as is so how do the other lines shake out?

Blake aho jarvis
Hall KK Roslovic? This line had some juice earlier in the year
Martinook staal stanky
Carrier janky svechnikov? Seems wrong to put him so low but this fourth line could be a nightmare match up with

I don’t know just spitballing
Honestly, it's hard to say. We're basically going to have had no time with all the players having been available before the playoffs with injury and rest. The only seemingly 100% line is the Aho line and then most likely the Staal line as you posted or perhaps with Carrier again. After that, just try something and see what chemistry there is. And, of course, there is always the wild card of Brindy making a huge change as I seem to recall he made to a seemingly set line last season heading into the playoffs.

I do think there are quite a few combos that could work fairly well, even if they end up having to break up any of the more set lines. I will say, even as a Koko hater that hopes to see an upgrade going into next season, he certainly provides a base level of center competence that I'll be happy to have back for the playoffs.
 
Wasn’t sure where to put this but was thinking in the unlikely event that all the forwards are healthy to start game 1 who goes where? Feels like the aho line isn’t going to get messed with and we know Brind’Amour loves the staal line as is so how do the other lines shake out?

Blake aho jarvis
Hall KK Roslovic? This line had some juice earlier in the year
Martinook staal stanky
Carrier janky svechnikov? Seems wrong to put him so low but this fourth line could be a nightmare match up with

I don’t know just spitballing

Id like to see something like this:

Blake Aho Jarvis
Hall KK Stankoven
Martinook Staal Carrier
Svech Janky Roslovic/Robinson
 
I think you play the goalie until he loses, then the other one goes until he loses, rinse and repeat.

I think you stick with what’s worked the entire year. Yes, alternating starts is almost unheard of in the playoffs, but logically, it ensures both goalies remain fresh for their respective games. And because we’ve been doing it all year, there’s no mind games of “Oh, Carolina doesn’t trust X, that’s why they’re switching to Y”. Both goalies know the rotation is part of the process.

Running with (probably) Andersen as the clear #1 just means Andersen will play more games in a row than he has all year and Kochetkov will come into whatever game he DOES start completely cold. Both those things are asking for a disaster.
 
Id like to see something like this:

Blake Aho Jarvis
Hall KK Stankoven
Martinook Staal Carrier
Svech Janky Roslovic/Robinson
I think what is likely set in stone are the below and everyone else rotates as Rod sees fit.

Blake-Aho-Jarvis
Hall-KK-xxx
Martinook-Staal-xxx
xxx-Janky-xxx

At least until someone else screws up and KK gets swapped with Janky for it :)
 
Wasn’t sure where to put this but was thinking in the unlikely event that all the forwards are healthy to start game 1 who goes where? Feels like the aho line isn’t going to get messed with and we know Brind’Amour loves the staal line as is so how do the other lines shake out?

Blake aho jarvis
Hall KK Roslovic? This line had some juice earlier in the year
Martinook staal stanky
Carrier janky svechnikov? Seems wrong to put him so low but this fourth line could be a nightmare match up with

I don’t know just spitballing
Slight mod:
Blake aho jarvis
Hall KK Svetch
Martinook staal stanky
Carrier Janky JR
 
I think you stick with what’s worked the entire year. Yes, alternating starts is almost unheard of in the playoffs, but logically, it ensures both goalies remain fresh for their respective games. And because we’ve been doing it all year, there’s no mind games of “Oh, Carolina doesn’t trust X, that’s why they’re switching to Y”. Both goalies know the rotation is part of the process.

Running with (probably) Andersen as the clear #1 just means Andersen will play more games in a row than he has all year and Kochetkov will come into whatever game he DOES start completely cold. Both those things are asking for a disaster.
I think this makes the most sense, too. Doubt it happens, but it makes the most sense.
 
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I think there are some pretty obvious scenarios that would be incredibly likely to pop up at some point that would render a goalie rotation in the playoffs completely moronic. If you were gutsy enough to try it, you'd have to commit to breaking it off in some of those very obvious situtations. I think more likely you just stick with the norm and know you'll be playing both guys some if you go on a long run.
 
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I think there are some pretty obvious scenarios that would be incredibly likely to pop up at some point that would render a goalie rotation in the playoffs completely moronic. If you were gutsy enough to try it, you'd have to commit to breaking it off in some of those very obvious situtations. I think more likely you just stick with the norm and know you'll be playing both guys some if you go on a long run.

Even this year, when a goalie is running hot or is coming off a shutout, we've stuck with the rotation. So I couldn't see a situation where they'd break off from that.
 
Even this year, when a goalie is running hot or is coming off a shutout, we've stuck with the rotation. So I couldn't see a situation where they'd break off from that.
If you don't see the difference between like games 36 and 37 of the regular season and games 6 and 7 of a series, cool. Even being tied 2-2 with one goalie getting blasted in both games and the other being great. Literally a goalie that loses games 1, 3, and 5 while the other wins 2, 4, and 6 and you still start the other guy in game 7? As I said, I don't have any interest in a rotation personally. But if you did, you have to be able to stop it at a certain point.
 

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