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Space Herpe

Space Herpe

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When Gremlin comes back,
When Bailey comes back,
and Hamonic...

What will the lines be?

Will Snow have enough sense to waive Conacher?
Will Cappy have enough sense not to play him?

??? (Lee?) (Nelson) (Coma) - JT - KO?
Grabner - Nielsen - Bailey
Lemon - Grabsovski - Lee? Nelson? I know I'm missing someone.
Clutter - Martin - CZ ?

DeMonic
Leddy - Manchuk
Hickey - The Viz of Oz


Yes?
No?

Should I just feel shame and stop posting?
 
Doubt Conacher would be waived. We kinda do need spare players just in case.

I think Lee will get sent down again just because.
 
we're the islanders, what are the odds that once all those players come back, some other player won't break their foot.

However, I think the lines with this group can be very flexible. Above all I want Lee & Strome to stay.

Nelson JT KO
Strome Grabo Kulemin
Grabner/Bailey Neilsen Lee
Martin Cizikas Clutterbuck

deHaan Hamonic
Leddy Boychuk
Hickey Visnovsky

Bailey/Grabner should be shopped. Add a 2nd and try to get a 1st round pick in this deep draft. I have no real preference for either one being moved, but I don't want either of them playing over Lee or Strome.

Or keep the kid line together as a 3rd, put Nielsen on the 2nd line, and try Bailey/Grabner with JT/KO and dump martin and put whoever isn't Bailey/Grabner on the 4th line.

I really don't know. I know I want the 3 kids playing though. They were all developed properly & they're all producing. Bailey & Grabner (small sample size this year) aren't producing.
 
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How often is a team 100% healthy? Chances are someone else goes down when Hammer, Grabner and Bailey all are back.

One could hope though. Hopefully Lee sticks in any case.
 
Been through this a million times in my head. At this very moment, I am going with

Lee--JT--OK
Grabo--Nelson--Strome
Bailey--Nielsen--Kuli
Grabner--CC--Clutter

Extras: Conacher and Martin

I would like to see how Kuli would look on the first line, but I think it would force too many other changes. These 2 and 3 lines worked well in this configuration before Bailey got hurt. Adding Lee to the first line, I think would change the look, identity, and output in a positive way. Grabner minus the inevitable rust would give us a strong fourth line. I want to have faith that management won't be dumb enough to send Lee or Strome to BP.

Hammer--Leddy
Boychuk--Viz
Hickey--Dehann

Extra: Streit

Not sure if I messed up which side each should play. My point here is to mix them up a bit. I love the idea of Boychuk and Viz together, as mentioned in a post earlier today.
 
I think if were all healthy and the KID line continues to perform then personally, I'd do this

Bailey-JT-Okposo
Lee-Nelson-Strome
Grabovski-Nielsen-Kuly
Grabner-CC-Clutter

ex: Conacher/Martin

Leddy-Boychuck
De haan-Hamonic
Hickey-Vis

ex: Donovan

drop strait through waivers

Halak
Johnson

I'd do this for a couple reasons.

1. Kid line is doing well.
2. I really like Nelson at C and so does the coaching staff. I dont see grabovski moving to C especially since he hasnt played C at all this season.
3. Grabovski and Kuly look great with Nielsen. Checking line with offensive ability, what more could you ask for.
4. Bailey has looked good in his first couple games this season. I'd move him back with Nielsen and Kuly if I didnt like Grabovski with Kuly so much. Put him on 1st line, he has O talent and was starting to play more physical which is what 1st line needs. More effective board play to control puck in O zone.
5. A 4th line with Grabner, CC and Clutter will be very fast and a good defensive line, I really like it.

If the kid line doesn't do well then switch Bailey and Lee. Keep the rest
 
Are we assuming Carkner comes back from his "injury" too? :sarcasm:

If everyone was magically healthy at the same time, I would do:

Kulemin-Tavares-Okposo
Grabovski-Nelson-Strome
Lee-Nielsen-Grabner
Bailey-Cizikas-Clutterbuck

Martin is one scratch, Conacher or Boulton is waived.

Leddy-Boychuk
de Haan-Hamonic
Hickey-Visnovsky

Although I wouldn't be surprised if Lee was sent down instead of waiving Conacher or Boulton. Ugh.
 
Grabo - Tavares - Okposo
Bailey - Nielsen - Kulemin
Lee - Nelson - Strome
Grabner - Cizikas - Clutterbuck


Hamonic - de Haan
Leddy - Boychuk
Hickey - Vis

That lineup is going to give teams nightmares
 
Lee-Tavares-Okposo
Grabo-Nelson-Strome
Bailey-Nielsen-Kulemin
Grabner-Cizikas-Clutterbuck

de Haan-Hamonic
Leddy-Boychuk
Hickey-Vis

Halak
Johnson
 
I'd go:

Grabo-JT-Okposo
Lee-Nelson-Strome
Bailey-Nielsen-Kuly
Grabner-Zeeker-Clutterbuck

DeHaan - Hamonic
Leddy - Boychuck
Hickey - Vis
Donovon

Halak
Hanging Chad
 
I really don't get why all of your are posting lineups with Corey Conacher. The dude has probably been our best forward in the early going. He's no Andy Hilbert, but I shudder to think where the season would be without him.
 
I think some of you forgot how amazing the line of Nielsen Grabovski and Kulemin was the other night. That was one amazing third line. Nelsons line with lee and strome is second and all we have to do is figure out who sticks with JT and KO. NASTY three lines!!!!!!! This group is deeper on paper than 1993 Isles. But let's see if they can come together, and peak at the right time as Arbour used to say
 
Mr Wentworth said:
When Gremlin comes back,
When Bailey comes back,
and Hamonic...

What will the lines be?

Will Snow have enough sense to waive Conacher?
Will Cappy have enough sense not to play him?

??? (Lee?) (Nelson) (Coma) - JT - KO?
Grabner - Nielsen - Bailey
Lemon - Grabsovski - Lee? Nelson? I know I'm missing someone.
Clutter - Martin - CZ ?

DeMonic
Leddy - Manchuk
Hickey - The Viz of Oz


Yes?
No?

Should I just feel shame and stop posting?
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Sorry dude... I was initially willing to play, but it's taking too much energy to figure out who you're talking about with the nicknames.

Next time maybe.
 
Islesfaninjax said:
This group is deeper on paper than 1993 Isles. But let's see if they can come together, and peak at the right time as Arbour used to say
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Offensively, this year's group is deeper! But not defensively. The '93 team had more defensive depth then any Islander team since the cup years. Scott Lachance, Darius Kasparitus, Vladomere Malakov, Uwe Krupp, Kenny Jonson, Dennis Vaske, Rich Pilon, etc. No Hall od Famers, but a deep, solid and gritty group.
 
As much as I put down the need for Matt Martin, we probably still need some toughness in the lineup, and if there is a way to package Bailey, Grabner and some level of future for a 1st line forward with grit, we should do that...

A lot of these line scenarios look good but we need a vet forward like Iginla or Doan to play alongside KO and JT. The kid line works as a 2nd line and the euro line works as a 3rd line, and you can probably go with the all CC 4th line with Martin starting against tougher teams, much like I would start Carkner over Hickey against tougher teams.
 
gadiamon72 said:
Offensively, this year's group is deeper! But not defensively. The '93 team had more defensive depth then any Islander team since the cup years. Scott Lachance, Darius Kasparitus, Vladomere Malakov, Uwe Krupp, Kenny Jonson, Dennis Vaske, Rich Pilon, etc. No Hall od Famers, but a deep, solid and gritty group.
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Yeah good call on the '93 comparison, I think the 93 team was better in all facets, we had guys like Adam Creighton on the 3rd line in 1993. The 2nd line of Hogue/Ferraro and Flatley is superior to any secondary line right now, maybe in a few years the kids will catchup. First line might be better too, as we 3 solid players, although King was like Turgeon's Moulson.

Also brings up JT vs Pierre Turgeon, these are arguably the 2 best non Cup winning forwards the team has ever head, but which one is better.

Defensively, was Kenny Jonsson on the '93 team? Seem to recall either Tom Kurvers or Chris Luongo on that team. Krupp was good but injury prone... Vaske so underrated.

It would take a firing of the coach, waiting on development of Pulock, Reinhart, Strome, Lee... and better 4th line players, Tom Fitzgerald was on that team, he was a great 4th line player.... to be on par with that team.
 
majormet said:
Yeah good call on the '93 comparison, I think the 93 team was better in all facets, we had guys like Adam Creighton on the 3rd line in 1993. The 2nd line of Hogue/Ferraro and Flatley is superior to any secondary line right now, maybe in a few years the kids will catchup. First line might be better too, as we 3 solid players, although King was like Turgeon's Moulson.

Also brings up JT vs Pierre Turgeon, these are arguably the 2 best non Cup winning forwards the team has ever head, but which one is better.

Defensively, was Kenny Jonsson on the '93 team? Seem to recall either Tom Kurvers or Chris Luongo on that team. Krupp was good but injury prone... Vaske so underrated.

It would take a firing of the coach, waiting on development of Pulock, Reinhart, Strome, Lee... and better 4th line players, Tom Fitzgerald was on that team, he was a great 4th line player.... to be on par with that team.
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Jeff Norton was on that team too, K. Jonsson was not

Some quality players: Turgeon, King, Thomas, Hogue, Flatley, Ferraro, Mullen, Dalgarno, McInnis, Green, Fitzgerald, Volek, Vukota up front

On D: Kasparaitis, Malakhov, Pilon, Kurvers, Norton, Krupp, Vaske

Goal: Healy & Fitzpatrick
 
We won't ever be fully healthy. It's a rough game and every team has injuries. I doubt Vis will last. He's 38 years old and one good hit away from retirement.
 
majormet said:
Yeah good call on the '93 comparison, I think the 93 team was better in all facets, we had guys like Adam Creighton on the 3rd line in 1993. The 2nd line of Hogue/Ferraro and Flatley is superior to any secondary line right now, maybe in a few years the kids will catchup. First line might be better too, as we 3 solid players, although King was like Turgeon's Moulson.

Also brings up JT vs Pierre Turgeon, these are arguably the 2 best non Cup winning forwards the team has ever head, but which one is better.

Defensively, was Kenny Jonsson on the '93 team? Seem to recall either Tom Kurvers or Chris Luongo on that team. Krupp was good but injury prone... Vaske so underrated.

It would take a firing of the coach, waiting on development of Pulock, Reinhart, Strome, Lee... and better 4th line players, Tom Fitzgerald was on that team, he was a great 4th line player.... to be on par with that team.
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Palffy??????
 
Grabovski-Tavares-Kulemin
Bailey -Nelson-Okposo
Lee -Nielsen- Strome
Grabner -Cizikas-Clutterbuck

Play JT and Okposo together on the PP. I have not been impressed with their 5 on 5 play.
 
majormet said:
Yeah good call on the '93 comparison, I think the 93 team was better in all facets, we had guys like Adam Creighton on the 3rd line in 1993. The 2nd line of Hogue/Ferraro and Flatley is superior to any secondary line right now, maybe in a few years the kids will catchup. First line might be better too, as we 3 solid players, although King was like Turgeon's Moulson.

Also brings up JT vs Pierre Turgeon, these are arguably the 2 best non Cup winning forwards the team has ever head, but which one is better.

Defensively, was Kenny Jonsson on the '93 team? Seem to recall either Tom Kurvers or Chris Luongo on that team. Krupp was good but injury prone... Vaske so underrated.

It would take a firing of the coach, waiting on development of Pulock, Reinhart, Strome, Lee... and better 4th line players, Tom Fitzgerald was on that team, he was a great 4th line player.... to be on par with that team.
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Lafontaine?

I think between Turgeon and JT, JT will end up being better.
 
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