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Hope everything is ok in the personal life.Stastney not at camp due to unspecified “personal reasons.” Multiple reports.
2 pretty no-brainer lines to start with.A few notes on lines from what I see on twitter this morning:
Forsberg-O'Reilly-Nyquist
Stamkos-Novak-Marchessault
Skjei-Josi
Nothing yet but it seems like they are having three different groups practicing so not sure if everyone has even been on the ice yet.2 pretty no-brainer lines to start with.
1 that carried the load last season
1 with Novak at center with a proper assortment of wingers.
It is a good place to start. Probably gonna see all sorts of combinations though.
Anything on the bottom 6?
Centering two of the top 15 goal scorers from last season is a pretty dramatic step up from Jankowski and Evangelista. The other aspect is I'm assuming that line is going to get more favorable matchups versus the O'Reilly line.This is a huuuuuuuge opportunity for Novak. If he can hold that spot, it could be career-defining for him.
I bet novak gets 10 mins a night and Sissons gets time on that line as wellNothing yet but it seems like they are having three different groups practicing so not sure if everyone has even been on the ice yet.
Centering two of the top 15 goal scorers from last season is a pretty dramatic step up from Jankowski and Evangelista. The other aspect is I'm assuming that line is going to get more favorable matchups versus the O'Reilly line.
Gotta start somewhere.Your 2024-2025 Nashville Predators - The ”Let’s just win a round” Edition
Update according to Daugherty:2 pretty no-brainer lines to start with.
1 that carried the load last season
1 with Novak at center with a proper assortment of wingers.
It is a good place to start. Probably gonna see all sorts of combinations though.
Anything on the bottom 6?
I mostly agree with Trotz here actually. Good teams can make it out of the first round fairly consistently, but after that it does seem to depend a bit on matchups, injury luck, or just having the margins go your way in a hard fought series.Gotta start somewhere.
Think id rather have Pärssinen in over McCarron.... especially if L'Heureux is tagged in. But overall dont hate it.Update according to Daugherty:
Tomasino Sissons Evangelista
L'Heureux McCarron Smith
I mostly agree with Trotz here actually. Good teams can make it out of the first round fairly consistently, but after that it does seem to depend a bit on matchups, injury luck, or just having the margins go your way in a hard fought series.
Yeah although I expect that the top two lines will stay the same barring struggles by Novak and we'll see a lot of rotation in the bottom lines for a while. Not sure who Parsinnen and Jankowski were playing with today either. I feel like L'Hereux could be good on that 4th line but I also kind of worry we may pigeonhole him as a grinder type when he's shown more offensive flair.Think id rather have Pärssinen in over McCarron.... especially if L'Heureux is tagged in. But overall dont hate it.