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Lupul - Connolly/Bozak - Kessel
JVR - Grabovski - Kadri
Kulemin - McClement - Frattin
Komorav - Steckel - Brown

Extra's: Lombardi -> can slide anywhere in the lineup in case of injuries .. MacA and Connolly/Bozak get traded?

Gunnerson - Phaneuf
Franson - Ranger
Liles - Komiserek/Holzer/Fraser

Would realllllly like Komi to get dealt somehow especially when Gardiner comes back

Reimer
Scrivens
 
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Lupul - Bozak - Kessel
JVR - Grabovski - Kulemin
Kadri/MacArthur - Connolly - Frattin/Kadri
Komorav - McClement - Brown


Gunnerson - Phaneuf
Holzer - Liles
Ranger - Komiserek/Franson

Reimer
Scrivens
 
Joey Hoser said:
No he doesn't. His skating is average at best.

If he had "unreal" speed to go with his hands, he'd be a superstar already.
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unreal was probably the wrong word, he does have great speed though. Kid is fast, you can't deny that
 
ideally for me

lupul jvr kessel (you can't really say no to this bc nobody has any idea of what he will be like here)
mac grabo kuli
kadri mcclement bozak (where else can you put bozak besides lying to yourself that he's 1st line material)
ashton steckel brown

komi/phaneuf (i don't agree that kadri is ready for sink or swim, komi on the other hand better do something quick, if he wants to earn big bucks, he better play like someone who does)
gunn liles
franson holzer

a team designed to lose all the time so come entry draft, we're not looking around saying, boy if only we had mackinnon, barkov, drouin, monahan, shinkaruk etc
 
Anth93 said:
Lupul Bozak Kessel (I'm sorry but Connolly just isn't good enough)
JVR Grabovski Kadri (Perfect time to see what we've got in Kadri. Sink or swim)
Kulemin McClement Frattin (I like this line a lot)
Brown Steckel Komarov

Lombardi sits in the pressbox.
Connolly bought out/amnestied and no longer has a place in hockey.

Phaneuf/Gunnar
Liles/Gardiner
Rielly/Franson

Komisarek bought out/amnestied and no longer has a place in hockey.


EDIT: I realized I forgot Mac.. Honestly let's just forget about him?
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I cant see a buyout being used on either Connolly or Lombardi, as both contracts are done by end of the season. I do think Burke has to find a way to rid himself of both of those players, along with Komo. All three can be replaced by younger, better and less expensive players.

It could very well be that all three start the season in Toronto, with the likes of Kadri and Frattin staying on the Marlies until the aforementioned are moved. Maybe...just maybe, there are teams who need to get to the cap floor who would be willing to pickup those contracts considering its a half season.
 
MakeTheIronSing said:
ideally for me

lupul jvr kessel (you can't really say no to this bc nobody has any idea of what he will be like here)
mac grabo kuli
kadri mcclement bozak (where else can you put bozak besides lying to yourself that he's 1st line material)
ashton steckel brown

komi/phaneuf (i don't agree that kadri is ready for sink or swim, komi on the other hand better do something quick, if he wants to earn big bucks, he better play like someone who does)
gunn liles
franson holzer

a team designed to lose all the time so come entry draft, we're not looking around saying, boy if only we had mackinnon, barkov, drouin, monahan, shinkaruk etc
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Carlyle said that JVR will start on the wing
 
Dark Passenger said:
I cant see a buyout being used on either Connolly or Lombardi, as both contracts are done by end of the season. I do think Burke has to find a way to rid himself of both of those players, along with Komo. All three can be replaced by younger, better and less expensive players.

It could very well be that all three start the season in Toronto, with the likes of Kadri and Frattin staying on the Marlies until the aforementioned are moved. Maybe...just maybe, there are teams who need to get to the cap floor who would be willing to pickup those contracts considering its a half season.
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Kadri and Frattin sitting in the minors does absolutely nothing for their development. They may not be scoring at will, but they certainly look to be NHLers.. Time for them to get the chance (not that they haven't already).

Also, I definitely don't see them buying out Lombo.. Makes no sense, but they should buy out Connolly and Komi. Addition by subtraction.
 
Dark Passenger said:
I cant see a buyout being used on either Connolly or Lombardi, as both contracts are done by end of the season. I do think Burke has to find a way to rid himself of both of those players, along with Komo. All three can be replaced by younger, better and less expensive players.
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Unless there's going to be a buyout window before the start of the season (I haven't heard anything about that), we couldn't even buy those guys out until two weeks before their contracts expire.
 
Our whole lineup is a mess. We have way too many forwards that could fit in the bottom 6 roles, certainly a good problem to have but it creates a lot of question marks.

I think our top 6 will pretty much be:

Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
JVR-Grabovski-MacArthur/Kulemin

And then you have Komarov, McClement, Connolly, Lombardi, Kadri, Frattin, Steckel and brown fighting for the remaining 6 spots.

This is the lineup I would actually like to see, but it'll probably be unrealistic to some of you guys.

Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
JVR-Grabovski-Kulemin(If he regains form from 2011)
MacArthur-Connolly-Frattin
Brown-McClement-Komarov (Ultimate shutdown line)
Extra: Steckel,Lombardi

Gardiner-Phaneuf (Experiment)
Liles-Franson
Gunnarsson-Komisarek

Reimer
Scrivens

Goaltending is a major problem and centre for the whole lineup is all question marks.
 
Kessel without Bozak

A lot of speculation right now. The Fan just spent 5-10 min. discussing the potential to move Bozak and how that would affect Kessel.

"Luongo for Bozak and Kadri, sounds like the makings of a NHL trade". -Doug Maclean

We all know Kessel is an exceptional scorer. How will this affect his points and his emotions?


Even if this trade doesn't occur RC could have different plans for the top line and move Bozak to the 3rd line.

Can Kessel handle the potential for both?
 
The only real problem is if we lose Bozak, as delightfully average as he is, we don't have better options and would just result in the promotion of somebody less talented or less NHL ready than Tyler.

Unless Bozak breaks Kessel's wrist on an over emphatic handshake goodbye, I doubt a Bozak departure would mess with Kessel's production all that much.
 
Kessel is skilled enough to make his own chances, and has good chemistry with Lupul. I think he'll be fine.
 
Paris in Flames said:
The only real problem is if we lose Bozak, as delightfully average as he is, we don't have better options and would just result in the promotion of somebody less talented or less NHL ready than Tyler.
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Tim Connolly or JVR would be centering the top line would be my guess. Not ideal, but then again, neither was using Bozak in that position.
 
I'm really not so sure that McClement can't do the same job as Bozak.

Bozak is the definition of a dime a dozen tweener.
 
Anth93 said:
I'm really not so sure that McClement can't do the same job as Bozak.

Bozak is the definition of a dime a dozen tweener.
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While I do think Bozak is a dime a dozen player more or less. McClement has little to no offence, he couldn't play in the top 6. He's very much a one-dimensional shutdown centre with very limited secondary scoring ability.
 
Bozak's replacement isn't on the Team yet. He will be arriving soon.
 
Cor99 said:
unreal was probably the wrong word, he does have great speed though. Kid is fast, you can't deny that
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No he's not. He's an average, maybe slightly above average skater. He's not really "fast" at all.

He's not a bad skater by any means but his speed is certainly not a strength. He's a middle of the pact type of skater.
 
Hal Gill As A Leaf said:
A lot of speculation right now. The Fan just spent 5-10 min. discussing the potential to move Bozak and how that would affect Kessel.

"Luongo for Bozak and Kadri, sounds like the makings of a NHL trade". -Doug Maclean

We all know Kessel is an exceptional scorer. How will this affect his points and his emotions?


Even if this trade doesn't occur RC could have different plans for the top line and move Bozak to the 3rd line.

Can Kessel handle the potential for both?
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Prior to Kessel being traded to Toronto remember a lot of people said he won't be the same player without Marc Savard, however we all know he proved them wrong. So if it happens that Bozak is traded or moves to a different line, Kessel will be fine with whatever player is playing on his line at Centre.
 
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