Line Combos: Opening night lineup / Line combinations - Discussions

[4evaBlue]

Komi isn't a bad D-man, he was a terrible fit for a Ron Wilson system, like Schenn. If you play the right guys the wrong way the end result is always the wrong one.

I tend to agree, and not only because I like the underdog stories, but because there's plenty of evidence of every single defensive defensemen struggling under Wilson's system. Komisarek has very limited hockey IQ and vision, but as long as he knows what to do in a given situation (system & communication), he can be an effective physical defensemen.

We all know that unless we're talking about making sarcastic responses to the media, communication wasn't Wilson's forte. Most of us has also seen Carlyle talking to players right after they got off a shift, to let them know what they did right or wrong. A coach like Carlyle is pretty much what we needed after the reign of Wilson.

 

[Penalty Kill Icing*]

Here I go:

Lupul - Bozak - Kessel
MacArthur - Grabovski - JvR
Kadri- Connolly - Kulemin
Frattin - McClement - Brown

Extra: Steckel, Komarov

Gardiner - Phaneuf
Gunnarsson - Franson
Liles - Komisarek

Extra: Holzer


Reimer
Scrivens

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

Don Cherry speaks about Luke Schenn and Nazem Kadri.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl-...erry_team_canada_cba_lockout_short_season_48/

 

[ForSpareParts*]

According to Twitter:

Lupuk Bozak Kessel
Mac Grabo Kuli
Lombo McClement Komarov
Orr Steckel Brown

Gunn Dion
Liles Holzer
Gardiner Komi

Goalies:

James VanReimsdyck
Reimer

 

[Kessel>Seguin +]

Lupul - Connolly - Kessel
JVR - Grabovski - Frattin/Kadri
MacArthur - McClement - Kulimen
Komarov - Bozak - Orr/Brown (sub in and out)

Extra: Lombardi, Steckle, Kadri/Frattin (really think only one makes the team)

Gardiner - Phaneuf
Gunnarsson - Franson
Liles - Komisarek

Extra: Holzer


Reimer
Scrivens

 

[Lucafen4]

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Extra: Lombardi, Steckle, Kadri/Frattin (really think only one makes the team)

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Easy, Frattin

Better skater, better defensively, more responsible with the puck, better shot, and more NHL ready physically.

 

[zeke]

Not many teams have given up as many goals as this team has the past 4 years.

Styles creates padded stats, at the result of having the 30th worst GA team 2 out of the last 4 years and 29th GA last year.

Don't let those stats fool you when these players played fast and loose padding goals and assists stats.

LA Kings won the cup last year, with only 3, 20 goal scorers. But if you looked at the Leafs stats, you would believe the Leafs were a better team.

Stats watching is very deceiving if one blindly interprets them.

Leafs had the worst goaltending in the league, Kings had the best.

 

[SteveV*]

With Gardiner maybe not ready now and thoughts that Ranger might not sign just yet, starting to think Reilly may just have a shot to start with the Leafs.

 

[Erndog]

With Gardiner maybe not ready now and thoughts that Ranger might not sign just yet, starting to think Reilly may just have a shot to start with the Leafs.

Our depth chart right now is a bit of a problem. Franson is unsigned (and apparently injured... its on twitter now) and Gardiner is concussed. So we have:

Phaneuf
Gunnarrsson
Liles
Holzer (unproven)
Komisarek (ew)

then: Rielly.


I think he's pretty much guaranteed to start with the team as it stands.

 

[SteveV*]

Our depth chart right now is a bit of a problem. Franson is unsigned (and apparently injured... its on twitter now) and Gardiner is concussed. So we have:

Phaneuf
Gunnarrsson
Liles
Holzer (unproven)
Komisarek (ew)

then: Rielly.


I think he's pretty much guaranteed to start with the team as it stands.

Doesn't sound like Franson was ripping it up overseas either. With that shot, playing in a subpar league, expected better numbers to be honest.

 

[Suntouchable13]

According to Twitter:

Lupuk Bozak Kessel
Mac Grabo Kuli
Lombo McClement Komarov
Orr Steckel Brown

Gunn Dion
Liles Holzer
Gardiner Komi

Goalies:

James VanReimsdyck
Reimer

LOL anyone know if JVR ever played goalie?

 

[JMcLeaf]

Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
JVR-Grabo-Mac
Kulemin-Connolly-Frattin
Komarov-McClemment-Brown

Phaneuf-Gunnar
Liles-Komi
Rielly(9games)-Ranger

injured: Gards

Reimer
Scrivens

Changing defense to this:

Phaneuf-Gunnar
Liles-Komi
Gardiner-Holzer