GDT: PDSF: (2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (3) San Jose Sharks

[Trolfoli]

Forbort?




Seriously... Get Greene on the bottom pair, bump Schenn up to the second pair. This is going to be great!!!

 

[onlyalad]

martinez?

Matt Greene is available.

Kind of wish they would send Greene to AHL for a couple of games

 

[TheBannermen]

Kind of wish they would send Greene to AHL for a couple of games

It comes down to trust. Does the coaching staff trust a rusty Matt Greene over Scuderi, Schenn or McNabb the way they're playing now?

 

[Trolfoli]

It comes down to trust. Does the coaching staff trust a rusty Matt Greene over Scuderi, Schenn or McNabb the way they're playing now?

You could put Muzzin in that group the way he's played the last few games. Also Martinez has been out a week? Just got to roll the dice.

What's the worse that could happen?

 

[mrkolice]

i'm confident lak's defense will be fine. even kopi said so yesterday, the least of the worries. just score some.

 

[Little Psycho]

It comes down to trust. Does the coaching staff trust a rusty Matt Greene over Scuderi, Schenn or McNabb the way they're playing now?

I think it's a big risk putting Greene in after missing more than half the season, but I hope Sutter makes the right decisions.

 

[Butch 19]

i'm confident lak's defense will be fine. even kopi said so yesterday, the least of the worries. just score some.

and be glad there's no shootout in the playoffs.

 

[TheBannermen]

I think it's a big risk putting Greene in after missing more than half the season, but I hope Sutter makes the right decisions.

Agreed. I would be really surprised if Greene is in tomorrow.

 

[Trolfoli]

Dress 8 D and scratch Shore?

 

[lak4ever]

I'd rather have a rusty Greene then Scuderi.

 

[AlphaBravo]

If Greene is paired with a good puck moving defenseman, e.g., Martinez or Muzzin, I have no problem with putting him in the lineup. He will be fresh and ready to go after having the season off.

 

[Trolfoli]

I'd rather have a rusty Greene then Scuderi.

Oh man... What about a Scuderi/Greene pairing? Can Sutter resist the temptation to put those 2 together?

 

[Omni Owl]

Greene might be rusty, but he'll be extremely well rested. I imagine he's chomping at the bit to play a game. Its too bad he didn't play a few regular season games to ease him back in, starting in the playoffs isn't an ideal situation. We have a lot of "shut down" guys on the back end going in, I hope that doesn't hurt the puck moving ability going up ice. As long as those shut down guys are paired with a mover it should be fine (unless its a PK scenario).

 

[tsanuri]

Kind of wish they would send Greene to AHL for a couple of games

Thing is the Reign play Friday and Saturday. So he really can't go down. So sending him down would be hard to do.

 

[mrkolice]

and be glad there's no shootout in the playoffs.

the discussion here is 99% focused on defense and how it sucks. schenn sucks. scuderi sucks. mcnabb sucks.

damn, lak should also score some goals if they want to win some games. who will do it? who will score, which line? it wasn't discussed here at all.

 

[Kingsfan1]

Mcnabb/Scuderi-Doughty
Muzzin-Schenn
Martinez-Greene

I like it much better now I don't know why . Have a feeling the 2nd pairing will screw us a bit because Muzzin has a tendency to make some boneheaded decisions as well.

 

[gnarls barkley]

the discussion here is 99% focused on defense and how it sucks. schenn sucks. scuderi sucks. mcnabb sucks.

damn, lak should also score some goals if they want to win some games. who will do it? who will score, which line? it wasn't discussed here at all.

Kopitar's line or Carter's line.

One of the two needs to be hot or we don't win series.

Everything else is fluff, although AA has looked nice on the 4th line lately.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

i don't like the Schenn Muzzin pairing one bit. Too many minutes for Schenn, and much too slow for the sharks.

 

[YP44]

Sharks are giving out playoff shirts to fans who go to game 3.
You know what is better than a playoff tee? A stanley cup champs one

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Kopitar's line or Carter's line.

One of the two needs to be hot or we don't win series.

Everything else is fluff, although AA has looked nice on the 4th line lately.

I actually think the Kopitar line is going to have their hands full with Thornton-Pavelski-Hertl. Like the Hawks series when Hossa-Toews blackholed Kopitar and vice versa. If the Sharks want to score, they'll get those guys out vs. other lines; if they want to stop us from scoring, they'll put Thornton vs. Kopi. That line has been the best in the league since the Sharks started getting hot.

I mean, it makes sense, Pavelski is basically the heart Thornton is missing...

The Carter line needs to run amok on Couture and our depth needs to outplay theirs to have a good shot.

 

[gnarls barkley]

Sharks are giving out playoff shirts to fans who go to game 3.
You know what is better than a playoff tee? A stanley cup champs one

i strongly considered buying some of that Western Conference Champion gear in '14, solely to piss off my then-roommate, and the rest of Chicago

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

One thing I can't wait for--Lucic to ramp up the hitting intensity. If there's one thing we have on the Sharks in general, it's size.

 

[gnarls barkley]

I actually think the Kopitar line is going to have their hands full with Thornton-Pavelski-Hertl. Like the Hawks series when Hossa-Toews blackholed Kopitar and vice versa. If the Sharks want to score, they'll get those guys out vs. other lines; if they want to stop us from scoring, they'll put Thornton vs. Kopi. That line has been the best in the league since the Sharks started getting hot.

I mean, it makes sense, Pavelski is basically the heart Thornton is missing...

The Carter line needs to run amok on Couture and our depth needs to outplay theirs to have a good shot.

i do too, which is why Carter's line needs to be opportunistic as **** and take full advantage of the matchups they get

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

i do too, which is why Carter's line needs to be opportunistic as **** and take full advantage of the matchups they get

Then Sutter needs to get the boat anchor off of Carter's line.

 

[tsanuri]

Then Sutter needs to get the boat anchor off of Carter's line.

That line has actually looked really good since Brown went to it.
He's driving the net and creating space.
He's still just not finishing. But that is what Toffoli and Carter are for.