Line Combos: Post-preseason lines, who makes the cut?

[vokiel]

Based on preseason, I would keep:

Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Caufield
Newhook - Dach - Kapanen ( for 10 games )
Anderson - Dvorak - Armia
Pezzetta - Evans - Gallagher
Heineman, Boulet

Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Struble
Barron

Montembeault, Primeau

Mailloux and Roy are cut, but not the entire season, regardless of injuries.

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[Readytostart]

Roy cut? No way.

 

[Habby4Life]

Roy cut? No way.

Why not, he sucked all camp, totally useless.

 

[Agalloch]

My lineup for game 1 vs Toronto:

F: (14)

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Dach-Armia
Roy-Dvorak-Anderson
Pezzetta-Evans-Gallagher
Extras: Kapanen, Barré-Boulet

AHL: Heineman, Gignac, Condotta

D: (7)
Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Struble
Extra: Barron

AHL: Engstrom, Trudeau, Mailloux

 

[Habby4Life]

Kap, Hein stay up
Roy, Logan, and ABB to Laval.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Slaf - Suzy - Caufield
Roy - Dach - Newhook
Heineman - Dvorak - Anderson
Gallagher - Evans - Armia
Pezzetta, Barret-Boulet

Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Struble
Barron

 

[Agalloch]

Why not, he sucked all camp, totally useless.

Camp doesn't mean anything, but he needs to show something day 1 of the season.

 

[Balthazar]

Why not, he sucked all camp, totally useless.

Was he objectively worse than, say, Newhook?

 

[Nevins]

Based on preseason, I would keep:

Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Caufield
Newhook - Dach - Kapanen ( for 10 games )
Anderson - Dvorak - Armia
Pezzetta - Evans - Gallagher
Heineman, Boulet

Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Struble
Barron

Montembeault, Primeau

Mailloux and Roy are cut, but not the entire season, regardless of injuries.

Like your choices . Here are mine
Slaf- Suzuki- Caufield
Newhook- Dach- Armia
Gally- Dvorak- Roy
Anderson- Evans- Kappy
Pezetta

Select a fast robust forward on waivers.

Matheson- Guhle
Hutson- Savard
Xhekaj- Struble
Barron

Mailloux,Boulet and Heineman = Laval

 

[Habby4Life]

Camp doesn't mean anything, but he needs to show something day 1 of the season.

Really, looked like it meant a lot to Kap and Hein.

He sucked and should be sent down.

Was he objectively worse than, say, Newhook?

Yes

 

[Agalloch]

Really, looked like it meant a lot to Kap and Hein.

He sucked and showed be sent down.


Yes

Normal that it meant more for Heineman and Kapanen. I expect Kapanen to stay here for now and Heineman to be the first call up if injury to a top 9 player.

 

[Habby4Life]

Normal that it meant more for Heineman and Kapanen. I expect Kapanen to stay here for now and Heineman to be the first call up if injury to a top 9 player.

Normal, dude had played 23 games, he isn’t guarantee a spot. He has done nothing to feel entitled.

 

[Hins77]

Caufield / Suzuki / Slaf
Newhook / Dach / Armia
Roy / Kapanen / Anderson
Dvorak / Evans / Gallagher
Extra : Pezzetta, AAB

Matheson / Guhle
Hutson / Savard
Xhekaj / Struble
Extra : Barron

Montembeault
Primeau

 

[Agalloch]

Important to remember that Dvorak is our only left-handed centerman...

Normal, dude had played 23 games, he isn’t guarantee a spot. He has done nothing to feel entitled.

I don't agree. Roy will begin the season in MTL for sure. He maybe lost a spot on the top 6 for now.

 

[Habs13]

Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Caufield
Roy - Dach - Kapanen
Newhook - Evans - Heineman
Pezzetta - Dvorak - Armia
(Anderson, Gallagher)

Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Struble
(Barron)

Montembeault, Primeau

 

[LaP]

I'd send ABB down. He'll be more useful in the AHL. It makes me laugh a bit when fans say i've seen enough of this kid at camp. I've seen enough was 3 years ago in the case of ABB. If there's not one of Tuch, Kapanen, Roy and Heineman able to do better than ABB mid term then cancel the rebuild, fire eveyone and start again. ABB is the been there and done that of this season. Local boy on his last chance to make the NHL who is balls to the wall. We have seen this time and time and time again. Belzile. Steve Begin. Alouette. For sure there's one of those 4 kids i named before who is ready to learn the rope. They are all 21+. It's management's job to identify which one it is. Wasting time on ABB would be the same old same old of the last 30 years. We can't have all the kids graduate at once at the same time next year. We got to have some in the lineup this year. They'll struggle at first it's normal.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

I threw up in my mouth a little every time I tried to come up with the last 3 forward lines so gave up

Maybe the preseason passengers (specifically Roy, Newhook and Anderson) will flip a switch and surprise me but heading for another Top 5 pick.

 

[Rapala]

Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Caufield
Roy - Dach - Kapanen
Newhook - Evans - Heineman
Pezzetta - Dvorak - Armia
(Anderson, Gallagher)

Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Struble
(Barron)

Montembeault, Primeau

I'm not sure Kapanen is good enough to start on a 2nd line as a winger.
Lots of hype but he definitely isn't better than Suzuki was when he started on a 4th line wing.
I have Evans as our 3rd C but I'd actually use Armia with him they have a built in chemistry because of their PK minutes.
Maybe use Kapanen with them because of the Finnish connection should be a decent shut down line.

 

[BergevinBurner]

Based on preseason, I would keep:

Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Caufield
Newhook - Dach - Kapanen ( for 10 games )
Anderson - Dvorak - Armia
Pezzetta - Evans - Gallagher
Heineman, Boulet

Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Struble
Barron

Montembeault, Primeau

Mailloux and Roy are cut, but not the entire season, regardless of injuries.

I think you're right about Mailloux getting cut.
Initially I thought they were going to let him stick with the team so Reinbacher could get top minutes in Laval, but with him out of the picture I think they're going to give that seat to Mailloux again for the season.

 

[austin316]

Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Caufield
Roy - Dach - Kapanen
Newhook - Evans - Heineman
Pezzetta - Dvorak - Armia
(Anderson, Gallagher)

Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Struble
(Barron)

Montembeault, Primeau

My goodness, those bottom three forward lines we have are embarrassing. Going to be another long, long year.

 

[Rapala]

I threw up in my mouth a little every time I tried to come up with the last 3 forward lines so gave up

Maybe the preseason passengers (specifically Roy, Newhook and Anderson) will flip a switch and surprise me but heading for another Top 5 pick.

Yeah I get what you mean. I think we have to give Dach something better than what we are looking at.
I think the odds of Caufield ending up with him eventually are pretty high.
Dach is definitely more of a play driver than Suzuki and that should free up Caufield to get lost in the weeds more often.
Possibly also getting slightly easier match ups.
The weakness on the wings rears it's ugly head at this point two wingers in that top six who aren't IMO.

 

[Rapala]

Why not, he sucked all camp, totally useless.

He's living a charmed existence.
I think if Laine is healthy he gets demoted for sure.

 

[GordonGraham]

Camp doesn't mean anything, but he needs to show something day 1 of the season.

It doesnt mean anything when you're an established veteran when you have less than 10 career points you shouldnt take anything for granted he's even lazier than Latendresse

 

[Paddyjack]

I won't be popular, but instead of putting f***ing Armia on the second line, why not try ABB? The guy at least definitively has a good vision and offensive sense, and had a good camp.

 

[G0bias]

Looks dogshit without Laine doesn't it

Might be worth a shot spreading out the top line until he gets back.

Slaf-Suzuki-Kapanen
Caufield-Dach-Roy
Armia-Newhook-Gallagher
Evans-Dvorak-Anderson

Get ready for another top10, maybe top5 pick boys