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

[MarkovsKnee]

Day 1 lineup:

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

Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Struble
Barron

Montembeault
Primeau

Everyone else to Laval.

Play Heineman against Boston on the opening back-to-back then Pezzetta in against Ottawa. Roy gets the start vs Pittsburgh. Rotate until someone wins the job, or someone else gets hurt.

 

[durojean]

Kapanen Suzuki Slafkovsky // just the first game in reward for a great camp
Caufield Dach Armia
Roy Newhook Gallagher // could be BB instead of Roy
Pezzeta Dvorak Anderson

Matheson Guhle
Hutson Savard
Xhekaj Barron

PP1
Caufield Suzuki Dach
Matheson Hutson

PP2
Roy Newhook Slafkovsky
Xhekaj Barron

PK1
Anderson Dvorak
Guhle Savard

PK2
Armia Suzuki
Matheson Xhekaj

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Day 1 lineup:

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

Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Struble
Barron

Montembeault
Primeau

Everyone else to Laval.

Play Heineman against Boston on the opening back-to-back then Pezzetta in against Ottawa. Roy gets the start vs Pittsburgh. Rotate until someone wins the job, or someone else gets hurt.

Heineman and Roy to Laval.

Kapanen back to Sweden.

ABB to start, which sucks because he's another smaller player, but none of the others have played better than him and he honestly hasn't played that good.

Or at the very least ABB as the 13th and Heineman and Roy to Laval.

 

[Kosseca]

And how do we split it? Make it a big and painful to play against second line?
Newhook - suzuki - CC
Slaf - Dach - Armia
Heineman - Dvo - Kapanen
Gally - Evans - Anderson

Any other option we see? Go full youth audition mode,
Kapanen - suzuki - CC
Slaf- Dach - Roy
Heineman - Dvo - Armia
Gally - Evans - Anderson

Any other option?

Oddly enough, I would keep Suzuki and Slaf on the same "duo". A CC/Suzuki duo may be too easy to play against due to size.

 

[BLONG7]

Oddly enough, I would keep Suzuki and Slaf on the same "duo". A CC/Suzuki duo may be too easy to play against due to size.

Nick and Cole had career years last year, and were not easy to play against............imagine the points they could put up if we could fix the PP??
Slaf is a very nice add to that line also.............but size has never really been an issue for the first two guys.....

 

[morhilane]

Nick and Cole had career years last year, and were not easy to play against............imagine the points they could put up if we could fix the PP??
Slaf is a very nice add to that line also.............but size has never really been an issue for the first two guys.....

CC/Suzuki/Slaf played ~751 minutes together last year over 64 games after being put together mid-December. In the 18 games they were not together, Slaf/Dvorak/CC had more goals than any combos CC/Suzuki without Slaf MSL put together (becuse they didn't stick together as long irc).

Both CC and Suzuki were not going for career production until Slaf was added mid-December.

 

[WinterLion]

Will we claim someone off waivers?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Heineman and Roy to Laval.

Kapanen back to Sweden.

ABB to start, which sucks because he's another smaller player, but none of the others have played better than him and he honestly hasn't played that good.

Or at the very least ABB as the 13th and Heineman and Roy to Laval.

I'd keep Kapanen as a top 6 forward. I don't want Anderson or Gallagher on 2nd line.

If they want to keep ABB and send Roy to Laval, I'm fine with that, too. ABB can sit as 14th forward.

I'd like to see Heineman in regular season. Play Pezz G1 vs Toronto then Heineman G2 against Boston. It's a back-to-back. I'd give Heineman a longer look. Pezz G3 against Ottawa. ABB G4 against Pens.

 

[HuGo Sham]

as we've been posting in various threads, that second line is still a problem. Even with a healthy Laine, the skill and size depth was a problem.

I've thought of moving Slafkovsky with Dach but that's another problem, and Suzuki and CC will not have puck winner on that line. If the 1st needed to be broken, I'd move caufield down, so at least Dach can create space and feed him passes.

I'm so fed up with Dvorak, Armia, Gally and Anderson I wouldn't give the last 3 a chance (out of spite lol) on that 2nd line. I'd be fired.

I like some of the ideas of giving a young guy a shot there, although Roy has looked very bad this preseason.

We're another draft + hage and Demidov away from competing. If Hage was in the Hobey convo next april, I wouldn't be surprised if the habs wanted him to turn pro asap. it's that desperate

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Will we claim someone off waivers?

Doubtful. I don't see anyone who can help us. ABB is as good as Pelletier probably better, and ABB is someone who can sit as 13th/14th forward.

This year is about moving the 3 amigos: Anderson, Gallagher & Dvorak. All 3 need to GTFO. They're top priority - if not this season then next summer (for Gallagher/Anderson, Dvo is UFA - thank God.)

 

[Naslundforever]

alternate face-off centermen for lines 1 and 2; and spread out offense

Newhook Suzuki Caufield
Slafkovsky Dach Kapanen
Armia Dvo Gallagher
Heinemann Evans Barré-Boulet
Pezz 13th
Roy Anderson laval

Matheson Guhle
Hutson Savard
Xjekaj Struble

Goalies

 

[Treb]

Doubtful. I don't see anyone who can help us. ABB is as good as Pelletier probably better, and ABB is someone who can sit as 13th/14th forward.

This year is about moving the 3 amigos: Anderson, Gallagher & Dvorak. All 3 need to GTFO. They're top priority - if not this season then next summer (for Gallagher/Anderson, Dvo is UFA - thank God.)

Hudson Fasching if we want to get bigger.

 

[morhilane]

Will we claim someone off waivers?

Habs didn't waive anyone and still have to send down players, so no. There is no place on the roster.

 

[Habs]

Keep Kapanaen, trade some of the older parts from this team

 

[Habssince89]

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

IR:Laine, RHP​

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Defence:
Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Struble
Barron

IR: Reinbacher​

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Goalies:
Montembault
Primeau
​

Hard to deal with all the right handed shots we've accumulated.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

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

IR:Laine, RHP​

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Defence:
Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Struble
Barron

IR: Reinbacher​

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Goalies:
Montembault
Primeau
​

Hard to deal with all the right handed shots we've accumulated.

Gally and Anderson reduced to 4th line minutes???

 

[NewDef]

Gally and Anderson reduced to 4th line minutes???

I would'nt mind even to swap Evans and Dvorak but man would that be an expensive 4th line... 14 Mil vs usually around 3 to 4 Mil...

10 mil guys... that would be a hell of a player at that price!

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

I would'nt mind even to swap Evans and Dvorak but man would that be an expensive 4th line... 14 Mil vs usually around 3 to 4 Mil...

10 mil guys... that would be a hell of a player at that price!

i don't care about the money, that's Mr. Molson's problem eh?

 

[HuGort]

Roy usually plays better with offensive players. Try him with Dach line. Kapanen and Dvorak, Anderson line gives team two centers each on strong side. It worked well last year with Monahan and Evans. The Armia 4th line is good.

 

[Dan88]

Two more season with Anderson. Im just waiting that day when we finally get away from this player and contract. Dvorak is other. That guy has no passion. He never even smile after scoring. Awfull players.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

As much i dont like Dvorak , Dvorak under Evans is a complete Joke

 

[branlumi]

Gally and Anderson reduced to 4th line minutes???

where did you put ABB?

 

[BLONG7]

CC/Suzuki/Slaf played ~751 minutes together last year over 64 games after being put together mid-December. In the 18 games they were not together, Slaf/Dvorak/CC had more goals than any combos CC/Suzuki without Slaf MSL put together (becuse they didn't stick together as long irc).

Both CC and Suzuki were not going for career production until Slaf was added mid-December.

The point stands...............why make a change to that line? Was thinking Slaf only had 45 games with them.......but even still.

 

[BLONG7]

Roy usually plays better with offensive players. Try him with Dach line. Kapanen and Dvorak, Anderson line gives team two centers each on strong side. It worked well last year with Monahan and Evans. The Armia 4th line is good.

I think his camp does not lend itself to that............others have stepped in front of him.
I like the player, but his development could be better served in Laval, with top minutes...let's face it he does not get the call last year, if not for injuries, now he has a sub par camp?

 

[Rapala]

kind of amazing how that 1 injury made the top 6 go from decent to bad

It did look decent on paper.
Now I just see a couple of holes on either side of Kirby.
Newhook needs to hit 60 points and be better defensively either with Kirby or Nick.