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

[Captain Mountain]

Buyouts for Anderson and Gallagher next offseason is all but guaranteed

I made $500 from a friend who said the same about this offseason last year.

 

[Andy]

You seriously think Hutson will solve all our pp problems? Come on. PP's problem is way deeper that Matheson's play at the point.

I think a large part of a power play’s success is talent over systems.

Hutson will solve a problem of creativity and unpredictably from the back end

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Management wants the team to be 'in the mix' for most of the year but i think another year of being pretty bad and near the bottom of the standings is ideal for one more year imo.

You gonna be saying this next year too? McKenna draft after all

 

[Habby4Life]

I think a large part of a power play’s success is talent over systems.

Hutson will solve a problem of creativity and unpredictably from the back end

I’m sure he will improve it but he isn’t going to be the messiah and turn this into a top ten PP.

 

[Positive Vibes]

You gonna be saying this next year too? McKenna draft after all

did you expect them to make the playoffs this year or something? i said one more year lol didn't say anything about the year after that they likely wont be bad enough to be in the conversation for McKenna with Demidov coming and hopefully a full year of a healthy Laine.

 

[morhilane]

Their plan for the pp to work is to change nothing and pray. This is quite sad.
This is not surprising though since they made zero adjustment during the season. It's a new form of coaching, I call it the "pious coaching".

Going by this pre-season, they did change something. they moved around the forward on PP1...and made it worst, because nobody is in a position to use their best attribute(s)/skill(s).

 

[Andy]

I’m sure he will improve it but he isn’t going to be the messiah and turn this into a top ten PP.

It’s also adding Dach to the PP over Newhook. A more experienced Slaf. Y’all are too doom and gloom

 

[Trabdy2]

I think a large part of a power play’s success is talent over systems.

Hutson will solve a problem of creativity and unpredictably from the back end

Agreed. Plus, systems don't work if the skill isn't there to execute on it.

We struggle so much creating good looks for shooters on the PP. We operate too slowly and predictably, moving the puck slowly around the perimeter, waiting for the opposing defensive box to give us an opportunity for a seam pass to a player in good scoring position, but we are rarely sharp enough to do anything with it. The pass isn't attempted, or it misses, or the reception is flubbed. So there's issues not only in organically creating a volume of those opportunities, but it's also pass and shot execution.

Hutson will be able to help with organically creating more of those opportunities with his dynamic movement and vision, and he's a really good passer too. So he'll be able to increase volume of opportunities and help with play execution. I really think we need to have him and Suzuki on the same PP to create consistent scoring threats.

At least we didn't struggle too much gaining the zone, if there is anything positive we've seen.

 

[Habby4Life]

It’s also adding Dach to the PP over Newhook. A more experienced Slaf. Y’all are too doom and gloom

Only time will tell.