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I guess the one thing that worries me about breaking up the Kid Line is that the third line looks a lot weaker.

Laf - Chytil - Kakko
Blais - Chytil - Kravtsov

I like the idea of pairs and delegating ice time based on whichever pairs are hot at the moment.

Kreider - Zibanejad
Panarin - Trocheck
Laf - Kakko
 
GENESISPuck94 said:
Whose call is it to dress and play a player? Did he get a medical evaluation before making the decision to play that player? If he did then the decision was worse. If he didn't get that medical evaluation it was equally as bad. No player is going to say "I'm not playing". The final decision is on the coach.
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So now you’ve gone from “forcing” Strome to play, to deciding to dress him, based on the info he had, or maybe lacked. If you don’t see the difference between that and “forcing” a player to play I can’t help you. All accounts are that Strome said he was ready to go, and was in the lineup based on that. Maybe he really thought he was ready. He wasn’t. But in no sane interpretation of this was he forced. That’s just cuckoo.
 
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Crease said:
I guess the one thing that worries me about breaking up the Kid Line is that the third line looks a lot weaker.

Laf - Chytil - Kakko
Blais - Chytil - Kravtsov

I like the idea of pairs and delegating ice time based on whichever pairs are hot at the moment.

Kreider - Zibanejad
Panarin - Trocheck
Laf - Kakko
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I don't think they're breaking up the kid line, Gallant said these aren't the lines, they're only the lines for the first few games of preseason because there's rules about how many veterans you can have and stuff. He said he already has his mind mostly made up and we'll see those lines later in the preseason
 
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Crease said:
I guess the one thing that worries me about breaking up the Kid Line is that the third line looks a lot weaker.

Laf - Chytil - Kakko
Blais - Chytil - Kravtsov

I like the idea of pairs and delegating ice time based on whichever pairs are hot at the moment.

Kreider - Zibanejad
Panarin - Trocheck
Laf - Kakko
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Here's a crazy idea

Lafreniere-Zibanejad-Blais
Panarin-Trocheck-Kakko
Kreider-Cyhtil-Kravtsov

It makes all three lines strong and puts everyone in their natural position.

I know, I put Kreider on the "third line," and split up Kreider and Zibanejad. Boo.

Here's the thing - Kreider scored 26 powerplay goals last year. As long as he's parked in front on the man advantage, he'll be productive and see plenty of Zibanejad. I also see even distribution if the lines look like this.

Hell I'd be fine with the Kid Line if we had anything resembling even distribution but we don't. A star player on the third line would probably motivate us towards something more even. But then again Gallant is the one making the lines so f*** me anyway, but I'm leaning towards this is what I would do.

You could also drop Panarin down with Chytil and Blais. Panarin and two grinders sounds like Panarin's wet dream and you could compensate him with the full two minutes on the powerplay.
 
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Machinehead said:
Here's a crazy idea

Lafreniere-Zibanejad-Blais
Panarin-Trocheck-Kakko
Kreider-Cyhtil-Kravtsov

It makes all three lines strong and puts everyone in their natural position.

I know, I put Kreider on the "third line," and split up Kreider and Zibanejad. Boo.

Here's the thing - Kreider scored 26 powerplay goals last year. As long as he's parked in front on the man advantage, he'll be productive and see plenty of Zibanejad. I also see even distribution if the lines look like this.

Hell I'd be fine with the Kid Line if we had anything resembling even distribution but we don't. A star player on the third line would probably motivate us towards something more even. But then again Gallant is the one making the lines so f*** me anyway, but I'm leaning towards this is what I would do.

You could also drop Panarin down with Chytil and Blais. Panarin and two grinders sounds like Panarin's wet dream and you could compensate him with the full two minutes on the powerplay.
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Flip Kravstov and Blais. Hell you could even put Kakko with Chytil and Kreider and that line would probably be good.

Kreider-Zibanejad at ES needs to be abolished.
 
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I really think the missing piece is project to go either 2nd or 3rd this year- C- Adam Fantilli

Realistically what would it take to get the 2nd overall pick at the 2023 draft to draft him?

Chytil, Dallas #1 and NYR #1 ?
Kakko Dallas #1 and NYR #1 ?
Chytil, Kakko and NYR #1 ?
Chytil, Kakko and Dallas #1?

would both players and both picks be enough?
 
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BS45 said:
I really think the missing piece is project to go either 2nd or 3rd this year- C- Adam Fantilli

Realistically what would it take to get the 2nd overall pick at the 2023 draft to draft him?

Chytil, Dallas #1 and NYR #1 ?
Kakko Dallas #1 and NYR #1 ?
Chytil, Kakko and NYR #1 ?
Chytil, Kakko and Dallas #1?

would both players and both picks be enough?
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Really tough to say without knowing where Dallas is picking, but probably not enough, no.
 
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BS45 said:
I really think the missing piece is project to go either 2nd or 3rd this year- C- Adam Fantilli

Realistically what would it take to get the 2nd overall pick at the 2023 draft to draft him?

Chytil, Dallas #1 and NYR #1 ?
Kakko Dallas #1 and NYR #1 ?
Chytil, Kakko and NYR #1 ?
Chytil, Kakko and Dallas #1?

would both players and both picks be enough?
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It’s not happening
 
BS45 said:
I really think the missing piece is project to go either 2nd or 3rd this year- C- Adam Fantilli

Realistically what would it take to get the 2nd overall pick at the 2023 draft to draft him?

Chytil, Dallas #1 and NYR #1 ?
Kakko Dallas #1 and NYR #1 ?
Chytil, Kakko and NYR #1 ?
Chytil, Kakko and Dallas #1?

would both players and both picks be enough?
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It would take for the Rangers to be really bad and to get the 2OA in the draft lottery.

Anyway, I think who ever is in a position to pick Fantilli is going to pick Fantilli.
 
Can we fit a veteran D man for league minimum without messing up our pro-rated cap space at the deadline?

Would be a natural hedge if one of Jones or Schneider doesn’t perform, or if literally anyone gets injured - which is fairly likely. Hajek ain’t it.
 
irishlaxburger2 said:
Can we fit a veteran D man for league minimum without messing up our pro-rated cap space at the deadline?

Would be a natural hedge if one of Jones or Schneider doesn’t perform, or if literally anyone gets injured - which is fairly likely. Hajek ain’t it.
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No, not with out sending someone down at least.

The performance thing isnt a huge issue as they're a bottom pair. Injuries are going to be a problem if/when they happen. Part of the world we live in.

All we can do is hope that Robertson is close and Emberson is better than we think he is.
 
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NHL G.M. PSA:
Don’t Drink and Trade:

Reporter: “Why did you trade fore Cam (Colin Campbell) Connor?
G.M. : “We needed help on the back end and he’s a solid defenseman “.
Reporter: “He’s a forward”.
G.M. : “Next question “?
This many days until opening night:
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Uninstaaled said:
No, not with out sending someone down at least.

The performance thing isnt a huge issue as they're a bottom pair. Injuries are going to be a problem if/when they happen. Part of the world we live in.

All we can do is hope that Robertson is close and Emberson is better than we think he is.
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Kind of a shame all the good rental LHD are in division.

Just going alphabetically Gavrikov, Graves and Sanheim are on the obvious rebuilding teams. Dumoulin and Orlov if one of those teams implode. That’s a good deal of the rental market.

Seattle has Dunn and Soucy entering UFA. Doubt they move Dunn but maybe Soucy makes sense. Maybe Maatta in Detroit if he (unlikely) has anything left in the tank.

The names aren’t great but I think it makes more sense to rent a dman then rent a forward unless they can’t replace Vatrano of all people.
 
Machinehead said:
I think defaulting to the explanation that they did better because they were coached better misses a lot. I also think it has to do with the attitude that "we're always good and if we're not it's always the coach" which, on the other side of the token, is certainly a thing.

Shesterkin put up a .935, Kreider literally almost doubled his career high in goals, and Miller became a top 4 D. That's mostly why they won as much as they did. If you want to credit Gallant with any of that, I guess I can't really argue with you although I would respectfully disagree, especially on the first two because Shesterkin is a goalie and Kreider is 31.
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Waaaaaaat!!?? Shesterkin is 31. Kreider is 20!
 
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BS45 said:
I really think the missing piece is project to go either 2nd or 3rd this year- C- Adam Fantilli

Realistically what would it take to get the 2nd overall pick at the 2023 draft to draft him?

Chytil, Dallas #1 and NYR #1 ?
Kakko Dallas #1 and NYR #1 ?
Chytil, Kakko and NYR #1 ?
Chytil, Kakko and Dallas #1?

would both players and both picks be enough?
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Maybe 50 point Kakko, Lindgren, DAL 1st, NYR 1st
 
Kravtsov would only be an NHL regular if the NHL rinks were the same size as the rinks in the KHL. Send him back where he belongs.
 
Crease said:
Gallant is pretty underrated in this discussion. The professionalism and confidence he brought to the club last season was palpable. Largely the same roster as the season before, but the results were night and day (even before the deadline).
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If Gallant was getting more from the kids I would love him.
 
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