Speculation: Roster Building Thread Part IX: Can't take Staal away from AV

[Kaapodonna]

I guarantee this team beats the Pens. This is AV magic.

He'll be standing there with his arms folded, chewing his gum thinking he is genius too lol.

 

[kovazub94]

Oh yeah for sure. Again, 6 games into the season, the lines have already been put into a blender. In the modern NHL you shouldn't be using the first 10-20 games to get your team into shape and find chemistry

I mean I definitely bought into AV's musings on pre-defined pairs and then mixing in a 3rd to see what works best. Even though I also don't like how preseason is being utilized but it is what is and I would accept that as a repercussion there will be lineup changes this early on. But how come AV does not have a preset two's either? Chytil/Andersson effect? Not buying it. Ziba/Kreider, Miller/Zuke, Hayes/Vesey should've been in place and used. DD and Carey experiment should be over, especially with Fast returning.