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Training camp discussion here people. Hockey is back!
ThenSo if we read into this, Connor - Scheifele - Ehlers is line 1. Toninato - Gustafsson - Gagner is line 4 and Morrissey - Demelo are likely a pairing
Just have your great grandkids wheel you there themselves when it happens.The most important question to answer right now is do we think the Cup parade will end at the Forks or Portage and Main? I want to set up some lawn chairs so I get a good view
This will be the first time outside of Covid that we've missed the TC week. So watching the thread with interest from the UK. Thanks all for the updates!
Connor-Scheif-Ehlers. Amazing that something so obvious was so scarcely tried. Very excited to see what Ehlers does with this opportunity. I feel like giving him a larger role and Wheeler a lesser role will be an immediate improvement.
I was going to say something like this, but you beat me to the punch.My only issue with that line is that all are shot first players. They all deserve the minutes but I worry about duplication of skills.
Meanwhile the second line has two pass first guys in Cole and Blake and Dubois who is more of an in close net front scorer. So I worry about duplication and fit for that line.
I was going to say something like this, but you beat me to the punch.
I wonder if Scheifle/Ehlers can become that pass first player. Ehlers already plays good defense. Or perhaps it would allow Scheifle to stop fleeing the DZone too quickly if he could focus on being the passer rather than the threat of scoring (yeah, he’s got a great shot, but now he’s not the great shot on his line, that’s Connor/Ehlers)
Also, I really hear you on that second line. No great shot (Perfetti is probably the best of the three from any significant distance). Maybe Coach wants Perfetti to be a goal scorer to round out his skill set? Not sure if that works, but it’s a theory.
Makes sense with our log jam on the left, not sure why this wasn't tried more last year.Interesting that they are trying Heinola on the right side
Scheifele and Ehlers weren't shoot first until recently. They're both excellent playmakers who can read a play and decide whether it's best to pass or shoot. Hell Ehlers is the only guy on the team the past couple years who can properly execute a 2 on 1. Having more options is good, if you're designating one guy as play maker, one as the shooter, etc it's easier to defend.My only issue with that line is that all are shot first players. They all deserve the minutes but I worry about duplication of skills.
Meanwhile the second line has two pass first guys in Cole and Blake and Dubois who is more of an in close net front scorer. So I worry about duplication and fit for that line.
Scheifele and Ehlers weren't shoot first until recently. They're both excellent playmakers who can read a play and decide whether it's best to pass or shoot. Hell Ehlers is the only guy on the team the past couple years who can properly execute a 2 on 1. Having more options is good, if you're designating one guy as play maker, one as the shooter, etc it's easier to defend.
Makes sense with our log jam on the left, not sure why this wasn't tried more last year.