Line Combos: What line up would be the best for game 5

Bruinfanatic

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Bergeron Marchand Pastrnak score line

Belesky Backes Stafford hit line

Spooner Kreci Nash experience line

Schaller Moore Hayes or Acciari work line

Chara Carlo

k Miller McAvoy


Morrow Mcquaid or Miller.01

I see one line .Second line looks dreadfully slow.
 

Dabruins

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Obviously having our only scoring threat all on one line is not working against this team who basically have a line that completely sacrifices all notions of offense to shutdown said line. We need to change things up now. I would go something like this.

Marchand Bergy Acciari - Acciari hits like a tank, goes to the dirty areas and does his job, stick him with our two best and let him work for them.

Stafford Krejci Pasta - With Krejci banged up / off his game, might as well just hope this line would be a possession monster. Work the boards which all three are good at. Grind them down and pot a couple.

Nash Backes Moore - I mean based on how they have played we might as well try it. Good third line really.

Vatrano Kurlay Schaller - Meh, let them go to work and see if something happens. Obviously sheltered minutes.

We need to do something different than putting all our eggs into the first line when they're countering it very well.
 

CptxMorgan

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Marchand - Bergeron - Acciari
Vatrano - Krejci - Pasta

Mix and match the bottom six. Marchand needs someone to throw their body around because the Sens are playing him tight and Backes is failing to do anything but play pattycake with Phaneuf. Vats gives Pasta someone who can keep up with him and he plays a high energy game.
 

whatsbruin

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No matter what the lines are, if its a tied game or B's behind going into the 3rd, I want a steady diet of : Marchy - Bergie - Pasternakie
 

ODAAT

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No matter what the lines are, if its a tied game or B's behind going into the 3rd, I want a steady diet of : Marchy - Bergie - Pasternakie

not sure if the B`s practiced yesterday or if it was a mandated day off but either way, someone needs to take Pasta onto the ice and try to re-establish his skills for hitting the net. Love the kid, totally understand this is his first taste of playoff hockey but man, how many shots has he taken that have actually hit the net?
 

Bruinfanatic

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not sure if the B`s practiced yesterday or if it was a mandated day off but either way, someone needs to take Pasta onto the ice and try to re-establish his skills for hitting the net. Love the kid, totally understand this is his first taste of playoff hockey but man, how many shots has he taken that have actually hit the net?

Two out of 21 attempts last I heard.Its all about the one timer with him.How about trying a quick wrist shot once in a while..Wouldn't kill him to spend some time in the Blue paint once in awhile,same could be said for a few others on the team.
 

Bruinfanatic

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No matter what the lines are, if its a tied game or B's behind going into the 3rd, I want a steady diet of : Marchy - Bergie - Pasternakie

Yep can't be rolling four lines when game is tied or loosing,when Cassdy first became coach he wouldn't hesitate to play his best players more.I think Claude must have called and gave him ****.You have to win or loose with your best players,don't worry about tiring them out for the next game ,there won't be one if you don't win.
 

whatsbruin

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Two out of 21 attempts last I heard.Its all about the one timer with him.How about trying a quick wrist shot once in a while..Wouldn't kill him to spend some time in the Blue paint once in awhile,same could be said for a few others on the team.

I think he is also trying to get too cute.
A few times I see him in the slot, in position to take a good shot, and rather than shoot, he tries to deke around the D. He has a great shot, use it.
 

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I think he is also trying to get too cute.
A few times I see him in the slot, in position to take a good shot, and rather than shoot, he tries to deke around the D. He has a great shot, use it.

This is what I'm seeing from #88 as well. He might be gripping the stick a bit too tightly as well.

He needs to relax and just let that shot of his fly.
 

mmk

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I think he is also trying to get too cute.
A few times I see him in the slot, in position to take a good shot, and rather than shoot, he tries to deke around the D. He has a great shot, use it.

March-Bergeron-Backes
Spoons-Krech-Pasta
Acciari-Moore-Stafford
Schaller-Nash-Hayes

Backes has been one of our best forwards so he should play on the top line. Hopefully putting Spoons with some talent will get all the 2nd line guys going.
 

Bruinfanatic

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I think he is also trying to get too cute.
A few times I see him in the slot, in position to take a good shot, and rather than shoot, he tries to deke around the D. He has a great shot, use it.

Yep shoot crash the net to bang in a rebound,don't have to be pretty.Its playoff hockey you win in the trenches.
 

Bruinfanatic

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March-Bergeron-Backes
Spoons-Krech-Pasta
Acciari-Moore-Stafford
Schaller-Nash-Hayes

Backes has been one of our best forwards so he should play on the top line. Hopefully putting Spoons with some talent will get all the 2nd line guys going.

Yeah I like Backes on the first line,that second line was lousy last game,there is no way that Schaller should be on that line .If Cassidy is stupid enough to go with him there again tonight ,and they loose than I hope he isn't back next season.Because Obviosly he is an idiot.
 

PlayMakers

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Marsh - Bergy - Pasta
Spooner - Krejci - Backes
Vatrano - Moore - Stafford
Schaller - Nash - Acciari

Chara - McAvoy
Morrow - Killer
Liles - Chiller
 

TMac21

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Marchand-Bergeron-Pasta
Vatrano-Krejci-Backes
Moore-Nash-Acciari
Schaller-Spooner-Stafford
 

Over the volcano

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I'd like to see Beleskey back in there. Despite his poor play (for whatever reason you want to provide), these are the kinds of games they got him for and he showed some spark in his last game.
 

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This would be a good line up.

Sorry..Couldn't help myself.

Lucic- Krejci-Horton
Marchy-Bergy-Rex (or Seguin)
Ryder-Pevs-Kelly
Thornton-Paille-Soupy

Seids-Z
Quaider-Johnny B
Ference-Kaberle

Thomas
Rask
 

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