Wouldn’t be surprised if we need to put 2 new forwards in. TT is out for sure. 11 and 88 hopefully are good to go.He was with Springfield last year, saw him there. I know Jesse will be the first man in, but I'd love to see some fresh blood mixed in if things don't go well.
That creates a conundrum, doesn’t it? Does RBA just move someone onto Aho’s line or does he blow it up and start over? I can see a scenario where PoolParty moves into that spot, but he did nothing in his brief time there a few weeks ago. Does he move Noesen up and put Drury with KK and Necas? Or leave Drury where he finished last night? Stastny? He’s a pass first guy like Turbo, but I don’t think he has the wheels to keep up.I wouldn't hesitate to put MacEachern in there instead of PoolParty for game 3, especially if whoever draws in will be playing on line 4.
Really good video of Matt Martin's totally normal Hockey play late in the First.
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After all this time, what an amazing memory.Yeah, where the [Polar's word] is NHL Player's Safety on that deal? Silence is B.S..
Jim
IT's all your Fault!After all this time, what an amazing memory.
I still remember when that happened pretty clearly.
This seems like a good opportunity to give someone a shot who *might* be able to provide some offense and Jesse ain’t that guy, at least not yet. Also, RBA doesn’t usually pull out the line blender after the team has won 4 straight, but this is not exactly a run of the mill situation. There’s also the fact that we’re on the road where we’ve had no success in the playoffs lately. So that argues for some line tinkering to get better matchups. A lot to consider.That creates a conundrum, doesn’t it? Does RBA just move someone onto Aho’s line or does he blow it up and start over? I can see a scenario where PoolParty moves into that spot, but he did nothing in his brief time there a few weeks ago. Does he move Noesen up and put Drury with KK and Necas? Or leave Drury where he finished last night? Stastny? He’s a pass first guy like Turbo, but I don’t think he has the wheels to keep up.
Really good video of Matt Martin's totally normal Hockey play late in the First.
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Stastny might get the nod, but only if the Islanders don't match Barzal's group up with Aho's. Otherwise he'd have a shot at keeping up. I'd guess Brindy goes with Noesen though. He's playing really, really well and has spent some time on that line before. Plus, Drury is adjusting to playoff hockey pretty well and would probably be fine with Kotkaniemi and Necas. I doubt Puljujarvi gets the nod. He was pretty awful on that line in early April.That creates a conundrum, doesn’t it? Does RBA just move someone onto Aho’s line or does he blow it up and start over? I can see a scenario where PoolParty moves into that spot, but he did nothing in his brief time there a few weeks ago. Does he move Noesen up and put Drury with KK and Necas? Or leave Drury where he finished last night? Stastny? He’s a pass first guy like Turbo, but I don’t think he has the wheels to keep up.
He's probably going to match first lines either way. That's what he normally does at home.If Pull Your RV goes anywhere near the top line, Lambert would be silly not to match Barzal et al against that line.
I mean, yes ... but I'd still rather have him as a backup than Kochetkov. No offense to the Koochinator, but experience trumps youthful enthusiasm.I hope Freddie has a nice hat picked out.