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jonas640 Jonas Siegel
Colby Armstrong will make his return tomorrow on the second line with Phil Kessel & Kris Versteeg.

I like the pairing of Kessel and Armstrong. But wtv.
 
How deseperate is Ron these days? Why would you ever play Kessel in the middle? I KNOW Kessel played a bit of center in his junior days but the problem with Kessel these days is he doesn't drive into the slot and avoids the high traffic area. So you put a sniper who avoids traffic and doesn't really pass that well in the middle ... what does that accomplish??
 
I don't know. When you suck its not a bad idea to try new things. May as well see if Kessel can play center. There is no reason not to at this point.
 
But kessel and his game is the last thing you want to put in the middle, no matter in the offensive zone or defensive zone.

I mean, if you're going to go by the "it can't get any worse!" theory, why not try Kaberle up front and Schenn in goal? To me, it's almost THAT absurd of a change.
 
Nah, thats not true at all. Kessel is a great skater and really creative with the puck. He sees the ice well. There is no reason he can't play centre. He actually does kind of play like a centre a lot anyway, especially in the transition game.
 
The one benefit I see of taking him off the wing, is that maybe it'll get him more towards the middle of the ice and away from the constant pussy move he pulls of cutting towards the outside on the rush, and firing a harmless shot from along the boards.
 
Metalleaf said:
I'd like it to help I really would but at this point I have little belief that it will.
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If anything it may spark the team for 2-3 games, but your right, it won't solve the fact the leafs have a moron of a coach behind the bench, and a team that simply just can't find the back of the net. Until Wilson is canned, and until we bring in some actual skill up front, things will continue to be status quoe.
 
Volcanologist said:
And Rick Dudley's been scouting our games supposedly. I'm thinking Anthony Stewart might be a guy Burke likes on the Thrashers.
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Who on the team would Dudley be interested in, I don't follow the Thrashers so what is their area of weakness that they are looking to better?
 
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