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Post by MPLABBE on Jan 9, 2003 22:22:34 GMT -5
When healthy:
Hossa-Koivu-Zednik Gilmour-Perreault-McKay Bulis-Juneau-Dackell Kilger-Ribeiro-Petrov
*Audette, Lindsay, Blouin as scratches or demoted
3 lines that play great together and a 4th line that could work
what do you think?
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Post by legaspesien on Jan 9, 2003 22:34:11 GMT -5
When healthy: Kilger-Ribeiro-Petrov what do you think? Bring down Ward and you have a deal ;D
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Post by MPLABBE on Jan 9, 2003 22:52:33 GMT -5
Bring down Ward and you have a deal ;D too many forwards
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Post by GoMtl on Jan 9, 2003 22:54:44 GMT -5
i like it... mckay seems to slow down after a few games of a lot of ice time though. and i think czerkawski is almost ready to return...
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Post by TheHabsfan on Jan 9, 2003 23:05:29 GMT -5
Bring down Ward and you have a deal ;D I agree with legaspesien. You need a big center with energy for the fourth line. I would replace Ribs with Ward. Even Gratton would be a better choice than Ribs on the fourth line. Ribs is too small to be on an energy line. He needs to be on the top 2 lines to be effective and to be honest, we have better players up there now. But, until Gilmour comes back, I would put him on the wing on the second line. The rest looks good. cheers
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Post by GoMtl on Jan 9, 2003 23:16:02 GMT -5
Ward's a right winger... i'm not sure if he can play centre or not. Either way i don't think he'll be called up. It doesn't look like theyre willing to send down Audette aswell and Chow, and other than Blouin who they love, he's about the only one who would clear waivers enabling us to call up Ward.
Does anyone else see the problem i see? once Gilmour and Petrov are back we're going to have too many players... who do you think is going to be waived or sent down? I'd like to see it be Audette, or Blouin... even Lindsay or Traverse. But there's an alright chance that if Dykhuis continues his play that Ron will be back down, other than Marcel he's the only other player with a two way contract a believe.
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Post by JohnnyVerdun on Jan 9, 2003 23:20:15 GMT -5
Hossa-Koivu-Zednick
Bulis/Gilmour/Czerkawski
Kilger/Perreault/Petrov
Lindsay/Juneau/Mckay
Scratch Ribeiro, Audette, Dackell. Give Gilmour the center spot for 5 games. Roll four lines. Get the 4th line 10 minutes a night. If we stay out of the box (like tonight), there'll be plenty of ice.
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Post by montreal on Jan 9, 2003 23:28:25 GMT -5
Ward's a right winger... i'm not sure if he can play centre or not. Either way i don't think he'll be called up. It doesn't look like theyre willing to send down Audette aswell and Chow, and other than Blouin who they love, he's about the only one who would clear waivers enabling us to call up Ward. Does anyone else see the problem i see? once Gilmour and Petrov are back we're going to have too many players... who do you think is going to be waived or sent down? I'd like to see it be Audette, or Blouin... even Lindsay or Traverse. But there's an alright chance that if Dykhuis continues his play that Ron will be back down, other than Marcel he's the only other player with a two way contract a believe. Ward is playing center right now, with Gratton out of the lineup and Chow on his RW. Jason played center when he was in the OHL as well.
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Post by sonnytheman on Jan 9, 2003 23:31:15 GMT -5
JohnnyV, does Juneau really serve a purpose in that lineup? I really think its time that he is replaced. Why not make that 4th line a crash-and-bang line that will fight and spark the team by adding Blouin:
Blouin-Lindsay-McKay
I think that that would be better overall. Teach them how to cycle the puck, how to ice it and how to dump it in and you're all set!
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Post by MPLABBE on Jan 9, 2003 23:34:53 GMT -5
Hossa-Koivu-Zednick Bulis/Gilmour/Czerkawski Kilger/Perreault/Petrov Lindsay/Juneau/Mckay Scratch Ribeiro, Audette, Dackell. Give Gilmour the center spot for 5 games. Roll four lines. Get the 4th line 10 minutes a night. If we stay out of the box (like tonight), there'll be plenty of ice. I don't like it .No one knows if the Gilmour and Perreault lines could work and the Juneau line(I assume would be your checking line) is too slow.. Matt, don't be surprised if some *fake* injuries start happening to Lindsay and Audette and the like...just to create room on the roster
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Post by GoMtl on Jan 9, 2003 23:36:02 GMT -5
Cool, i think he's better suited to be an NHL centre than Gratton, hopefully he can keep putting up the #'s this year, and land a spot for next year. There's just too many players this season.
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Post by Willie Dog on Jan 10, 2003 8:10:25 GMT -5
When healthy: Hossa-Koivu-Zednik Gilmour-Perreault-McKay Bulis-Juneau-Dackell Kilger-Ribeiro-Petrov *Audette, Lindsay, Blouin as scratches or demoted 3 lines that play great together and a 4th line that could work what do you think? I would put ward on the Juneau line and put Dackell somewhere else, not sure yet, but I think ward would help the transition game on the third line. I think he would work well on the PK as well.
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Post by TheHabsfan on Jan 10, 2003 8:52:17 GMT -5
Does anyone else see the problem i see? once Gilmour and Petrov are back we're going to have too many players... who do you think is going to be waived or sent down? I'd like to see it be Audette, or Blouin... even Lindsay or Traverse. But there's an alright chance that if Dykhuis continues his play that Ron will be back down, other than Marcel he's the only other player with a two way contract a believe. I think that this is an excellent opportunity for the Habs Brass to show the fans that the priority for this team and organisation, is to win. By sending down Audette, they are sending a message that winning is what drives this team and it's decision making. GG has show a lot of flexibility and I think would be willing to go along with making a move which will go a long way in marketing the team with the fans. Everyone knows that Audette is hurting this team and by having him play just because of his salary could be the straw that will break the camels back with regards to a playoff spot. I say that he should send him down. We will lose some money with him playing in the minors, but we will gain long term if we make the playoffs. I think that it would be a great marketing move. It makes business sense. cheers
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jan 10, 2003 19:50:26 GMT -5
When healthy: Hossa-Koivu-Zednik Gilmour-Perreault-McKay Bulis-Juneau-Dackell Kilger-Ribeiro-Petrov *Audette, Lindsay, Blouin as scratches or demoted 3 lines that play great together and a 4th line that could work what do you think? My 2 cents (worth 3.6 cents Canadian) Hossa-Koivu-Zednik Gilmour-Perrault-Kilger Bulis-Ribeiro-Petrov Czerkawski-Ward-Balej This would be the last chance for Czerk (rhymes with jerk) but he earned it in Hamilton with his hard work and if he busts his ass we could use his production. Juneau and Dackell are ready for the glue factory and Petrov is as productive as a hamster on a treadmill. We could send him down to hamilton but we've depleted the Bulldogs too much already.
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Post by GoMtl on Jan 10, 2003 20:21:57 GMT -5
I don't think Balej's ready. he's been injured almost the entire season, and hasn't seen very much AHL time at all, and even then he hasn't been outstanding, nor is he or Czerkawski a 4th line player. Give me Juneau and Dackell any day in a checking role.
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Post by MPLABBE on Jan 10, 2003 20:31:42 GMT -5
I don't think Balej's ready. he's been injured almost the entire season, and hasn't seen very much AHL time at all, and even then he hasn't been outstanding, nor is he or Czerkawski a 4th line player. Give me Juneau and Dackell any day in a checking role. agreed! Balej is a year or two away IMO
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Post by GoMtl on Jan 10, 2003 20:32:26 GMT -5
ponder this for a new line up:
three solid lines, and 3 extras to fill in. these 3 lines are as strong as i think we can make, but when doing this it leaves no size what so ever left. so instead of icing a 4th line with no size one shift a period we dress 3 spairs and play them in siutuations they might be needed in (dackell for PK, and Ribeiro/Petrov/Audette for McKay to create more offense late in a close game down by one or two.)
hossa - koivu - zednik gilmour - perreault - mckay bulis - juneau - kilger
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Post by MPLABBE on Jan 10, 2003 20:33:20 GMT -5
ponder this for a new line up: three solid lines, and 3 extras to fill in hossa - koivu - zednik gilmour - perreault - mckay bulis - juneau - kilger ribeiro, petrov, dackell (theyre too small to be a line by themselves.) for 3rd and 4th lines: Bulis--JJ--Dacks Kilger-- Ribs-- OP
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Post by GoMtl on Jan 10, 2003 20:37:58 GMT -5
i thought of that marc, and that's probably what they'll do tomorrow. but as much as it looks good, we never get the right type of effort from kilger when he's on the 4th line, and really Dacks has been less than spectacular lately, so i'd rather see Kilger playing like we know he can on the 3rd, while Dackell still specializes in PK.
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Post by GoMtl on Jan 10, 2003 20:40:05 GMT -5
another option is playing kilger half on the 4th line, half on the 2nd line for Mckay. Either way i'd like to get maximum effort out of 25, and that seems to be quite the task on many nights, you've gotta get the guy motivated, and the 4th line just won't do it.
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Post by Habsolution on Jan 11, 2003 2:38:04 GMT -5
JohnnyV, does Juneau really serve a purpose in that lineup? I really think its time that he is replaced. Why not make that 4th line a crash-and-bang line that will fight and spark the team by adding Blouin: Blouin-Lindsay-McKay I think that that would be better overall. Teach them how to cycle the puck, how to ice it and how to dump it in and you're all set! Don't you remember Lindsay taking that fatal faceoff against the hurricanes ?
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Post by MPLABBE on Jan 11, 2003 9:27:26 GMT -5
what is this? can't you get one with the best jersey ever on it?
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Post by GoMtl on Jan 12, 2003 2:05:45 GMT -5
hah, just came across it looking for a new avatar... thought the old school zedder was pretty cool, good enough to use for a couple days until i'm not too lazy to go find a good pic, save it at my site and use it.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jan 13, 2003 11:40:14 GMT -5
I don't think Balej's ready. he's been injured almost the entire season, and hasn't seen very much AHL time at all, and even then he hasn't been outstanding, nor is he or Czerkawski a 4th line player. Give me Juneau and Dackell any day in a checking role. Hossa wasn't producing as well in the AHL as Ward, but he was ready to produce with the Hab's. Balej was outstanding in camp and was unfairly demoted in favor of less worthy veterans. Czerk has had an attitude adjustment. Juneau and Dackell won't score 20 goals between them. It's a sure bet that if AS and MT have assigned players in the NHL and AHL, the brain trust is wrong and the assignments should be reversed. One of the reasons that I think Hudler will be as good as I do is AS passed on him. I know that a lot of other GM's passed on him too, but right now anything AS and MT do is likely to be wrong. I haven't felt this bad aboout the Hab's management since Houle and Tremblay.
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Post by MPLABBE on Jan 13, 2003 12:02:14 GMT -5
Hossa wasn't producing as well in the AHL as Ward, but he was ready to produce with the Hab's. Balej was outstanding in camp and was unfairly demoted in favor of less worthy veterans Balej has 2 goals and something like 7 assists in 20+ AHL games...there is no logical reason to call him up at this point and time. When he starts producing, it should be considered.
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