travel_dude Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 I was thinking about something someone said here. Gaudreau is not backchecking like he used to. I would take it a step further. He's looking lost in the D-zone. Maybe it's not his assignment to dog the puck carrier, but he is the best player on his line to skate with someone. His edges are second to none. There is no reason why he couldn't be the guy all over a player. The other payer is going to win board battles every time, but I talking about shadowing a player. Is that the wrong spot for a winger? I just notice that when he's in the D-zone, he's usually up high and between players. Not on the D-man or guy near the point. He's not going to block a shot, but that doesn't mean he can;t disrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 JG's the guy we're trying to spring. Playing D shadow is more of a Bennett role imo. Tell him to watch Zetterberg as a center. Drove other teams stars out of their minds. lol Hi Jonathan Toews. Toews took so many dumb penalties out of pure frustration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 2 hours ago, conundrumed said: JG's the guy we're trying to spring. Playing D shadow is more of a Bennett role imo. Tell him to watch Zetterberg as a center. Drove other teams stars out of their minds. lol Hi Jonathan Toews. Toews took so many dumb penalties out of pure frustration... Maybe, but what is the point in being ready to spring when you are playing without the puck, almost equivalent to a 4v5 situation? TBH, I don't know where he should be, but we are outmanned when he is covering nobody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTech780 Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Matthew Phillips is leading the Heat in scoring and is 9th in the AHL. I was mostly impressed with him in pre season, with one game later in camp that he looked sub par in. He was tenacious on the puck, showing great quickness. Might be worth keeping an eye on him as a call up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 20 minutes ago, JTech780 said: Matthew Phillips is leading the Heat in scoring and is 9th in the AHL. I was mostly impressed with him in pre season, with one game later in camp that he looked sub par in. He was tenacious on the puck, showing great quickness. Might be worth keeping an eye on him as a call up. Gawdin is leading the heat. A RHS center. Could we have a use for him? Seems like Quine tailed off, like he usually does EDIT - Phillips did take the team lead. Big 5 point game today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTech780 Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, travel_dude said: Gawdin is leading the heat. A RHS center. Could we have a use for him? Seems like Quine tailed off, like he usually does EDIT - Phillips did take the team lead. Big 5 point game today. I think they should be cycling the AHL guys through, reward strong play in the AHL, give guys a taste of the NHL, and promote competition on the farm. That boost of enthusiasm from a rookie getting called up can help push the vets as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 17 minutes ago, JTech780 said: I think they should be cycling the AHL guys through, reward strong play in the AHL, give guys a taste of the NHL, and promote competition on the farm. That boost of enthusiasm from a rookie getting called up can help push the vets as well. Phillips has shown he can score at the pro level and was one of the strongest finishers last season. Gawdin was one of the best prospects in camp. No reason why we shouldn;t see either one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTech780 Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Phillips can bring that physical edge we need too, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTech780 Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 I wonder how these lines would work? Gaudreau-Backlund-Tkachuk Mangiapane-Monahan-Lindholm Bennett-Ryan-Frolik Lucic-Jankowski-Rieder Why not give Gaudreau two of the best possession players in the game or at least on the team. Let them go hunt pucks and go to the net and let him do Gaudreau things. Tkachuk could also open up more ice for Gaudreau. Mangiapane has shown the skill and the tenacity to play in the top 6. Monahan gets some skilled wingers to play with. The rest really is unchanged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, JTech780 said: I wonder how these lines would work? Gaudreau-Backlund-Tkachuk Mangiapane-Monahan-Lindholm Bennett-Ryan-Frolik Lucic-Jankowski-Rieder Why not give Gaudreau two of the best possession players in the game or at least on the team. Let them go hunt pucks and go to the net and let him do Gaudreau things. Tkachuk could also open up more ice for Gaudreau. Mangiapane has shown the skill and the tenacity to play in the top 6. Monahan gets some skilled wingers to play with. The rest really is unchanged. I would leave Lindholm with Gaudreau because he's been the most consistent. Tkachuk-Lindholm-JH Mangiapane-Monahan-Ryan Bennett-Backlund-Frolik Lucic-Janko-Rieder Alternate Gaudreau with Tkachuk if you like, but JH is more deadly shooting from RW. Tkachuk is just deadly and Lindhol offers playmaking and finish. Mangiapane is Johnny with a shot and able to battle for the puck. Ryan is just a N/S guy that has worked with Mange. BBF is trying to salvage Bennett's defensiev game and open some space for the other guys. 4th line is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTech780 Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 14 hours ago, travel_dude said: I would leave Lindholm with Gaudreau because he's been the most consistent. Tkachuk-Lindholm-JH Mangiapane-Monahan-Ryan Bennett-Backlund-Frolik Lucic-Janko-Rieder Alternate Gaudreau with Tkachuk if you like, but JH is more deadly shooting from RW. Tkachuk is just deadly and Lindhol offers playmaking and finish. Mangiapane is Johnny with a shot and able to battle for the puck. Ryan is just a N/S guy that has worked with Mange. BBF is trying to salvage Bennett's defensiev game and open some space for the other guys. 4th line is what it is. I think you need one of Gaudreau or Lindholm with Monahan. Tkachuk, Lindholm and Gaudreau have been really the only 3 players generating offense so far this season, so I am not sure I want to load all those players on one line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 I'll, well, re-iterate. JG-Lindholm-Mangiapane Little Walt-Mony-Bennett Lindholm's been great giving Johnny that right/left side shot option. Leave him with it. Can we not even try my OHL line? I've been preaching it for years. lol Skilled players dictate pace. Top picks, all from the O, put them together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 54 minutes ago, conundrumed said: I'll, well, re-iterate. JG-Lindholm-Mangiapane Little Walt-Mony-Bennett Lindholm's been great giving Johnny that right/left side shot option. Leave him with it. Can we not even try my OHL line? I've been preaching it for years. lol Skilled players dictate pace. Top picks, all from the O, put them together. I don't know. He's loathe to try anything and stick with it, other than Hani-Ras. Mangiapane, I agree, is turning into a top 6 player. Even playing the defensive side, he is a fine option. Bennett has his work boots on every game. I would just like to see the occasional outburst of speed or skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsman1 Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 On 11/11/2019 at 6:50 PM, travel_dude said: Phillips has shown he can score at the pro level and was one of the strongest finishers last season. Gawdin was one of the best prospects in camp. No reason why we shouldn;t see either one. cap space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsman1 Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 6 hours ago, conundrumed said: I'll, well, re-iterate. JG-Lindholm-Mangiapane Little Walt-Mony-Bennett Lindholm's been great giving Johnny that right/left side shot option. Leave him with it. Can we not even try my OHL line? I've been preaching it for years. lol Skilled players dictate pace. Top picks, all from the O, put them together. jg/monahan/.lindy tkachuk/bennett/magiapane.. frolicbacklunf/ryan lucic/janko/reider.. anyone on the 4th line can be replaaced by farm guys like gawdin and phillips or whoever except lucic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 23 minutes ago, Horsman1 said: cap space Do we need to have a healthy D-man sitting and a healthy scratch like Quine? It's not like we are on a road trip out east. Quine $735k Davidson $700k Phillips $733k Gawdn $775k Not like there is a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsman1 Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 15 hours ago, travel_dude said: Do we need to have a healthy D-man sitting and a healthy scratch like Quine? It's not like we are on a road trip out east. Quine $735k Davidson $700k Phillips $733k Gawdn $775k Not like there is a huge difference. well you could send aDAVIDSON and qUINE TO THE FARM.. SIT JANKOWSKI AND REIDER AND INSERT GAWDIN AND PHILLIPS WITH lUCIC ON THE 4TH LINE.. THAT'S WHAT I'D DO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 42 minutes ago, Horsman1 said: well you could send aDAVIDSON and qUINE TO THE FARM.. SIT JANKOWSKI AND REIDER AND INSERT GAWDIN AND PHILLIPS WITH lUCIC ON THE 4TH LINE.. THAT'S WHAT I'D DO Either you are shouting (upper case) or just hit shift-lock. LOL I think you are saying what I had said. Quine for Gawdin is not a major issue and cap-wise is a small bump. Davidson is insurance and we could just as easily go with 6D and losing one game day means we go with 13F and 5D. Last night we went with 5D in the 3rd period and didn't suffer. Stone played 34 seconds in the 3rd period and overall just 10 minutes. What a waste of a spot. At the very least, we should be looking at Phillips or Gawdin as a guy that could inject something into the 4th line. Lucic with Janko and Rieder is almost no offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarasti Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, travel_dude said: Either you are shouting (upper case) or just hit shift-lock. LOL I think you are saying what I had said. Quine for Gawdin is not a major issue and cap-wise is a small bump. Davidson is insurance and we could just as easily go with 6D and losing one game day means we go with 13F and 5D. Last night we went with 5D in the 3rd period and didn't suffer. Stone played 34 seconds in the 3rd period and overall just 10 minutes. What a waste of a spot. At the very least, we should be looking at Phillips or Gawdin as a guy that could inject something into the 4th line. Lucic with Janko and Rieder is almost no offense. So, Lucic - Janko - Gawdin/Phillips. Or Lucic - Janko - Frolik with the call-up playing alongside Backs and Bennett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, Sarasti said: So, Lucic - Janko - Gawdin/Phillips. Or Lucic - Janko - Frolik with the call-up playing alongside Backs and Bennett. Possible, but you have options: Lucic-Gawdin-Rieder (Phillips) Rieder-Janko-Gawdin (Phillips) Lucic-Janko-Gawdin (Phillips) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebrewcrew Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Listening to 960 at lunch, live hit with Loubardias, sounds like something scary happened at Flames practice. A player went down, wouldn’t get into names obviously, but hopefully everything is alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTech780 Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Scary stuff, hopefully he is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarasti Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, JTech780 said: Scary stuff, hopefully he is ok. Yikes that is alarming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrob74 Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 I hope that he’s ok and best wishes to Brodie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTech780 Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 Johnny Gaudreau is tied for 84th in 5v5 scoring and Sean Monahan is tied for 140th. Last season they were 6th and 15th respectively. Need more from those two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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