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Absolutely don’t like this line-up at all.
1st line isn’t dangerous enough. 2nd line is a defensive mess. 3rd line is small, not tough or strong enough to be a shut down line. Roy is getting paid A LOT to be a 4th liner when he was supposed to be the new shut down 3C.
When Laughton returns, Quillan or Blais go down and one of Robertson or Jarnkrok goes to the press box. Cowan belongs with the Marlies for now.
When it comes to the 1st line Matthews looked good this preseason. If he truly was hurt last season and is back to being more like he was he’ll be dangerous. As for his linemates so long as Knies keeps moving forward I do think that line will be fine.
Second line… Nylander is the offensive weapon, JT does have offensive talent just no speed so let him lean towards the offensive side of the neutral zone. This will work so long as McMann can play a very strong two way game and there is a VERY big question mark when it comes to that.
That 3rd line sucks defensively, I sincerely hope this is for nothing more than to sell Robertson. Line him up with a couple passers, let him score a few times in the first 10 games and get the best return they can for him.
Line 4, an over priced C who hopefully gets bumped back up to where he belongs when Laughton is back, I like Lorentz as well, I’m hoping they either sell off Järnkrok for something decent once Blais gets to know Berube’s Leaf game better. At least they’re still better than the current line 3 though.
The solution is this:
Joshua | Matthews | Nylander
Knies | Tavares | Domi
McMann | Roy | Maccelli
Lorentz | Jarnkrok | RobertsonThe solution is this:
Joshua | Matthews | Nylander
Knies | Tavares | Domi
McMann | Roy | Maccelli
Lorentz | Jarnkrok | RobertsonSo long as Matthews doesn’t mind being the passer of his line and not the shooter (he can do both), and Knies would have to do more physical board work and let JT still park his ass in front of the net. Minor tweaks but if those two guys made those adjustments I could see that working.
The solution is this:
Joshua | Matthews | Nylander
Knies | Tavares | Domi
McMann | Roy | Maccelli
Lorentz | Jarnkrok | RobertsonI actually really like this. I’m sure Chief will figure out a lineup that works better than what it looks like at the moment.
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