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Your Ideal Opening Night Lineup


William D'Aquila

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Cammalleri-zajac-jagr

Zubrus-Elias-havlat

Clowe-henrique-Ryder

Carter-josefson-ruutu.

Greene-Merrill

Salvador-zidlicky

Gelinas-Larsson

Schneider

Extras: gionta, tootoo, Harrold, Kinkaid

Matteau, severson, helgeson, Boucher, go to Albany. Brunner, Bernier, Gomez and Kaberle can either be cut or if they're willing to go Albany fine. Fedotenko and Janssen just need to go period.

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Salvador (ideally Severson :( )

I think everyone is high on severson and expecting big things but disregarding their age, do really believe he is a better nhl defensemen right now that Salvador?

I'm not saying sal is a top line guy but with 3 other young guys on the blue line I'm a bit thankful we have a defensive minded vet other than Greene right now.

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Boucher-Henrique-Ryder 1a.

Cammalleri-Zajac-Jagr 1b.

Clowe-Elias-Havlat 2a.

Ruutu-Gomez-Zubrus 2b.

Josefson-Tootoo

 

Greene-Merrill

Larsson-Gelinas

Salvador-Zidlicky

Harrold

 

Schneider

Kinkaid

 

Drop Bernier (AHL or cut ties), Brunner (trade), Gionta (AHL - utility player call up), Carter, Kaberle, Fedotenko (release), Severson (AHL), Helgeson (AHL), Clemmensen (AHL)

 

Time to drop the baggage that has been IMO weighing the team down the past 2 years and/or being beaten out of spot (Brunner is ineffective outside of top 6 really).

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Cammy Zajac Jagr

Zubrus Elias Havlat

Clowe Henrique Ryder

Brunner JJ Ruutu

 

Merrill Greene

Larsson Gelinas

Zidlicky Salvador

 

this, exactly.

 

not crazy about Zubrus on the 2nd line, but I think that's where he'll realistically end up. otherwise, this is a lineup I'd be comfortable with.

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This is my prediction not my ideal:

Cam-Zajac-Jagr

zub-elias-ryder

boucher-henrique-ryder

ruutu-gionta-bernier

greene merril

gelinas larsson

sal zid

clowe (put on one of Lou's famous IR/PUP lists to start the year)

That's a lot of faith your putting in Ryder to slot him in as both the 2RW and 3RW lol. I'm sure you meant to put Havlat as the RW on Elias' line though.

I really hope they don't try to stick with Zubrus as the LW on the 2nd line. He showed last year that he definitely can't produce at a level high enough to warrant top 6 minutes. I'd much prefer him as either a 3rd line wing or 4th line center.

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That's a lot of faith your putting in Ryder to slot him in as both the 2RW and 3RW lol. I'm sure you meant to put Havlat as the RW on Elias' line though.

I really hope they don't try to stick with Zubrus as the LW on the 2nd line. He showed last year that he definitely can't produce at a level high enough to warrant top 6 minutes. I'd much prefer him as either a 3rd line wing or 4th line center.

 

 

Haha good catch. Yes, I did mean Havlat. I also agree that Zuby is better suited to be moved off that line. With DeBoer's love of "2-somes", I'm sure many players will be given the chance with Elias-Havlat. Maybe it'd be better to do line projections with DeBoer's "2-somes in mind.

 

Zajac-Jagr

Elias-Havlat

Henrique-?Ryder?

GIONTA

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Cammy-Zajac-Jagr

Boucher-Henrique-Ryder

Zubrus-Elias-Havlat

Clowe-Gomez-Ruutu

 

Greene-Larsson

Merill-Gelinas

Salvador-Zid

i kind of like this to

brunner for bouch

carter for clowe

i like zubes centering with elias on the left

 

could even move bouch up if there was a way to get camm on the right

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i kind of like this to

brunner for bouch

carter for clowe

i like zubes centering with elias on the left

 

could even move bouch up if there was a way to get camm on the right

i dont really want to see zubrus end up on that elias line im hoping they can put someone with a little more speed and skill with them
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camm zajac jagr

elias henrique havlat 

brunner gomez ryder

clowe carter ruutu

 

^i like everyones ideas and you jogged mine a bit by your comment^

 

and why cant i spell ruutu or tootoo

 

edit and now i forget to fill zubrus in anywhere on the bottom six...for carter i guess

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