Jim Robson Division Quarterfinals: Inglewood Jacks (1) vs. Montreal Maroons (8)

[arrbez]

GM: arrbez

Coach: Jacques Demers
Assistant: Rudy Pilous

Frank Mahovlich - Frank Nighbor - Babe Dye
Doug Bentley - Vladimir Petrov - Danny Gare
Alf Smith - Bobby Holik - Floyd Curry
Eddie Shack - Ken Linseman - Wilf Paiement
Extra: Brian Rolston - Pierre Turgeon - Tony Granato
Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin

Doug Harvey - Jimmy Watson
Babe Siebert - Jim Schoenfeld
Jack Laviolette - Goldie Prodger
Extra: Yuri Fedorov - Jay Bouwmeester

Hap Holmes
Tom Barrasso
Extra: Olaf Kolzig


Special Teams
PP1: Mahovlich-Petrov-Dye-Harvey-Siebert
PP2: Bentley-Nighbor-Smith-Laviolette-Prodger
PK1: Nighbor-Gare-Harvey-Schoenfeld
PK2: Curry-Smith-Watson-Siebert


VS.



GM: Chaosrevolver

Head Coach: Frank Boucher
Assistant Coach: Jaroslav Pitner

Ted Lindsay - Bill Cowley - Bernie Geoffrion
Wayne Cashman - Marty Barry - Lanny McDonald
Louis Berlinguette - Butch Goring - Stan Smyl
Valeri Kamensky - Craig MacTavish - Bengt-Åke Gustafsson
Geoff Courtnall - Don Lever - Carson Cooper
Marian Gaborik

Jack Stewart - Stefan Persson
Joe Hall - Vladimir Lutchenko
Harry Mummery - Frantisek Tikal
Lee Fogolin Sr. - Lee Fogolin Jr.
Kenny Jonsson - Reg Hamilton

Eddie Giacomin
Glenn Resch


Special Teams:
PP1: Lindsay-Cowley-McDonald-Persson-Lutchenko
PP2: Cashman-Barry-Geoffrion-Mummery-Tikal
PK1: Berlinguette-Goring-Stewart-Hall
PK2: Lindsay-MacTavish-Lutchenko-Tikal

Chaos, if you have any changes to add, let me know.

[arrbez]

I like my team's chances in this matchup (don't we all though). Lindsay-Cowley-Geoffrion is a fantastic line, one of the very best in the draft. But Mahovlich-Nighbor-Dye isn't far off, and I think my team compares very favourably both offensively and defensively from thereon out.

What I really like about my team this go around is that there's no line that's a defensive liability, which is an issue I've run into in other drafts. I feel confident with any of my lines and defensive pairings out there at any time.

I'll be back for more later on.

[chaosrevolver]

PP1: Lindsay-Cowley-McDonald-Persson-Lutchenko
PP2: Cashman-Barry-Geoffrion-Mummery-Tikal
PK1: Berlinguette-Goring-Stewart-Hall
PK2: Lindsay-MacTavish-Lutchenko-Tikal

Definitely considering switching McDonald and Geoffrion. The first line as it stands, is in my opinion, the best in the draft. Ted Lindsay and Bernie Geoffrion are self explanatory. Bill Cowley was an incredible playmaker and really will suit both of these guys well.

The second line features Mr. Corner..Cashman, another slick playmaker in Barry and the goal-scoring, hard-working and hard-hitting Lanny McDonald.

Switching Berlinguette and Courtnall for sure. Berlinguette will add more defensive presence to Goring and Smyl..who both can put some points up too.

[arrbez]

Ok, I swapped Berlinguette and Courtnall, and put your special teams up.

I left Geoffrion and McDonald as they are for now. You'll probably have to decide on that one very soon.

[chaosrevolver]

Ill keep those two the way they are. You have a very solid team...so with Holmes being in net...that line will get a ton of ice time and hopefully power home enough goals.

[chaosrevolver]

Switch Kamensky and Courtnall too...Kamensky can bring some deadly offense to the 4th line with Gustafsson on the other side and the tenacious checking of MacT up the middle.

[arrbez]

Swapped Kamensky and Courtnall for ya. A pretty astute move, I would say.
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With barely any commentary in our series, I guess I might as well go to bat for my team. Here's some advantages I think my team has in this series:

-On the back end, Doug Harvey is clearly the best defenseman (and IMO the best player) in this series. We all know about his ability to put up points, and with the puck on his stick he controls the pace of the game better than anyone not named Orr. Being paired with a mobile stay-at-home defender like Watson will give Harvey the ability to play his game, while simultaneously making one of the better shut-down pairings in the draft. I think this pairing is a gigantic step up from Stewart-Persson on the other side, and may be the biggest advantage either team has at any specific position. Stewart a #1, but I think Persson is entirely miscast in this role. He was a #3/4 defender and PP specialist in his actual NHL career, and now he's being asked to play on the top pairing in an ATD context. I think that's asking for trouble, and I think a guy like Mahovlich will eat him up when the opportunity presents itself.

I've gotta run, but I'll try to add more later on today.

[chaosrevolver]

Yeah, I also forgot to mention that I changed my D-pairings.

Jack Stewart - Vladamir Lutchenko
Joe Hall - Stefan Persson
Harry Mummery - Frantisek Tikal

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Originally Posted by chaosrevolver

Yeah, I also forgot to mention that I changed my D-pairings.

Jack Stewart - Vladamir Lutchenko
Joe Hall - Stefan Persson
Harry Mummery - Frantisek Tikal

Wouldn't it have been easier just to change the roster thread, rather than having to post last minute changes 3 times?

I do like the changes overall, especially this one.

[arrbez]

*sigh*

Anything else I should change before writing another argument?

[God Bless Canada]

Inglewood wins best-of-seven first round series 4-1.

Three stars for the series:
1. Doug Harvey
2. Frank Nighbor
3. Ted Lindsay

[chaosrevolver]

Nice work arrbez. First time meeting eachother, hope our next one will be closer.

[arrbez]

Yeah, I thought it would be a little closer. Oh well, good series.