Line Combos (Higgins to return on Lang line)

Fido22 · 10-17-2008, 01:18 PM

Feels kinda good, don't it?

Bill McNeal · 10-17-2008, 01:19 PM

In the regular season, potentially.

The defense still needs to be tweaked IMO (and probably in the opinion of most).

Bob Bastards · 10-17-2008, 01:20 PM

I just hope that when Trevors Timmins contract expire, we will offer him a hell of a raise to keep him until 2299...
Frankly if we are able to spend 1.7 mil on a 4th line player we can at least offer the same amount to him.

For the power house question, I will wait until hte end of the season but we look real good.

Fido22 · 10-17-2008, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Frogurt

In the regular season, potentially.

The defense still needs to be tweaked IMO (and probably in the opinion of most).

Why must you always be so doom and gloom negative man?

ECWHSWI · 10-17-2008, 01:21 PM

Well, I don't know... guys like Higgins/Lang, who got over 50 pts last season... on a 3rd line...

I think it says it all

SR · 10-17-2008, 01:22 PM

Yes, you guys are a "powerhouse" now stop bragging

See ya Sunday boys!

Ross MacLochness · 10-17-2008, 01:23 PM

We're going to win some games this year based on sheer depth and talent alone. I think the Flyers game was an example of this, we sleepwalk through 2 periods then decide to go score some goals. This is OK for the beginning of the regular season, but it's not how you become successful in the playoffs. Hard work and goaltending becomes way more important in the playoffs.

Marksman · 10-17-2008, 01:24 PM

I wouldnt say so, until we have won our conference couple more times. Very good team, maybe.

Beakermania* · 10-17-2008, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by le_sean

There's no point to "free" Andrei yet. The team has 7 of a possible 8 points. Why change the line-up?

Agreed...

buddahsmoka1 · 10-17-2008, 01:27 PM

Andrei is playing good hockey anyways. Really, when you look at that line they all have played well, they just haven't been able to finish at even strength. Andrei is doing what he needs to do out there; he is playing a physical game, causing turnovers and using his good hockey sense to both make room out there and find the open man. This line is playing well they are just not finishing, and trust me, they will.

WeThreeKings · 10-17-2008, 01:27 PM

Definitely the potential to be.

Bill McNeal · 10-17-2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Fido22

Why must you always be so doom and gloom negative man?

Just call me Buzz Killington.

WeThreeKings · 10-17-2008, 01:30 PM

This is the way I wanted it in the first place.. other than the swap of Andrei to RW, Tanguay to line one and Lats to LW.

**Whitesnake** · 10-17-2008, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by WeThreeKings

Definitely the potential to be.

Exactly. But not being accustomed to, just need to know what to do with that potential.

Still, people have to acknowledge that being a powerhouse doesn't necessarily mean that we'll have 30 points more than anybody else in the league. Detroit was a powerhouse last year. They had 7 points out of the 2nd place in their conference. That's 4 more wins.

Russeltown · 10-17-2008, 01:31 PM

Nobody cares if we're a powerhouse or not; the only thing we should care about is the output of Sergei Kostitsyn.

*insert an annoying emoticon here*

WeThreeKings · 10-17-2008, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Russeltown

Nobody cares if we're a powerhouse or not; the only thing we should care about is the output of Sergei Kostitsyn.

*insert an annoying emoticon here*

And how much Higgins and Chipchura suck.

Domenic · 10-17-2008, 01:32 PM

Potential to be, but not until we stop blowing leads to Boston.

Russeltown · 10-17-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by WeThreeKings

And how much Higgins and Chipchura suck.

But.... where is Chipchura?

WeThreeKings · 10-17-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Russeltown

But.... where is Chipchura?

Captaining Kelowna I think.

Fido22 · 10-17-2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Frogurt

Just call me Buzz Killington.

Urgh!

Now, why don't you tell us a good story about a bridge?

Mustafa* · 10-17-2008, 01:37 PM

I personaly think that a Lats-Koivu-Tanguay can overthrow Big **** - Plec - Kovy as our first line.

OneSharpMarble · 10-17-2008, 01:41 PM

Hmm I wonder how long it will be till Higgins is back on Koivus wing and Lats is drowning his miseries in some poutine.

Blades 0f Steel · 10-17-2008, 01:41 PM

I think Kostitsyn should be liberated from Pleks and Kovy. With all that talent, they should be combining for 3 goals a game, and clearly, A.Kost is being held back by being on the #1 line.

The only solution is to put him on his own. Line.

A.Kost
Higgins -Plekanec-Kovalev
Tanguay-Koivu-Tender
S.Kost-Lang-Kosto
Lapierre-Laraque

Edit: somehow Carbo still managed to put him on his off-wing

Russeltown · 10-17-2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by WeThreeKings

Captaining Kelowna I think.

Oh really, I heard he is injured... is that true?

Someone, please confirm!!

Blades 0f Steel · 10-17-2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by OneSharpMarble

Hmm I wonder how long it will be till Higgins is back on Koivus wing and Lats is drowning his miseries in some poutine.

Thanks for the objective input.

Feels good, man.