I have feeling Prospal centers Gaby and Fro, the young-star line stays the same, but what happens to the final two lines? maybe a trade of some sort?
What do you guys think will happen?
We really don't have to worry about this right now. by the time they come back there will be two possibilities
A) More injuries will have popped up
B) Weaknesses will have been exposed in our starting lineup
Were riding a high right now, but don't let it fool you...i love the way this team is playing but were going to have losing streaks throughout the season and not everyone is going to keep such a high level of play thorughout the entire season
White is the first one scratched when the next guy returns. I'm guessing Gaborik is back next, Prust returns to the 4th.
When Drury comes back, I'm scratching EC next, waiving White.
Odds are that by the time Prospal comes back, someone else will be hurt. To play devil's advocate though, I'd slot Prospal between Frolov and Gaborik, put Drury in Fedetenko's spot on the 3rd, platoon Boogaard and Fedetenko.
i'm not expecting prospal back anytime soon but when all 3 return, i think you try prospal between frolov and gaborik. and i'd try drury on stepan's rw with feds on the 4th line. boogaard in the press box unless its a game we need him
I pretty much see this lineup as well. White isn't contributing or even given a chance to contribue. I'd like to see more of the preseason brute from Boyle but he's doing well and contributing at both ends. EC is doing what he can with his limited ice time. He's a decent role player but there just isn't room for him. Boogaard is on this team - like it or not.
I wonder if Edmonton would want to take White, EC, and Gilroy for Souray and a draft pick. The cap works out to be about even but they get to free up a lot of it over the summer in White. EC and Gilroy are both serviceable players so they would be getting more for what they have to pony up for Souray anyways. Don't know about their roster limit issues. We 'solve' the log jam but in cases of injuries, we're down to Kennedy, and prospects who probably aren't ready (like MZA and Grachev) for depth. I guess we have Newbury and Williams. Weise? Byers? No clue who is doing well in HFD at the moment but that's pretty much saying we aren't playing our 4th line anymore than we play Boogaard. Can't say I'd really want to do this unless that draft pick is a 2nd (no way we'd get a 1st).
I pretty much see this lineup as well. White isn't contributing or even given a chance to contribue. I'd like to see more of the preseason brute from Boyle but he's doing well and contributing at both ends. EC is doing what he can with his limited ice time. He's a decent role player but there just isn't room for him. Boogaard is on this team - like it or not.
I wonder if Edmonton would want to take White, EC, and Gilroy for Souray and a draft pick. The cap works out to be about even but they get to free up a lot of it over the summer in White. EC and Gilroy are both serviceable players so they would be getting more for what they have to pony up for Souray anyways. Don't know about their roster limit issues. We 'solve' the log jam but in cases of injuries, we're down to Kennedy, and prospects who probably aren't ready (like MZA and Grachev) for depth. I guess we have Newbury and Williams. Weise? Byers? No clue who is doing well in HFD at the moment but that's pretty much saying we aren't playing our 4th line anymore than we play Boogaard. Can't say I'd really want to do this unless that draft pick is a 2nd (no way we'd get a 1st).
Edit: Oh yeah, and when they get back, we won't have to have this discussion every week. That's what will happen.
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Prospal won't be back for awhile, and when Drury and gaborik come back I think it's safe to say we start not dressing Boogard every night, Todd White will be long gone and Jeremy Wlliams will be back in Hartford.
Boyle hasnt been that bad but we need to roll 4 lines. Torts never plays the 4th line
Why cant Boyle anchor a strong 4th line??? He would be much better than Drury in that role. This year Boyle has been noticeable in a positive manner nearly every shift hes out there. Drury is captain invisible.
By the time Prospal gets back, someone else will be hurt. It's the nature of the game. This forward depth isn't a bad thing. Assuming everyone is healthy though, we get something like this:
Ok not to be rude but do people watch the games before they post? Stepan gets sent down? Boyle gets benched? Guys they have been very good for the first part of the season. Boyle is getting PP and Pk time and the kid is getting PP time also. What is wrong with having Drury and Vinny earn their spots when they get healthy? They both are aging vets and both are either very hot or ice cold. Sit Boogy not in conference games. Did anyone else read Boston wants a piece of Dubi ? Flyers ,Bruins islanders , Leafs ,Senators , Pens , Caps are all dressing goons. Drury adds nothing other then PK specialist at this point. The kids are playing hard make the vets do the same.
