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Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
Really would like to see Stajan get a shot with Iginla and Tanguay tomorrow even though the Glencross/Stajan/Stempniak was a great combo tonight for us. Your top guy needs to get your top minutes and Stajan has been the most reliable center for this team thus far.<snip>
Lines I would like to see start tomorrow:
Tanguay - Stajan - Iginla
Hudler - Horak - Cervenka
Glencross - Cammalleri - Stempniak
Comeau - Begin - Jackman
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I'd go with
Glencross-Stajan-Stempniak
Cervenka-Horak-Hudler
Cammalleri-Tanguay-Iginla
The czeching line looked fine, agreed. Although Hudler-Cervenka tend to make everyone look good
However I'd like to keep Stajan with Glencross and Stempniak for many reasons.
First, I think messing with lines that work to ignite players who are not playing their best is generally a bad idea. Besides the fact that it's pretty much the exact opposite of meritocracy, I think has a tendency to create a never-ending shuffling process and makes it hard to get really good chemistry going.
There will also always at any given time be some guys that are off their game. Worrying about that is a distraction to everybody.
Besides, Iginla brings close to the same results with most guys. And, if you are looking for a spark plug for Iginla, I think Cammalleri is more likely to get results.
So I'd rather start from giving Stajan the right wingers than the other way around. Glencross-Stempniak and Cervenka-Hudler have been the best fits.
Last, Glencross works very well with Stajan and Stempniak, and whether Glencross is on or off makes a huge difference.