At the beginning of this season, I would like to stick with Gio-Brodie for now, and like the poster above, I think they should start trying out Giordano-Hamilton on the top line towards the half/end of the season so that it is a proper L-R handed pairing and Hamilton can start getting those top line minutes we see for him in the future. Switch back and forth between Brodie.
Brodie-Hamilton of course is our top line of the future but we simply can't sit our best defenceman who would've won the Norris on anything other than the top line until he begins to regress. I predict we will see Brodie-Hamilton start to take shape in the coming years as Gio slows down.
For the start...
Giordano-Brodie (L/L) - just amazing chemistry.
Russell-Hamilton (L/R)
Wideman-Engelland (R/R)
further along the season or in quick glimpses/snapshots...
Giordano-Hamilton (L/R) - give Hamilton a taste of the top line together with Gio, mentor him and let him learn, which pushes Brodie down -
Brodie-Wideman (L/R) - pushing Brodie down could make the depth throughout better since he's our 2nd best dman
Russell-Engelland (L/R)
Insert prospects and players pushing for spots as we see fit.
I think eventually Sam will be our #1 tenacious, flashy center but this year he should be eased in like Sean was and given third and second line minutes (either as a center or a left wing). Eventually I'd like to see him in the top line with Johnny to his left and Sean as our stable, second-line center.
So in closing, this year it should for the most part be Mony Hockey and Brodano. Haha, Mony Hockey. It sounds dumb but at the same time it's great.
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Last edited by Mony; 08-30-2015 at 11:06 AM.
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