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prizefighterinferno · 07-05-2018, 01:21 PM

Very interested to see what shakes down with the defensive pairs. Tre, Conroy et al have been pretty up front about expecting Valimaki to make a strong push for the lineup...but have said similar things about Andersson as well. Andersson appears to be closer to making it, given that he had a dominating year on both sides of the puck in the A and acquitted himself well defensively in his call-up.

I can't see a scenario where Stone is still on the team where both players make it, but personally, I would love to see the Flames take a similar approach to last year's Bruin's team on the backend.

Giordano-Brodie
Valimaki-Hamonic
Hanifin-Andersson
One of Kulak/Stone

Never going to happen though. Regardless, looking forward to training camp.

Forwards:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm (The Gaudreau-Monahan duo's biggest weakness is that for all their offense, they give up a fair amount defensively - Lindholm will presumably help with shot suppression on this line while being skilled/smart enough to compliment the other two offensively. Also, I like having the right shot forward on the rush chances Gaudreau/Monahan are so good at creating.)

Tkachuk-Backlund-Neal (I imagine this would be one of the most frustrating lines to play against in the league. Clear PVP option. Tons of D-Baggery and will draw penalties like few other lines in the league. Ideally, you want your shut-down line to also be able to create significant offense, as they are going to see a ton of ice time regardless going up against the other team's top players. Backlund/Tkachuk control ~60% of shots and chances, but Neal adds significantly improved finishing ability compared to Frolik. Backlund is an excellent passer, and Tkachuk's goal scoring really took off after the New Year last season.)

Bennett-Ryan-Frolik (Energy line - speed and relentless forechecking. Might not score as much as some would like, but won't give up much defensively either and will ideally set the table for other lines by controlling play in the offensive zone.)

Mangiapane-Jankowski-Czarnik (Skilled fourth line that all theoretically have the talent to move up in the lineup if they are going and someone playing higher up is struggling/injured).

Hathaway 13th forward.
Brouwer gone. Lazar TBD.

07-05-2018, 01:21 PM	#1153
prizefighterinferno Scoring Winger Join Date: Feb 2009 Exp:	Very interested to see what shakes down with the defensive pairs. Tre, Conroy et al have been pretty up front about expecting Valimaki to make a strong push for the lineup...but have said similar things about Andersson as well. Andersson appears to be closer to making it, given that he had a dominating year on both sides of the puck in the A and acquitted himself well defensively in his call-up. I can't see a scenario where Stone is still on the team where both players make it, but personally, I would love to see the Flames take a similar approach to last year's Bruin's team on the backend. Giordano-Brodie Valimaki-Hamonic Hanifin-Andersson One of Kulak/Stone Never going to happen though. Regardless, looking forward to training camp. Forwards: Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm (The Gaudreau-Monahan duo's biggest weakness is that for all their offense, they give up a fair amount defensively - Lindholm will presumably help with shot suppression on this line while being skilled/smart enough to compliment the other two offensively. Also, I like having the right shot forward on the rush chances Gaudreau/Monahan are so good at creating.) Tkachuk-Backlund-Neal (I imagine this would be one of the most frustrating lines to play against in the league. Clear PVP option. Tons of D-Baggery and will draw penalties like few other lines in the league. Ideally, you want your shut-down line to also be able to create significant offense, as they are going to see a ton of ice time regardless going up against the other team's top players. Backlund/Tkachuk control ~60% of shots and chances, but Neal adds significantly improved finishing ability compared to Frolik. Backlund is an excellent passer, and Tkachuk's goal scoring really took off after the New Year last season.) Bennett-Ryan-Frolik (Energy line - speed and relentless forechecking. Might not score as much as some would like, but won't give up much defensively either and will ideally set the table for other lines by controlling play in the offensive zone.) Mangiapane-Jankowski-Czarnik (Skilled fourth line that all theoretically have the talent to move up in the lineup if they are going and someone playing higher up is struggling/injured). Hathaway 13th forward. Brouwer gone. Lazar TBD.