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Old 09-29-2018, 10:04 PM   #1
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The pre-season is done, what will be the opening night line-up?

I'm thinking:

Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Dube - Ryan - Neal
Bennett - Jankowski - Czarnik

Scratches - Hathaway

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Valamaki - Stone

Scratches - Prout

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Sent down: Andersson, Kulak, Lazar, Peluso, Gillies
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The pre-season is done, what will be the opening night line-up?

I'm thinking:

Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Dube - Ryan - Neal
Bennett - Jankowski - Czarnik

Scratches - Hathaway

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Valamaki - Stone

Scratches - Prout

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Sent down: Andersson, Kulak, Lazar, Peluso, Gillies
You can keep 23 so I would keep lazar up and switch gillies and rittich
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You can keep 23 so I would keep lazar up and switch gillies and rittich
I think Gillies will get the first shot as they can switch the two without waiver complications if Gillies doesn’t work out. And it’s a toss up between em.
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Old 09-29-2018, 10:15 PM   #4
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Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Neal
Dube - Ryan - Frolik
Bennett - Jankowski - Czarnik

Scratches: Hathaway, Peluso


Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Stone - Andersson

Scratch: Kulak


Smith
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Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Dube - Ryan - Neal
Bennett - Jankowski - Czarnik

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Valimaki - Stone

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Lazar, Hathaway, Kulak

though I would prefer that Tkachuk and Dube switch places

Edit: forgot about Peluso and I will switch him in for Hathaway
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Old 09-29-2018, 10:31 PM   #6
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Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Neal
Bennett - Ryan - Czarnik
Dube - Jankowski - Frolik

x Lazar, Hathaway

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Stone - Andersson

x Kulak

Smith
Rittich
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Gaudreau Monahan Lindholm
Tkachuk Backlund Frolik
Dube Ryan Neal
Bennett Jankowski Czarnik
Hathaway, Peluso

Giordano Brodie
Hanifin Hamonic
Andersson/Valimaki (other one to Stockton) Stone
Kulak

Smith
Rittich

Just what I think happens

I'd have Lazar over Peluso but I think Peluso is on the "october" roster
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Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Neal
Dube - Ryan - Czarnik
Bennett - Jankowski - Frolik

I think Neal will be a good triggerman for Tkachuk and Backs. Czarnik and Ryan showed great chemistry in the first China game and Frolik just hasn’t looked like a big offensive threat dating back to last year. I know he had the injury and all, but I also also think he has an absolute muffin of a shot. He’s still a valuable player to put in certain situations, and I think he can be Bennett and Janko’s new Jagr.

Giordano - Brodie
Hanafin - Hamonic
Valamaki - Stone

Smith
Rittich (toss up between he and Gillies)

Hathaway, Peluso, Kulak
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Old 09-29-2018, 10:58 PM   #9
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Johnny-Monahan (rh)- Lindholm (lh)
Tkachuk - Backlund (lh)- czarnik (rh)
Bennett (lh) - Ryan (rh) - Neal
Mangiapane - Jankowski (lh)- Frolik

Giordano - Brodie
Hanafin - Hamonic
Valimaki - Stone

Smith
Rittich

Hathaway, Andersson, Kulak

I will speculate than for game 2, kulak-Andersson draws in.
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Old 09-29-2018, 11:43 PM   #10
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Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Czarnik
Dube - Ryan - Neal
Bennett - Jankowski - Frolik
Hathaway, Peluso

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Valimaki - Stone
Prout

Smith
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1A: Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
1B: Tkachuk-Backlund-Neal
3A: Bennett-Jankowski-Czarnik
3B: Dube-Ryan-Frolik
Extras: Lazar, Hathaway

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Kulak-Stone
Prout

Smith
Rittich

Nice to run two 1st lines and two 3rd lines this year. Last year we had a 1st line, underperforming 2nd line and two 4th lines.
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Old 09-30-2018, 12:03 AM   #12
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Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Neal
Dube-Ryan-Czarnik
Bennett-Jankowski-Frolik

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Valimaki-Stone
Kulak

Smith
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I'm really happy with how training camp went because Dube, Mangiapane, Valimaki and Andersson all played very well. However, I predict only Dube and Valimaki make the team even though I personally would have Andersson also make the team. I would have a 3rd pairing of Valimaki - Andersson.

Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Neal
Dube - Ryan - Czarnik
Bennett - Jankowski - Frolik

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Valimaki - Stone
Kulak

Smith
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I'm trending towards Dubé snagging a spot and the team making a move to accommodate it.

Shredding it in the AHL is equally good.
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Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Neal
Dube - Ryan - Czarnik
Bennett - Jankowski - Frolik

Scratches: Hathaway, Peluso

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Kulak - Stone

Scratch: Prout

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I'd have Lazar over Peluso but I think Peluso is on the "october" roster
Lazar is useless as an extra forward, at least Peluso is a determent. some games set up perfectly for him on the 4th line. games with Anaheim, LA and Edmonton come to mind.
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Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Czarnik
Dube - Ryan - Neal
Bennett - Jankowski - Frolik

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Andersson - Stone

Smith

Is what I expect on game 1.

Extras:
F: Hathaway + Guy that fights guys
D: Prout
G: Gillies
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Old 09-30-2018, 11:36 AM   #18
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After today's waivers

Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Dubé-Ryan-Neal
Bennett-Jankowski-Czarnik
Hathaway

Brodano
HanHam
Valimaki-Stone
Prout, Andersson

Smith
Rittich

I think maybe just maybe BT swings a deal for a leaf goalie and Andersson ends up going down temporarily while the goalie situation gets sorted.

Both Andersson and Mangiapane should get some regular minutes at some point this year.
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Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Neal
Dube-Ryan-Frolik
Bennett-Jankowski-Czarnik

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Valimaki-Andersson

Smith
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Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
3M
Bennett-Janko-Neal
Dube-Ryan-Czarnik

Brodano
Hanimonic
Valimaki-Andersson

Smith
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