Giants coach: I want Samuel Honzek to play centre

[Moneyhands23]

I'm so looking forward to watching him play this weekend

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Moneyhands23

I'm so looking forward to watching him play this weekend

I’m looking forward to your live stream on YouTube

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Hopefully he’s more than 186 lbs now. AKA hopefully he’s actually a bigger Center rather than just tall. This is completely within his control, so there should be no excuses. I would hope that at the very least, this experiment would fine tune his defensive attributes.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1702733544483954786

Looks like Honzek has indeed gained some already. He's up to 195 lbs at 6'4.
Though he still hasn't managed to pass 5'10 Coronato, who is also up to 195 lbs. At that height and weight, he's pretty much NHL ready in terms of build.

[Fan69]

Originally Posted by robertsfanatic

How soon into his transition to C can we start with the Getzlaf comparisons? Asking for a friend.

I said it i stick by it.

[bdubbs]

Love to hear that Coronato has packed on 12 more lbs of muscle at this point. He's going to be a beast!

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^ re above stats...

I had no idea Ciona had that many points last year!

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

https://twitter.com/user/status/1702733544483954786

Looks like Honzek has indeed gained some already. He's up to 195 lbs at 6'4.
Though he still hasn't managed to pass 5'10 Coronato, who is also up to 195 lbs. At that height and weight, he's pretty much NHL ready in terms of build.

Huberdeau-Backlund-Coronato

That could work.

[jayswin]

I think they will 100% start with Sharangovich with Huberdeau. He checks every box of Huberdeau's successful line-mates that had him in the 90-115 point range, to the point that I think he was a trade pick up with Huberdeau directly in mind.

I'd be shocked if they don't start together and even more shocked if they didn't click offensively. Backlund down the middle is certainly an option though, as Hubs and Lindholm didn't have great chemistry and Kadri just puts his head down and dekes when he carries the puck, like a beer league player, lol.

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by jayswin

I think they will 100% start with Sharangovich with Huberdeau. He checks every box of Huberdeau's successful line-mates that had him in the 90-115 point range, to the point that I think he was a trade pick up with Huberdeau directly in mind.

I'd be shocked if they don't start together and even more shocked if they didn't click offensively. Backlund down the middle is certainly an option though, as Hubs and Lindholm didn't have great chemistry and Kadri just puts his head down and dekes when he carries the puck, like a beer league player, lol.

I actually thought Huberdeau had more chemistry with Kadri than with Lindholm. Lucic playing on that line didn't help. They actually did great when Dube played with them. I'm guessing we start with Huberdeau - Kadri - Dube/Sharangovich and go from there.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

I actually thought Huberdeau had more chemistry with Kadri than with Lindholm. Lucic playing on that line didn't help. They actually did great when Dube played with them. I'm guessing we start with Huberdeau - Kadri - Dube/Sharangovich and go from there.

He actually did have decent chemistry with Kadri, but that chemistry is contingent on Kadri not being the puck carrier into the zone. He's sooooo bad at that role. Head down, start aggressively stickhandling into two Dmen. So frustrating.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by jayswin

He actually did have decent chemistry with Kadri, but that chemistry is contingent on Kadri not being in the puck carrier into the zone. He's sooooo bad at that role. Head down, start aggressively stickhandling into two Dmen. So frustrating.

How is Sharangovich at zone entries? I haven't seen enough of him (on video or in numbers) to assess.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

How is Sharangovich at zone entries? I haven't seen enough of him (on video or in numbers) to assess.

Not sure, either. If he's good at them then him Huberdeau and Kadri could work. But if not then they need a puck moving centre to get the puck up as Huberdeau doesn't really do that. His specialty is making magic once the puck is up ice and dished to him.

[Enoch Root]

Kadri can enter the zone, his problem is that he hangs on to it too long, and doesn't find his line-mates well. That leaves Huberdeau dead in the water.

I like the idea of Lindholm with Huberdeau, and think that makes good sense. But if you're looking for the right puck carrier for zone entries, I think Backlund is by far the best. And he and Huberdeau were pretty good together.

Mangiapane - Lindholm - Coronato
Huberdeau - Backlund - Sharangovich
Dube - Kadri - Coleman
Pelletier - someone - Duehr

No clear #1 line, but a very balanced attack

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Kadri can enter the zone, his problem is that he hangs on to it too long, and doesn't find his line-mates well. That leaves Huberdeau dead in the water.

I like the idea of Lindholm with Huberdeau, and think that makes good sense. But if you're looking for the right puck carrier for zone entries, I think Backlund is by far the best. And he and Huberdeau were pretty good together.

Mangiapane - Lindholm - Coronato
Huberdeau - Backlund - Sharangovich
Dube - Kadri - Coleman
Pelletier - someone - Duehr

No clear #1 line, but a very balanced attack

You'd think "someone" would be Ruzicka. Which, if he can play smart, would create a good energy line.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Mangiapane - Lindholm - Coronato
Huberdeau - Backlund - Sharangovich
Dube - Kadri - Coleman
Pelletier - someone - Duehr

No clear #1 line, but a very balanced attack

I also like that it looks pretty balanced defensively. There isn't a really weak link there for opponents to attack.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Kadri can enter the zone, his problem is that he hangs on to it too long, and doesn't find his line-mates well. That leaves Huberdeau dead in the water.

I like the idea of Lindholm with Huberdeau, and think that makes good sense. But if you're looking for the right puck carrier for zone entries, I think Backlund is by far the best. And he and Huberdeau were pretty good together.

Mangiapane - Lindholm - Coronato
Huberdeau - Backlund - Sharangovich
Dube - Kadri - Coleman
Pelletier - someone - Duehr

No clear #1 line, but a very balanced attack

I actually like most of that, although I'm skeptical of that first line. All three are strong shooters/finishers if someone else carries the puck (although Coronato is still unknown at the NHL level). A line of three finishers with no strong puck movers (Lindholm has never been the "carry it up the ice and in the zone" guy even though he's a phenomenal hockey player) could be a recipe for a huge lack of offensive success.