Game 11 : Copp's Comeback @ Crapitals

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Game Time - Thursday 6

Game Story - Jets looking for a lil payback

Early Lineup

Ehlers-scheifele-wheeler

Tanev-Perreault-Connor

Laine-Lowry-Armia

Burmistrov-copp-Dano

 

Morrissey-Byfuglien

Enstrom-Postma

Chiarot-Melchiori

 

Hutchison

Edited November 3, 2016 by FrostyWinnipeg

[Ducky]

Hutch starting?

Dano starting?

Copp starting?

[BomberBall]

10 hours ago, Ducky said:

Hutch starting?

Dano starting?

Copp starting?

Man, I hope Copp and Dano finally get in the lineup.  Even if it is only because of necessity.

I'll loose it if Thorburn dresses and plays another 4 minutes.

[The Unknown Poster]

 

[BomberBall]

So Copp and Dano finally get a shot on the 4th line.  The strange thing is Tanev has moved up to the 2nd line and Laine will drop to the 3rd with Lowry and Armia.

[The Unknown Poster]

12 minutes ago, BomberBall said:

So Copp and Dano finally get a shot on the 4th line.  The strange thing is Tanev has moved up to the 2nd line and Laine will drop to the 3rd with Lowry and Armia.

Hmmm that seems weird.  Maybe Maurice feeling like Laine needs to have his TOI managed.  The thing about Maurice, if I have to be critical, he almost seems to out-smart himself.  His answer to why Laine isnt on the #1 PP was just goofy.

However, Laine with Lowry and Armia could be dynamite.

[Ducky]

He doesn't want to break up Laine and Armia....I am okay with this line.

If we can call up another player from the Moose, why don't we?

Give Roslo or De Leo or Lemieux or someone a couple of bigger paydays and let them get a sniff of what it is like in the big leagues. I would call up Roslo and see what he does against 3rd and 4th line centers. A three game road trip would be the ideal time to do it.

So, what are the lines?

 

[The Unknown Poster]

There's a good chance that 3rd line sees more minutes than the 2nd line.  And that's a much better 4th line too.  Should win faceoffs, keep puck possession and generate a few chances.

[Ducky]

ESW

Connor MP Tanev

Laine Lowry Armia

Dano Copp Burmi

???????

[Brandon]

1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Hmmm that seems weird.  Maybe Maurice feeling like Laine needs to have his TOI managed.  The thing about Maurice, if I have to be critical, he almost seems to out-smart himself.  His answer to why Laine isnt on the #1 PP was just goofy.

However, Laine with Lowry and Armia could be dynamite.

I wonder if this is the beginning of the self-destruction of the ultimate Maurice......

The print and radio guys have been much more critical of him this season and he seems to have been snappy when they ask the obvious questions  (Why Burmi is still playing,  Why have Dano on the bench,  Laine and the power play). 

He gets a tonne of credit because he has coached so many games in the NHL.... however on the same note it isn't like he has an incredibly high record of sustained success.   He gets a free pass this season but I wonder what happens next year if they don't improve...

[The Unknown Poster]

He gets snappy because he's a smart guy who thinks he's even smarter.  Thats the way I see him.  Hes very analytical and I think he's an attractive coach when you're trying to develop a team because he probably has a wealth of knowledge.  But his answers sometimes seem overly complicated.  Like if he ever dressed a player based on the alignment of certain stars in the sky, it wouldnt surprise me.  Just let your best players play.

On the other hand, he stuck with Mathias-Lowry-Armia and they have been very good and Lowry is bouncing back really well.  Morrissey is doing very well. 

So...hard to say.  He's paid the big bucks to know better than us.

[BomberBall]

1 hour ago, Ducky said:

ESW

Connor MP Tanev

Laine Lowry Armia

Dano Copp Burmi

???????

Yep, those are the lines.  I actually kind of like them.  Tanev jumping all the way up to the 2nd line is a bit of a head scratcher, but I certainly don't hate the idea of Armia feeding Laine.

[Ducky]

Kool it was guesses.

Lowry line would be 2nd if you ask me.

the only change I would make is call up Roslo and sit Burmi.

slight change...

ESW

Laine Lowry Armia

Connor MP Dano

Tanev Copp Roslo

[The Unknown Poster]

No point of Roslo on the 4th line playing 7 minutes.  Copp even said his role on the Moose was to work on faceoffs and offensive part of his game but that "it wont be my role tonight".  So the reason Copp was sent down was to play more minutes and become a better player.  Same with Roslo.  No need to stunt his development with 4th line minutes if you dont have to.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Work on faceoffs? He already was our best faceoff guy. Copp needs to just pull an Armia and outshine his teammates.

[Ducky]

I'd give that 4th line 11 or so minutes...

20

16

13

11

[Goalie]

Lol. 

The Lowry line is the number 2 line for sure. 

Why you breaking down minutes Ducky?  The game hasn't started. I'd be surprised if the copp line gets 9 minutes.

 

People can go on about Lowry also but just cuz he's scored 1 goal and is better at faceoff doesn't mean much. 

Lowry playing on the 1st PP and getting the first or 2nd most center minutes will be the end of Maurice 

 

It's basically armia doing all the work setting up Lowry or Mathias there only for them to do nothing. Armia is the man on that line.... the other 2(Lowry and Mathias) were just along for the ride. 

Edited November 3, 2016 by Goalie

[Ducky]

It is good to see you have changed your mind on Armia.

[Ducky]

Time to open a Stella and enjoy the game.

[Ducky]

Ouch...Jets shelling them yet go down 1-0... lots of energy and lots of quickness to the Jets game tonight

Edited November 3, 2016 by Ducky

[BomberBall]

7 minutes ago, Ducky said:

Ouch...Jets shelling them yet go down 4-0... lots of energy and lots of quickness to the Jets game tonight

It's 4-0?  When the hell did that happen?! 

[bustamente]

2 minutes ago, BomberBall said:

It's 4-0?  When the hell did that happen?! 

Hopefully Ducky not channeling Karnac tonight 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Start up the Hutch pull.

[BomberBall]

37 minutes ago, bustamente said:

Hopefully Ducky not channeling Karnac tonight 

Crap... he might be.

[Ducky]

Shite, they played a different team in the 2nd...... what is postma and melchiori doing on the ice when Ovechkin is on. They were on for both goals this period..And I think the Lowry line was as well.