Just thinking....

AB Habman · Guru

Just thinking....

Caper_hab_fan · Veteran Member

Not a huge fan of that, but i'd like to see:

Samsonov-Koivu-Ryder

Higgins-Ribs_Kovy

Perez_Bonk_Pleks

Johnson_Begin-Murray

barry33 · Guru

It will not happen and let me tell you why. One of the main reasons BG went out and got Samsonov was to try to light a fire under Monsieur Kovalev. He felt that by putting a comrade on his wing with speed and skill, that it may cause #27 to actually show up more than once every 5 games. So no way will you see that happen. Samsonov is glued to that line.

Diehardhabsfan · Veteran Member

Caper_hab_fan wrote:

Not a huge fan of that, but i'd like to see:

Samsonov-Koivu-Ryder

Higgins-Ribs_Kovy

Perez_Bonk_Pleks

Johnson_Begin-Murray

I'd like to see those lines, but as Barry said it is very unlikely.

AB Habman · Guru

I guess that's my point. Why set up a line if they don't have proper characteristics to give them balance. Kovy and Samy are too much the same player and it means placing eggs in one basket. They shouldn't be placating Kovy if it isn't the best thing for the team. Not to mention the 3.5 mil it takes to do it. Personally if this line doesn't work ( Ribs can't take all the blame) and it's the result of Kovy still being consistantly lazy than I would seriously consider breaking up that line for a four line balance attack. If Kovy slacks off even more or whines about it than TRADE HIS ASS!

JohnM · Guru

AB Habman wrote:

Personally if this line doesn't work ( Ribs can't take all the blame)

Pretty sure it will be Ribs to blame.

AB Habman · Guru

JohnM wrote:

AB Habman wrote:

Personally if this line doesn't work ( Ribs can't take all the blame)

Pretty sure it will be Ribs to blame.

Thanks for high jacking my post. The topic was Kovy being a similer player to Samy.

JohnM · Guru

AB Habman wrote:

JohnM wrote:

AB Habman wrote:

Personally if this line doesn't work ( Ribs can't take all the blame)

Pretty sure it will be Ribs to blame.

Thanks for high jacking my post. The topic was Kovy being a similer player to Samy.

Just quoting you AB. Not hijacking anything.

Mad Habber · Member

It is pretty rare nowadays that the lines that start the season remain the same throughout the year. THe First Line last year was Koivu, Kovalev, Zednick at the start of the year. At the end we had Koivu, Ryder, Higgins. That's the line that starts this year from what we've been led to believe so far, but eventually it will change.

Coaches don't have a choice but to switch things around these days. With all the injuries, the lentgh of the season, expectations from fans, media, and management and/or shareholders, if things are not working out, changes come very quickly.

Scotty Bowman continually changed his lines when he coached. I remember Lafleur playing with Shutt almost as often as he played with Gainey. Samething with Lemaire and P. Mahovlich.