If You Could Decide the Lineup Tonight - How Do You Set It Up

[sureWhyNot 19]

OK, say you had the responsibility for drafting tonight's line up - who do you go with?

Here's mine (I know there's holes in it, but whatever, it's just for fun):

Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Cleary

Hossa-Flip-Franzen

Hudler-Samuelsson-Leino

Abdelkader-Helm-McCarty

*IF and it's a huge IF, Draper were to miraculously suit up for game 7, I would have him center the 4th line and move Abdelkader out and shift Helm over to LW *

Lidstrom-Rafalski

Stuart-Ericcson

Kronwall-Lebda

Osood

Conklin

[Guest mindfly]

Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Cleary

Hossa-Flip-Franzen

Hudler-Helm-Leino

Abdelkader-Draper-Holmstrom

Lidstrom-Kronwall (Kronwall is much better when paired with Nick)

Stuart-Rafalski

Ericsson-Lebda

Osgood

[Third Man In 2,091]

Keep the lines that started the last three games:

ZDH

Hoss-Flip-Mule

Huds-Helm-Clears

Malts-Abdelkader-Sammy

Lids-Big Rig

Stuart-Kronners

Rafi-Lebda

Only this time stick with it the whole game. Babcock started mixing up lines way too early last game and it made the team press. Stick with these lines, use the last change to get the matchups that you want, and let the chips fall where they may.

[GMRwings1983 8,804]

I would play Datsyuk with Franzen. Take our hottest forward and put him together with our least hottest forward right now, in an attempt to create magic.

As much as everyone is afraid to admit it, Pavel and Hank don't have that same magic together that they've shown in past years. It probably comes about due to not playing together for most of the year.

[grimace1970 81]

No goalie for the Ducks. Only change I want.

[sureWhyNot 19]

No goalie for the Ducks. Only change I want.

Ha ha. I hear ya on this one for sure.