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Andersson and Glendening sit.

Z - Datsyuk - Nyquist

Tatar - Sheahan - Jurco

Franzen - Legwand - Alfie

Miller - Helm - Abby

Weiss sits (maybe babs gives him a chance over Jurco for a few games but he likely won't produce and sits)

1st line initially looks great, but if you give it a second thought...3 creative guys on one line would be wasted. I'll go with:

Z - Dats - Alfie

Franzen - Legwand - Nyquist

Tatar - Sheahan - Jurco

Abby - Glendening - Helm

With Miller the first to come in if anyone gets injured. If that top line doesn't work out well, it changes to:

Z - Dats - Jurco

Tatar - Sheahan - Nyquist

Franzen - Legwand - Alfie

Abby - Glendening - Helm

Yes, Jurco. I wanna see that. :clap:

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I can't see how you can possibly break up the kids/send any of them down. They've really carried this team this far the last couple of months and are still going, creating havoc in the offensive zone and still being defensively responsible. We're going to need that scoring depth if we make it into the playoffs (i'm not going to be the one to jinx it!)

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All I know is that I don't think there is any chance Glendening is coming off this roster when the team is healthy. Can't take any of the guys with speed out of the lineup.

If the Wings play the Pens in the playoffs, I want Glendening to do whatever he's been doing to Crosby. Every. Single. Game.

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Assuming dats and z return (which is still a big if IMO) I would like to see;

Nyqvist Datsyuk Franzen

Alfredsson Legwand Zetterberg

Jurco Sheahan Tatar

Abdelkader Glendening Helm

That line up looks amazing. That's even without Weiss! If Smith can continue to play well, same for Q, then I think this team could be deadly in the playoffs.

Dat forward corps is absolutely filthy.

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With everyone healthy, use Dats and/or Z on the PK and don't waste a spot to someone with minor talent, just to kill penalties.

why would you waste z and d on the pk? our pk has been great, i would rather not waste their energy killing penalties, when we have guys like glendining, helm, miller, dekeyser, andersson, sheahan, abby, and kronwall that can kill penalties

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why would you waste z and d on the pk? our pk has been great, i would rather not waste their energy killing penalties, when we have guys like glendining, helm, miller, dekeyser, andersson, sheahan, abby, and kronwall that can kill penalties

I think it's more of a question of who else could kill the penalties, once everyone gets healthy and you want to keep all the kids in the lineup.

If you've got:

Z-Datsyuk-Franzen

Nyquist-Legwand-Alfredsson

Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco

Abdelkader-Helm-Glendening

Who's going to be doing the PKing?

Glendening and Helm, then who?

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why would you waste z and d on the pk? our pk has been great, i would rather not waste their energy killing penalties, when we have guys like glendining, helm, miller, dekeyser, andersson, sheahan, abby, and kronwall that can kill penalties

I think it's more of a question of who else could kill the penalties, once everyone gets healthy and you want to keep all the kids in the lineup.

If you've got:

Z-Datsyuk-Franzen

Nyquist-Legwand-Alfredsson

Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco

Abdelkader-Helm-Glendening

Who's going to be doing the PKing?

Glendening and Helm, then who?

Exactly this. Having all bottom six PKers in the lineup at the same time weakens our overall offense, because someone valuable gets left off.

Plus, Z and Dats are great PKers when healthy. And greatness is what you need on the highest level. For example, look at Chicago...when it matters most, you can expect seeing Toews on the PK. And rightfully so. Why not send your best to the task? ;)

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With everyone healthy, use Dats and/or Z on the PK and don't waste a spot to someone with minor talent, just to kill penalties.

Dats won't be 100%, z will be back from back surgery. Babs will be smart with how they are used. I'm sure z will be on key pks once he is fully back in game shape, but we still need pk regulars. Luckily we have guys that can do that and bring a lot of speed and energy to the team.

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hmm I reckon Pavel will be good to go friday, although it would be awesome to get him back in vs Boston, I think friday night vs the Sabres in an easier game might be better for him. Obviously depends how he's feeling though. Who's next to sit out when he comes back? Andersson?

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