ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 Trump will annex southern Ontario in the coming months and this will become a non-debate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amato 3,210 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 3 hours ago, krsmith17 said: Not only is it the offseason, it's prime off-season... Nothing happens in late July - August... Maybe Quebec is a more fair comparison to Michigan? Quebec has a population of 8.2M. Huberdeau - Bergeron - Drouin Mantha - Perrault - Marchessault Perron - Stastny - Pominville Ribeiro - Brassard - Burrows Vermette - Duclaire Vlasic - Letang Demers - Chabot Despres - Savard Beauchemin Crawford Fleury Luongo As expected, pretty solid. I do like that Michigan defense a little better though 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 New numbers for opening day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 35 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: New numbers for opening day Well, Sproul took Vanek's 62 so that might be more of a sign that he won't be back for anyone that was holding out hope. I didn't think that was a possibility - especially with our cap situation - but there was some mention around the forum. And now we have XO (61) Sproul (62) _____, ______, DK (65) and I think Lindstrom's number is 66. Is Holland finally getting our defence in order? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 8 minutes ago, PavelValerievichDatsyuk said: Well, Sproul took Vanek's 62 so that might be more of a sign that he won't be back for anyone that was holding out hope. I didn't think that was a possibility - especially with our cap situation - but there was some mention around the forum. And now we have XO (61) Sproul (62) _____, ______, DK (65) and I think Lindstrom's number is 66. Is Holland finally getting our defence in order? Larkin (71) Athanasiou (72) Rasmussen 73? 1 PavelValerievichDatsyuk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,914 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) Honestly, Vanek has worn 26 more than any number. He took 62 here because Jurco already had 26. Similar with Hossa, who always wore 18 until he came here and took 81 because Maltby. When Vanek returns, he'll wear 26. Edited July 21, 2017 by LeftWinger 2 PavelValerievichDatsyuk and MileHighWingsGuy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,914 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) Honestly, I hate high numbers. 83 looks horrible. There are plenty of low numbers available for these guys. Larkin shoukd be in 17, AA in 18. Dekeyser should be 27. There is 20, 22, 23, 26, 29. 2 is open now. 11 is open. That's plenty of normal numbers available without having to grab obscure crazy ones. Btw, I think when Ras gets here he'll grab Kronners #55. Edited July 21, 2017 by LeftWinger 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, LeftWinger said: Honestly, I hate high numbers. 83 looks horrible. There are plenty of low numbers available for these guys. Larkin shoukd be in 17, AA in 18. Dekeyser should be 27. There is 20, 22, 23, 26, 29. 2 is open now. 11 is open. That's plenty of normal numbers available without having to grab obscure crazy ones. I see 69 is still open ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 21 minutes ago, LeftWinger said: Honestly, I hate high numbers. 83 looks horrible. There are plenty of low numbers available for these guys. Larkin shoukd be in 17, AA in 18. Dekeyser should be 27. There is 20, 22, 23, 26, 29. 2 is open now. 11 is open. That's plenty of normal numbers available without having to grab obscure crazy ones. Btw, I think when Ras gets here he'll grab Kronners #55. Cholowski was 2 in training camp. I love that number for a defenseman. He would have some big shoes to fill with that number though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 9 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: I see 69 is still open ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) They're saving that for the super frk 1 ChristopherReevesLegs reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, PavelValerievichDatsyuk said: They're saving that for the super frk dis plz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,755 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: I see 69 is still open ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) In all seriousness, is anyone in the NHL #69? Or has there ever been? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, kliq said: In all seriousness, is anyone in the NHL #69? Or has there ever been? I think Doug Glatt is the only player whoever wore it. Was hoping Riley Big Snake would for us but alas... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,914 Report post Posted July 21, 2017 20 minutes ago, kliq said: In all seriousness, is anyone in the NHL #69? Or has there ever been? 2 Players Player Team(s) Mel Angelstad Washington Capitals (04) Andrew Desjardins San Jose Sharks (11, 12) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheXym 2,606 Report post Posted July 22, 2017 1 hour ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: I think Doug Glatt is the only player whoever wore it. Was hoping Riley Big Snake would for us but alas... Robin Big Snake would have been a trip in that jersey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DickieDunn 2,571 Report post Posted July 22, 2017 Only if you paySent by my minions via telepathy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Pred 48 337 Report post Posted July 22, 2017 How about 00 , 11 hours ago, krsmith17 said: Cholowski was 2 in training camp. I love that number for a defenseman. He would have some big shoes to fill with that number though... Yeah, wasn't #2 Ogie Ogelthorpe jersey number? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DickieDunn 2,571 Report post Posted July 22, 2017 Yep. Sent by my minions via telepathy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadgerBob 297 Report post Posted July 22, 2017 18 hours ago, LeftWinger said: Honestly, I hate high numbers. 83 looks horrible. There are plenty of low numbers available for these guys. Larkin shoukd be in 17, AA in 18. Dekeyser should be 27. There is 20, 22, 23, 26, 29. 2 is open now. 11 is open. That's plenty of normal numbers available without having to grab obscure crazy ones. Btw, I think when Ras gets here he'll grab Kronners #55. As far as large numbers go 77 is probably my favorite. Surprised it hasn't been taken yet. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,755 Report post Posted July 22, 2017 Personally I like high numbers, anytime a player sticks out from the rest (ie Gretzky #99, Lemieux #66, Coffey #77 etc) I think its a good thing. To me a number like #2, or #4 is sort of generic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joesuffP 1,746 Report post Posted July 22, 2017 Nyquist-Zetterberg-Tatar Mantha-Nielsen-Anthanisou Helm-Larkin-Abby Glendening-Sheahan-Bertuzzi Daley-Green Dekeseyer-Kronwall Ericsson-Jensen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwedeLundin77 460 Report post Posted July 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, joesuffP said: Nyquist-Zetterberg-Tatar Mantha-Nielsen-Anthanisou Helm-Larkin-Abby Glendening-Sheahan-Bertuzzi Daley-Green Dekeseyer-Kronwall Ericsson-Jensen Mantha had real chemistry with Zetterberg last season, he'll be on the right side with him. Tatar also had great chemistry with Z toward the end of the season. I think we'll see the following: Tatar-Zetterberg-Mantha Larkin-Nielsen-Athanasiou Nyquist-Helm-Abdelkader Bertuzzi-Sheahan-Glendening Witkowski Daley-Green DeKeyser-Kronwall Ouellet-Jensen Sproul Nyquist and Athanasiou can swap when necessary. The D pairings suck outside of the first pairing. I really don't want DK on the first pairing as he excels when not being called on to defend top lines. I'd prefer Kronwall on the third pairing, but I feel that Ouellet and Kronwall would be a slow pair and thus get burned a lot. I'm wondering if Ericsson gets bought out, there is definitely a chance it happens, but I'm not holding my breath. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacksoni 418 Report post Posted July 22, 2017 Been thinking a lil about Larkin. He had a tough season, clear decline, was scouted and matched pretty hard. Harassed at times. Forced to fight, which he did well. What do we do if he doesn't improve from last season? I wouldn't mind putting him on wing if his game has not picked up about a quarter into the season, my point being we shouldn't see his center position as set in stone. He just might be a winger, not saying it is so, saying we should have that door open. I get the feeling that his C position is decided a little bit too early in here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted July 22, 2017 58 minutes ago, Jacksoni said: Been thinking a lil about Larkin. He had a tough season, clear decline, was scouted and matched pretty hard. Harassed at times. Forced to fight, which he did well. What do we do if he doesn't improve from last season? I wouldn't mind putting him on wing if his game has not picked up about a quarter into the season, my point being we shouldn't see his center position as set in stone. He just might be a winger, not saying it is so, saying we should have that door open. I get the feeling that his C position is decided a little bit too early in here. Larkin had a rough sophomore season, which is very common, especially for such a young player. People need to remember that he came into the league as an 19 year old. He'll be 21 next week. He had a rough start to the season, but started to come on at the end of it. In the last 20 games he had 13 points (5 goals, 8 assists). I expect him to have another big year this season, similar to his rookie season. I'm not worried about him and I think he should stay at center. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Pred 48 337 Report post Posted July 24, 2017 With 7 potential C on the roster can we, A,use Z less and try to match him against other teams lesser players on the second or even third line. B, keep Larkin on the wing for another year where he has been more prolific on the scoreboard. In this case is Nielsen up for first line duty, he is experienced to play against pipelines and his skating would allow him too. Then we have the problem of 2C , in all likelihood it'll be down to Z to take on that duty. Which would probably suit him better and even more productive than last year. Sheahan gets the nod on the third line C , I fully expect him to have a bounce back year with the right line mates. The fourth line is down to how Blashill wants it to be, grinding shut down then Glendening gets the nod, scoring line the you drop Helm from top 9 wing to center the 4th. On the D , well that is going to be a last week decision as we don't really know who is going to be on LTIR, so that could be one of 4 different combos. So my roster would be, Tatar Nielsen Abdelkader Larkin Zetterberg Mantha Nyquist Sheahan Athanasiou Glendening Helm Bertuzzi Witkowski. D if everyone is fit to go. DeKeyser Jensen Green Daley Kronwall Ericsson Ouellet Sproul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites