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GDT: Centennial Season ; Episode 1 - The Kids In The Hall

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2 hours ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said:

I'm not blaming the rookies, but I do think with so many new faces the team may not be on the same page. I'd sink them in the lineup for now and lean on our vets until growing pains subside a bit.

I also AGAIN hate how this team has no pushback when theyre getting dunked on. Call up Austin Watson now. 

 

What I'd like to see next game:

 

Berggren - Larkin - Ray

DCat - Kasper - Kane

Finnie - JTC - Appleton

MBN - Copp - Watson

Scratch: Ras + Soder

IR: JVR

 

AJo - Seider

Ed - JBD

Chia - ASP

Scratch: Gus

To GR: Holl + Hamonic

 

Talbot

Gibson

I've seen some suggest having MBN riding top line with DBoss and RayGun.

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On 10/10/2025 at 11:19 AM, Jimmybigrigs69 said:

I'm not blaming the rookies, but I do think with so many new faces the team may not be on the same page. I'd sink them in the lineup for now and lean on our vets until growing pains subside a bit.

I also AGAIN hate how this team has no pushback when theyre getting dunked on. Call up Austin Watson now. 

 

What I'd like to see next game:

 

Berggren - Larkin - Ray

DCat - Kasper - Kane

Finnie - JTC - Appleton

MBN - Copp - Watson

Scratch: Ras + Soder

IR: JVR

 

AJo - Seider

Ed - JBD

Chia - ASP

Scratch: Gus

To GR: Holl + Hamonic

 

Talbot

Gibson

Wow there fella... demoting our boy Finnie already??? How's he hitting 60 points.

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25 minutes ago, mackel said:

Wow there fella... demoting our boy Finnie already??? How's he hitting 60 points.

Just saying, this team has a whole new dynamic. 3 rookies. Vets not getting their As back. 

Might be smart to lean on those vets until rooks are fully up to speed.

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Looks like same forward lines tonight, but bergers in for soderblom

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1 hour ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said:

Just saying, this team has a whole new dynamic. 3 rookies. Vets not getting their As back. 

Might be smart to lean on those vets until rooks are fully up to speed.

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Looks like same forward lines tonight, but bergers in for soderblom

Soda needs to play up to his size or find a new team.

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What a big win. After stinking up the joint on opening night it’s huge to come back against a top team and spank them. We were far from perfect tonight but I really liked what I saw from lines 1-3 and the defense. The fourth line has no identity. Sodorblom is too slow and Berggren is a bad fit stylistically. If JVR doesn’t work out call up Mazur. 

 

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8 hours ago, kipwinger said:

What a big win. After stinking up the joint on opening night it’s huge to come back against a top team and spank them. We were far from perfect tonight but I really liked what I saw from lines 1-3 and the defense. The fourth line has no identity. Sodorblom is too slow and Berggren is a bad fit stylistically. If JVR doesn’t work out call up Mazur. 

 

Because the 4th line has literally no identity. We are a 3 line team... plus pure offensive players like Soderblom and Berggren playing with PK specialists like Appleton and Ras, because we dont kno what to do with these extra players. So they just play on the meaningless jumble that is our 4th line.

I do think we should cut ties with guys who cant climb out of the 4th line quickly at this point. Love Soderbloms size and skill, but he doesnt use his size and is more hit or miss than AA. Berggren blah blah blah same stuff. Ras fuqqin blows. 

A good team wouldnt have an experimental rookie throwaway line. We should be playing reliable checkers like Eaves, Miller, McCarty, Maltby, Downie, JASON FUQQIN THE BEAST WILLIAMS, Draper, or Kocur in those spots. But we aint there yet. 

2nd line was awesome tonight. I want to move past Patrick Kane, but he is a fuqqin treat. He just does superstar s*** that 99% of players dont even think of trying, and its nice to have. 

Did I say Ras sucks yet?

Chiarot takes too much heat IMO but its time to experiment more with AJo as Mo's partner. 

 

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37 minutes ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said:

Because the 4th line has literally no identity. We are a 3 line team... plus pure offensive players like Soderblom and Berggren playing with PK specialists like Appleton and Ras, because we dont kno what to do with these extra players. So they just play on the meaningless jumble that is our 4th line.

I do think we should cut ties with guys who cant climb out of the 4th line quickly at this point. Love Soderbloms size and skill, but he doesnt use his size and is more hit or miss than AA. Berggren blah blah blah same stuff. Ras fuqqin blows. 

A good team wouldnt have an experimental rookie throwaway line. We should be playing reliable checkers like Eaves, Miller, McCarty, Maltby, Downie, JASON FUQQIN THE BEAST WILLIAMS, Draper, or Kocur in those spots. But we aint there yet. 

2nd line was awesome tonight. I want to move past Patrick Kane, but he is a fuqqin treat. He just does superstar s*** that 99% of players dont even think of trying, and its nice to have. 

Did I say Ras sucks yet?

Chiarot takes too much heat IMO but its time to experiment more with AJo as Mo's partner. 

 

Id like to see Mazur in the Sodorblom/Berggren spot. I think he’d fit well with Ras and Appleton (both of whom I liked in the preseason). 
 

Totally agree on defense, I’d like to see Aljo and Chiarot flip flopped when it makes sense (low leverage situations at first) until Johansson grows into the job. I’d also never move JBD out of the lineup. He’s a good defender and I really liked his skating last night. He and Chiarot on the 3rd pair wouldn’t be so bad.

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Sodorblom is just too slow. He can’t effectively forecheck and he can’t really score in transition, both of which are hallmarks of McLellan’s system. At times during the preseason I liked his cycle game with Ras/Copp/Appleton but he’s too limited in too many other ways. 

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20 hours ago, kipwinger said:

Sodorblom is just too slow. He can’t effectively forecheck and he can’t really score in transition, both of which are hallmarks of McLellan’s system. At times during the preseason I liked his cycle game with Ras/Copp/Appleton but he’s too limited in too many other ways. 

Yup, im quickly losing interest in Soderblom. The era of big massive softies for us needs to end. Ericsson sucked. Ras sucks. Soderblom I no longer have patience for. Use your size or get bent. 

I remember watching games last season where 5 foot nothing Debrincat was the most physical Red Wing. Every bottom 6 player on this team should be ashamed after performances like that. 

I miss Kronwall so much. 6ft 200lbs and literally butt slamming people into the grave. If he can do it Soder and Ras have zero excuse. 

This team needs any sort of violent edge, and literally no one brings it. Seider used to... still mad cause i think we ruined him...

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