Reimer getting the start in net tonight

[CanesFanStan]

Here's the projected lineup vs. Nashville. Optimus Reim will probably be between the pipes. 

rest of the lineup & pairings: 

Forwards

Niederreiter-Aho-Teravainen
Foegele-Trocheck-Necas
Svechnikov-Martinook-Fast
Dzingel-Geekie-McGinn

Defensemen

Slavin-Hamilton
Skjei-Pesce
Gardiner-Fleury

 

[Zod]

Predictions?

[Harbingers]

Depends on how the lines gel today and if we can get into that quick start like game one. Nashville is a step up from Detroit for sure and is 2-0 so they'll be coming in riding high.

[ClawOn]

@CanesFanStan early impressions of this team vs last season?

[t96]

My God those lines are complete insanity. Crippling Svech with Marty playing out of position and slotted too high, and Fast who hasn’t shown anything offensively so far... Svech need to be up with the Finns. Hoping for the best but if we stick with these combos throughout the game I’m expecting us to look as bad or worse as we did the first 2 games, against a much better opponent.

[lightsout]

Foegele will be on the third on Svech's spot eventually. Rod is gonna try new lines every game for the next month probably until he finds something that feels perfect. I've come to just accept any line combo because Brindy is seldom wrong.

 

This should be a bounce back game. Hopefully we can put together 3 solid periods.

[Harbingers]

56 minutes ago, t96 said:

My God those lines are complete insanity. Crippling Svech with Marty playing out of position and slotted too high, and Fast who hasn’t shown anything offensively so far... Svech need to be up with the Finns. Hoping for the best but if we stick with these combos throughout the game I’m expecting us to look as bad or worse as we did the first 2 games, against a much better opponent.

I think its ok not to stack the first line but at least rejigger the 2-3 lines while Staal is out.

Edited January 18 by Harbingers

[MillionDollarCam]

What are these lines...

I get trying to have a scoring option on every line but expecting Svech to carry Marty (who is not a natural center) is insanity.

Give me the following until Jordo comes back:

Svech - Fishy - Turbo

Nino - Trochek - Necas

Dzingel - Geekie - Fast

Foegele - Marty - McGinn

Its a shame we don’t play the Caps every night, maybe Foegele would then be useful.

[Harbingers]

3 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

What are these lines...

I get trying to have a scoring option on every line but expecting Svech to carry Marty (who is not a natural center) is insanity.

Give me the following until Jordo comes back:

Svech - Fishy - Turbo

Nino - Trochek - Necas

Dzingel - Geekie - Fast

Foegele - Marty - McGinn

Its a shame we don’t play the Caps every night, maybe Foegele would then be useful.

That's not bad but I'd still keep Nino on the first line and put Svech on the second in this instance. Svech seems to be thriving what ever line he's on and the current first line hasn't been that bad. Keep that scoring power split up for now.

[zacka77ack]

Lets hope they don't come out flat again. Hopefully losing to the Red Wings woke the boys up.

I will see y'all back here for puck drop. I took a page out of @CanesFanStan's play book and went with fried rice tonight and I am working my way through the last of my Southern Tier Pumpking.

Edited January 19 by zacka77ack

[Zod]

44 minutes ago, zacka77ack said:

I am working my way through the last of my Southern Tier Pumpking.

I still have two left. will they be ok next halloween?

[zacka77ack]

15 minutes ago, Zod said:

I still have two left. will they be ok next halloween?

I hope. I've some bottles aging for at least that long.

[zacka77ack]

Here we go. Theres only 1 thing we know for sure...Marley Drug Girl will be making an appearance. 

[Harbingers]

22 minutes ago, Zod said:

I still have two left. will they be ok next halloween?

Pumpkin beer?... Not sure about that one. It's funny. This question comes up every year following All Hallows.

Safely drinkable, certainly. Fermentation Funky... Certainly as well.

Edited January 19 by Harbingers