Changing lines after ONE game is reactionary nonsense

Why?

Yeay... daily line posts

I think that's mostly true but being fluid and trying new things has it's merits. Such as swapping Dube and Mangiapane at the end of the game.

The season just started and this win wasn't stellar, going into the next game with Mang up and some tweaks throughout the lineup isn't insane.

Also fantasy hockey posts are pretty boring if you just post the lines from DFO.

I think posting line changes is pretty boring too,
but to each their own i guess

If Huberdeau and Lindholm don't find it after 5 or 6 games, shuffle the deck. I think Mangiapane on the RW with those two seemed to work a bit (that GWG was a nice play).
Kadri looked good but Coronato looked like a rookie - give them some time. Sharangovich, however... looked really out of place. I say move him in with 11/20 and put Dubes on with 91/27.

If Lindholm isnt re-signing, why not turn to Philly?

If Couturier is back and playing well, sounds like he is, make a Lindholm for one of their centers. They could really use a playmaker and have the cap to resign Lindholm if he agrees.
Noah Cates?
Morgan Frost?
Some sort of Couturier and RD Ronnie Attard and high pick or prospect?

Tell that to Ryan Huska who changed the line mid-game last night and said the lines will remain fluid until they find the right fits. @oilfire knows what's going on


Both the Kadri line and the Huby-Lindy-Dube line sucked last night. According to frozenpool.dobbersports, Kadri's line had 2SF (Shots For) and 6SA (Shots Against) = 25.0SF% They had 3CF (Chances For) and 8CA (Chances Against) = 27.3CF%. The Huby-Lindy-Dube line had 0SF vs 5SA = 0.0SF% and 1CF vs. 6CA = 14.3CF% = NOT GOOD = BAD

So what do you do, you offer Kadri more Defensive Support ala Blake Coleman and Coronato more sheltering ala Mikael Backlund. I really want to see Dube & Coronato play together and I believe Sharangovich was promised Top-6 minutes, so we should probably give him more time there

Huberdeau was hardly noticeable at Even Strength. I think his only shot was on the PP and Lindholm only had 1SOG himself all night (off a beautiful back pass from Mangiapane), which isn't enough for a Top Line Player with a Playmaker on his wing. That said, like @jcambers said, you gotta give Huberdeau & Lindholm a handful of games before separating them. With Mangiapane on their line, they had 2GF vs. 0GA, 4SF vs. 0SA = 100.0SF%, 5CFvs1CA = 83.3CF%, so that worked.

Line 4 was fine, so leave'em and I like the Strength, Physicality & Energy Gilbert brings, so give him a game, but I'm not opposed to Oesterle staying in either.

After all is said and done, all I've really done is Swap the Veteran Coleman with the Rookie Coronato and suggested giving Gilbert a game. Huska had already swapped Dube & Mangiapane himself


As much as I want to see Dube & Coronato together on the same line, it would need to be with a Strong Defence First minded Centre, which Kadri definitely is not,
Dube-Kadri-Coronato scares me defensively. Lone Wolf Kadri should really be moved to 1RW OR be given TWO very strong 2-way wingers to cover him, like he had in COL

Especially after a win

Dumb strategy

Fitz/sabretooth9, it's not at all dumb to try new things and learn more about how and where your players fit.