Pip
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I know there has been some talk about it, but I am curious as to other opinions on what we should do on the backend. I hear Torts likes to ride his top 4 heavy, so putting Alberts/Weber on the third pairing should be no problem. The problems I see with making combos are:
1)Bieksa needs a solid, defensive partner, preferably Hamhuis
2)Hamhuis and Garrison makes a great shutdown pair, but that means we can't roll with Hamjuice
3)Edler needs a consistently solid parter (aka, not Bieksa)
4)We need a RH shot on the PP so we can put Kesler in front on the net. This is just my opinion, but I feel he is better suited there.
5)Most agree that Corrado should play in the AHL.
What I suggest is something like...
Hamhuis-Bieksa
Edler-Garrison
Weber-Tanev
Alberts
PP
Garrison-Weber
Edler-Bieksa
PK
Hamhuis-Garrison
Edler-Tanev
Garrison wasn't tried enough with Edler imo and I think he could compliment Eddie quite well. Edler brings more mobility and puck moving while Garrison can be a steady partner for AE. I might be inclined to think that Alberts and Weber should swap in and out for that last defensive spot depending on who we play. For example, against Anaheim or LA I would go with AA as we need a big body to deal with the size those teams have up front, but when we play Chicago/Edmonton I would go with Weber. He is more mobile, and I feel Alberts could get exposed by teams with high speed. I want Corrado up for the playoffs and feel that he could be paired with Tanev (he can play his off side no?) and then Weber/Alberts will be our #7 and #8.
Looking for different ideas that I haven't thought of.
1)Bieksa needs a solid, defensive partner, preferably Hamhuis
2)Hamhuis and Garrison makes a great shutdown pair, but that means we can't roll with Hamjuice
3)Edler needs a consistently solid parter (aka, not Bieksa)
4)We need a RH shot on the PP so we can put Kesler in front on the net. This is just my opinion, but I feel he is better suited there.
5)Most agree that Corrado should play in the AHL.
What I suggest is something like...
Hamhuis-Bieksa
Edler-Garrison
Weber-Tanev
Alberts
PP
Garrison-Weber
Edler-Bieksa
PK
Hamhuis-Garrison
Edler-Tanev
Garrison wasn't tried enough with Edler imo and I think he could compliment Eddie quite well. Edler brings more mobility and puck moving while Garrison can be a steady partner for AE. I might be inclined to think that Alberts and Weber should swap in and out for that last defensive spot depending on who we play. For example, against Anaheim or LA I would go with AA as we need a big body to deal with the size those teams have up front, but when we play Chicago/Edmonton I would go with Weber. He is more mobile, and I feel Alberts could get exposed by teams with high speed. I want Corrado up for the playoffs and feel that he could be paired with Tanev (he can play his off side no?) and then Weber/Alberts will be our #7 and #8.
Looking for different ideas that I haven't thought of.
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