Time For Some New Lines

[Trustnduzt]

Howbout the defensemen? Do you like the pairings they have now? Personally, I love the O'Byrne Pokulok PP1 line, but I would really like to see more complimentary pairings, mainly Seminoff - Pokulok, O'Byrne - Gleed, and Krantz - Glover.

[Scersk '97]

[Q]McCutcheon is actually a regular on the second powerplay unit.
[/Q]I have to admit that I hadn't noticed him out there regularly.
[Q]Any fatigue factor this has, hypothetically speaking (I'm not suggesting his duties would make him more fatigued relative to the other players), would work against placing him on the desperation offense line.      
[/Q]True dat.
[Q]"McCutcheon and Carefoot with Pegoraro doesn't make a lot of sense unless you want Pegoraro sitting waiting for the other two to rest up from the penalty kill."

I'm confused here.  Was this line just a hypothetical?  Also, seeing how Pegs is on the ice for as much if not more PK time than any other forward wouldn't he have to rest along with the other two?
[/Q]Mike K mentioned it further up.  And, also, true:  I guess it depends on which unit is getting more of a workout that particular game, kill or power play.
[Q]Late game fatigue on this team is going to have a lot less to do with special teams duties than basic endurance if for no other reason but for the fact that everyone is involved with special teams--there isn't a player on the team that doesn't see time on a power play unit and or kill penalties.
[/Q]Once again, I hadn't noticed, but I guess you're right.  One of the great advantages of the Schafer "total hockey" type system:  players on all four lines that are useful on special teams as well.

[BCrespi]

I'd love to see Pokulok with the first PP unit instead of Bitz.  I think that he, O'Byrne and Moulson would all command so much attention that teams would be less able to key on Moulson as the have this season and hopefully open him up for a couple of those beautiful mid-circle wristers we got used to last year.  That said, while he may handle the puck too much, without Sasha on the second PP, I don't know what they would do.  They've hardly held the puck as it is.