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 Adam
Messages: 7757
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| benv wrote on Fri, 03 December 2021 14:49 |
| inverno76 wrote on Fri, 03 December 2021 14:33 |
| RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 03 December 2021 13:12 |
Lines for tonight.
Hyman - McD - Yamo
RNH - Drai - JP
Foegele - McLeod - Kass
Perlini - Ryan Sceviour
Russell - Barrie
Lagesson - Bouchard
Niemelaninen - Broberg
Skinner
I like the mix for the top 6. I don't think a line can be successful when you have 2 undersized, somewhat passive players in Nuge and Yamo on the same line so putting a bigger, more assertive player on 1 wing in Hyman and JP and then 2 passive guys on the other makes more sense to me.
Benson deserves to take a seat. He had another game with zeros for stats except the dumbass penalty he took running the Pens goalie.
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That was a horrible penalty. It is inexplicable why Benson took that route through the crease. Benson or Perlini....not much of a difference. Benson seems to have created more scoring chances throughout the year, but both are an offensive black holes.
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With Shore coming back soon and McLeod unlikely to be going anywhere, someone will have to be waived and sent to Bakersfield. The choices would be Benson, Perlini, Sceviour, Turris, or Shore. Benson is probably the only one likely to be claimed.
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I would send down Shore, given he's among the worst players in the league. Tippett loves him though, so I expect he's not the guy. I could see Perlini going. 12 games, but only cracked 10 minutes twice in that span (and only just cracked it both times). He doesn't have the faith of the coaching staff and he's 0-0-0 and -3. I think he has some offensive instincts, but I think the marching orders for the fourth line are to take no risks and just try not to get scored on, so he's not getting to push for offence. He has just 6 shots on goal.
I think Tippett would be fine demoting Benson, but I think the organization would be loathe to see him get claimed and he is the most likely to be claimed.
Outside chance Turris gets the demotion, but I think Tippett still thinks as an older vet that Turris can add something.
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