Fantasy Hockey - Running Out of Title Ideas

[Flubber]

i just KNEW I wouldn't beat you to this story.

[Ninot]

It only took me 8 minutes to get here.

I think its a smart move, but time will tell.

[Asher]

That makes me happy, though. 3 Centres I'm happy with: Langkow, Lombardi, and Conroy.

Who will end up on which line now? IMO, none of those centres deserve 3rd line status.

BTW, congratulations to Koivu for passing his 5-year cancer remission test.

[Flubber]

On the merits, while I think it is overly optimistic to expect the Conroy of a couple of years ago, he is an obvious upgrade from what they have ever gotten from Lundemark . I just hope that fans don't think this cures things. To expect Conroy to be the guy that led that cup run again

I believe that the Flames need a big physical winger. David Moss is big enough but hasn't really shown a physical presence.

AS it satnds, with the return of Iginla and Kobasew, the Flames should have enough talent for the top two lines and the biggest thing for them is to get some play out of the 3rd 4th lines

[Asher]

My projected centres are this:

1st line: Langkow
2nd line: Lombardi
3rd line: Conroy
4th line: Yelle

Conroy's biggest importance will be on the penalty kill, I think.

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Ninot
It only took me 8 minutes to get here.

I think its a smart move, but time will tell.

Ya but I am convinced that Asher has a sports ticker alarm attached to his butt. He never seems to take more than 2 minutes to be on these big stories

[Asher]

Originally posted by Flubber
Ya but I am convinced that Asher has a sports ticker alarm attached to his butt. He never seems to take more than 2 minutes to be on these big stories

Brother IMed me when it happened.

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Asher
My projected centres are this:

1st line: Langkow
2nd line: Lombardi
3rd line: Conroy
4th line: Yelle

Conroy's biggest importance will be on the penalty kill, I think.

I agree on the projected centres but I could see Yelle getting a lot more icetime than his other 4th liners. Lets see about their lineup now with the return of Iggy and Kobasew

1st line: Langkow tangs, Iggy
2nd line: Lombardi, Huselius , Kobasew???
3rd line: Conroy, Ritchie , Amonte
4th line: Yelle, Niilson , Freisen

Reserve and on the bench -- McCarty

Waiting on the farm -- Moss, Godard, Boyd,

I don't mind that lineup that much although if players like Freisen and Niilson don't start having some production, I could see the rooks getting in more often.

Also I pencilled Kobasew in for the 2nd line even though he was slated for demotion to 3rd or beyond when he got hurt. If he cannot come back strong, I could see him moving down the chart . As for who gets promoted, who knows? Almost everyone has seen SOME duty on the top two lines

[Flubber]

Bottom line was the flames gave up a player in the doghouse for someone that COULD potentially help them right now. Lundemark had shown nothing for several games.


Now if they could only find someone to take Zuyzen off our hands-- heck the way he is playing I would trade him for 2 free movie passes and a bucket of popcorn.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Flubber
I agree on the projected centres but I could see Yelle getting a lot more icetime than his other 4th liners. Lets see about their lineup now with the return of Iggy and Kobasew

1st line: Langkow tangs, Iggy
2nd line: Lombardi, Huselius , Kobasew???
3rd line: Conroy, Ritchie , Amonte
4th line: Yelle, Niilson , Freisen

I'd go for:

1st line: Tanguay, Langkow, Iginla [skill / power]
2nd line: Huselius, Lombardi, Amonte [skill / speed]
3rd line: Ritchie, Conroy, Kobasew [grinding goalscoring]
4th line Nilson, Yelle, Moss [checking]

[Asher]

Originally posted by Flubber
Bottom line was the flames gave up a player in the doghouse for someone that COULD potentially help them right now. Lundemark had shown nothing for several games.

Now if they could only find someone to take Zuyzen off our hands-- heck the way he is playing I would trade him for 2 free movie passes and a bucket of popcorn.

This explains a lot of the road woes we have. Watching the Minnie and Chicago games, they did a LOT of linematching with their top lines versus Lundmark and Zyuzin. And lo and behold, that's how they scored...

[Asher]

Other way: Lundmark, '07 4th-rounder, '08 2nd-rounder.

Cap implications: +700k this season, +2.394M next season

Medium-term implications: Nilson (and probably Richie) are almost certainly playing their final seasons in Calgary (Friesen and Amonte were already gonzo). The Flames will have even less flexibility this offseason.

Immediate implications: the Flames are better today than they were yesterday. Langkow, Lombardi, Conroy, and Yelle down the middle is a terrific crew.

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Asher

This explains a lot of the road woes we have. Watching the Minnie and Chicago games, they did a LOT of linematching with their top lines versus Lundmark and Zyuzin. And lo and behold, that's how they scored...

Ya -- even though those players got on the ice for 10 minutes or less.

The Chicago second goal was an awful example of Zuyzen not taking the man

The problem is that Ference seems to play less well when you up his ice time. Perhaps Giordano should have seen some spot duty alongside Warrener-- or better still they should bring up the younger Regehr--

Although I never loved Zuyzen, he player better prior to his injury. It seems that the long layoff and then the stretch as a healthy scratch has really impacted his play. Too bad, but the Flames cannot really afford to have him work it out if it is costing them games

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Asher


I'd go for:

1st line: Tanguay, Langkow, Iginla [skill / power]
2nd line: Huselius, Lombardi, Amonte [skill / speed]
3rd line: Ritchie, Conroy, Kobasew [grinding goalscoring]
4th line Nilson, Yelle, Moss [checking]

I think I like your lineup slightly better but I posted what I think they will do. The coaching staff seems to really like Friesen as they keep on throwing him out there and he sometimes does have stretches where he looks very good

[Asher]

Here's Battle of Alberta's speculate depth chart:

Tanguay - Langkow - Iginla
Huselius - Lombardi - Kobasew
Amonte - Conroy - Moss
Nilson - Yelle - Ritchie
(Friesen, McCarty, Boyd, Godard)

Phaneuf - Hamrlik
Regehr - Warrener
Ference - Giordano
Zyuzin

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