Get Rowney out of there and Ritchie in

And god that D is weak

They have too many lhd

Way too many

A. Sprong isnt a 4th liner, he will never be, plus FHCGMBM doesnt want him there, why he got waived, and I believe that Steel is also waiver exempt, and Lundestrom has looked fantastic on the Swede line, and i would put Kase with Getz, Getz's line hasn't looked fantastic (I haven't watched much though... East coast sucks sometimes) with a guy like Sam Carrick on his wing with Comtois

Ducks were crazy to not send an offersheet to Deangelo.

This is almost exactly the lineup I would ice with the players we have right now. Only change I would make is swapping Terry for Kase though Kase's chemistry with Henrique probably does make more sense. I think this lineup gives us the best chance to win and spread the offense around.

Rowney is a really solid fourth liner and Ritchie is wasted in a bottom-six role, even more so than Sprong in my opinion (at least Sprong can skate). I won't lose any sleep seeing Ritchie in the press box. And I don't think our D is going to be nearly as bad as we've feared all summer. Guhle and Larsson look like they're ready to at least be decent, everyday d-men and Del Zotto is a fine sixth d-man.

If Steel is healthy, he absolutely gets the nod over Lundestrom. That kid has looked pretty good but Steel is a much more polished player at this point.

One of Jones or Comtois is sent down and Ritchie takes their spot. But I like that you have Rowney centering the 4th line. He had a career year last year and deserves the first shot at it

I didn't realize Steel was hurt, my bad lol

None of this was based on actuality. This is just what I would do. But I guess I might as well justify my opinions:

A lot of the lineup focuses on protecting players from the expansion draft. Right now, this is how I see protections going:
(7/3/1) > Henrique, Kase, Silfverberg, Rakell, Steel, Comtois, Terry / Lindholm, Fowler, Manson / Gibson
(8/1) > Henrique, Kase, Silfverberg, Rakell, Lindholm, Folwer, Manson, Guhle / Gibson
As it is, we are exposing a LOT of good young players. Larsson, Mahura, Jones, etc.


I put Sprong on the 4th line because I want him to have a chance to outplay Kase and Terry. If he doesnt, I think we give up on the Sprong experiment like Pitt did. AHL won't help him as he will probably produce fine down there. He needs to find consistency.

I REALLY like the Swede line. That being said, because I like Lundestrom so much, I rather him not have 2019-20 count against him or his contract. Ducks are a bubble team, not likely a Stanley Cup team. Rakell and Silf will be here next year. I rather play Steel now than Lundestrom as Steel will be 1 of top 6 Centers until Zegras is ready. The future of Zegras being 1C and Lundestrom or Steel being 2C is only a few years away.

I like Getz with Kase, but I also like him with Terry. I think Henrique and Kase have good chemistry and Henrique puts him in less dangerous situations. Getz is use to playing with power forwards and stronger guys, and Kase is just too injury prone to be that guy, Carrick is fun to watch and a great call up option. But much lower on the depth chart for me.

Agreed. More likely Comtois. I see Comtois and Lundestrom tearing up the AHL till next season. But I would be fine if he stayed up too. Rowney impressed me a lot last year. He really earned his spot and was rarely a liability. Grant can swap in when needed, but Rowney makes that 4th line stable.

Rowney is a solid 4th line guy. If he is swapping with anyone it's likely Grant.
I'm not exactly the biggest Ritchie fan to begin with, but I think in general every player this year has to earn their spot. Ritchie was okay in camp. But better than Rakell? No. Better than Jones? Not really. Better than Comtois? Meh. Better than Shore? Maybe. He will end up in the line up at some point. But I rather him not. I rather move him for a RHD.

Our D is fine. Guhle and Fowler have me excited honestly. Larsson has looked better. MDZ is there.