Laudan

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Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 5:56 pm
Thread: TML 2019 Babcock got puzzled
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Oh, the problem the Leafs have....too many good wingers. Right now I'd have Timashov in the line up and not Spezza. Mikheyev or Moore can go to right wing.
Everyone points to the return of Hyman. Even when he returns, there might be other injuries...and more juggling.
IMO, the LWers of Hyman, Johnson, Moore and even Mikheyev are pretty interchangeable on any line. Yep, Kapanen seems to better much better on the right wing.
As suggested by Laudan, the Leafs third line can be very good compared to others.</div></div>

My guess is Tymashov will go same way as Sandin.....Petan and him filling for 16 Games till Hyman back, then both send down for Cap reasons, if he will make impression would help him pump the trading price. Im coming to that from preseason exhibitions where Agostino show more, but was sent down....and if you check current setup of TML, it goes grinding LWs and speedy RWs, so with Hyman ( if he wont be traded ), Johnsson, Moore and Mikheyev ( if not lost cause to expensive as i mentioned in previous posts ) hes and expendable LW comparing to Marchment and Agostino being bigger, grindier and proly cheaper....
Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 8:18 am
Thread: TML 2019 Babcock got puzzled
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BCAPP</b></div><div>Mikheyev has been way to good to be relegated to the fourth line.

Matthews line has looked good. Why are you messing with it?</div></div>

As Mikheyev so Moore.....the difference is you wont need to pay Moore next year and he can do the job for 775k.

With Mikheyev to 4th Line you are creating another strong Line, again both Mikheyev as Moore for that spot, just Mikheyev wont leetch on Matthews and demanding more money, while Moore should leetch on Matthews and being 40 Pointer for 775K. Lets see how good Mikheyev is when hes not sheltered....Brown got 28 Points there last year....still didnt see anything that would put Mikheyev in front of Moore....

Matthews Line is working true...but now if you put "mediocre" Grinder to that Line ( which would be Moore in that case ) you create a killing 3rd Line with Johnsson - Kerfoot - Kapanen which would have upper hand over 90% of 3rd Lines in the League.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 6 at 12:38
Thread: Do you mess with the Kerfoot line to push Kapanen down
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BCAPP</b></div><div>Switching between Matthews and Tavares line isn't a demotion. Mikheyev does not belong on the fourth line. He's looked great.

Kapanen is way grittier than you give him credit for

Yes that third line would be nuts</div></div>

Demoted in terms of Hyman being that Line regular, i should write pushed down i guess, sry English is not my first language, been 25 years since my last lesson. As much as all of you are hyped about Mikheyev, quality wise hes still 4th LW in the Team, Hyman, Johnsson and Moore before him respectivly....for now

Kapanen might be grittier then i think but thats not his trait with the upside, its speed

hopefully Babcock will figure out the same and start thinking out of the box
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 6 at 11:52
Thread: Do you mess with the Kerfoot line to push Kapanen down
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Good suggestion coach. Mikheyvov seems to be a Hyman type...maybe with more offensive touch. Maybe Kappy is just more comfortable on the right side. Trouble is Babcock seems to set his lines in August, don't know if has the inclination to change.</div></div>

The concept was wrong from the start....

Babcock seems wanted to have his best of the best in Top 2 Lines, but 2 spots for speedy wingers are already taken and Kapanen was never about grit and battling for puck but flying down the wing and shot in.....

Current setup of TML is LW being gritters, RW being speedsters and C being like finishers....so it should be

<strong>Grinder</strong> - Tavares - Marner......................Moore filling in till Hyman back
<strong>Grinder</strong> - Matthews - Nylander...............Johnsson till Hyman back, Moore demoted to this Line
Johnsson - Kerfoot - Kapanen...................................defenitelly the most intriguing 3rd Line in the League and would proly have upper hand above all other 3rds
Mikheyev - Gauthier - Spezza...................................with Bracco knocking on door as speedy winger with the finishing pass

In 2020 Season Hyman proly gone ( if not this year ) and Mikheyev taking his spot....still dont see how ppl are putting Mikheyev infront of Moore, kid is suplementing his lack of height with double the work on the ice over everyone....
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 5 at 6:44
Thread: Healthy Lines 21 man roster- Read Description
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Nohate</b></div><div>Idk about anyone else but I really want to see a
Johnsson- Kerfoot- Kapanen line</div></div>

Something Im "preaching" from the summer.....and Moore can defenitelly be better grinder in Tavares Line as Kapanen is and after Hyman back he can take that job from Johnsson in Matthews Line. That would give TML upper hand above all other 3rd Lines in the League currentlly i think.

Ppl are praising Mikheyev but i still dont see how hes better then Moore yet, kid despite his height has just put himself into second place among "grinders" in TML, which are all LWs while current setup of RW being "speedsters" ( fourth Line excluded but Bracco being as next in Line for that spot )