I think the Johnston's move to wing is inevitable, once Mavrik Bourque comes over and especially if Seguin retains his current form and they *somehow* keep Matt Duchene (hey, it's doable!).
Thanks for the highlights/review! Didn’t get to watch because of the Hulu ESPN2 cash grab... I’m cutting streamers not adding, and I live in Austin... thanks alot Stars Lack of Mktg team!
Glad to see/hear about the line changes tried... sometimes changes are good! For awhile anyway.
Also, the Dman slide on 2 on 1s is a good tool to keep the forwards guessing... not to be used always but to make the crossing pass much more difficult... (a body defends a pass better than a stick blade!). it’s just like a goalie stick poke check... it’s A tool to surprise your opponent.
If/when Dallas calls up the Wonder Twins, do they run a 5 forward PP with Harley-Heiskanen jumping in at the point only once PP clock gets under 30 seconds in order to facilitate transition into 5 on 5 play?
I think the Johnston's move to wing is inevitable, once Mavrik Bourque comes over and especially if Seguin retains his current form and they *somehow* keep Matt Duchene (hey, it's doable!).
Then they can roll with something like this:
Robertson - Hintz - Johnston/Stankoven
Marchment - Seguin - Duchene
Benn - Bourque - Stankoven/Johnston (Bennessaince 2.0)
Dadonov - Steel - Pavelski*
(*or Dellandrea, Faksa - basically that 4th line could be whatever, but will be fun to watch nevertheless)
Oh yeah, this is 2024-25 onwards, most probably.
Thanks for the highlights/review! Didn’t get to watch because of the Hulu ESPN2 cash grab... I’m cutting streamers not adding, and I live in Austin... thanks alot Stars Lack of Mktg team!
Glad to see/hear about the line changes tried... sometimes changes are good! For awhile anyway.
Also, the Dman slide on 2 on 1s is a good tool to keep the forwards guessing... not to be used always but to make the crossing pass much more difficult... (a body defends a pass better than a stick blade!). it’s just like a goalie stick poke check... it’s A tool to surprise your opponent.
If/when Dallas calls up the Wonder Twins, do they run a 5 forward PP with Harley-Heiskanen jumping in at the point only once PP clock gets under 30 seconds in order to facilitate transition into 5 on 5 play?
1st line + Benn & Pavelski
2nd line + The Wonder Twins
Steel-Bourque-Pavelski - 3rd line defensively responsibility, top priority.
Benn-Stankoven-Smith - 4th line Offensive Energizers.
Buckle up.
I thought Stank was a winger not a center?
He's a natural center, but yes he's currently playing wing.
Bourque spent a good portion of last season work at the wing as well.