Does Cleary have nudes of Babcock or something? There is absolutely NO reason he should be on the first line...or the team even. It boggles my mind that he is seeing more goddamn ice time than Tatar who was mostly outstanding tonight. How does someone with 3 points over 5 games get less ice time than someone with ONE in 14 games? HOW? Cleary is a goddamn black hole sucking up any offensive chances we might get...Tatar has been dynamic.
Flip - Z - Brunner
Franzen - Dats - Nyquist
Tatar - Helm - Tootoo
Gator - Sheahan - Ferraro
Run with this line up and I assure you this teams offensive woes will vanish, until Helm is healthy though you've got to try Sheahan at 3rd line center and keep up Emmerton (who has proven himself worthy of his roster spot this season - crazy since he was mostly awful last year)
Our defense will still be garbage, but at least we'll be able to consistently score.
I change my mind about the previous wanting Lashoff paired with Kronwall - Lashoff is clearly not good enough a defender to let Kronwall be himself. Then again Kronwall is just not good enough for the top pairing himself...BUT if you give him someone who can actually play defense then he can focus on just scoring and MAYBE just MAYBE stop making these stupid mistakes he's been doing all season.
AND if for some fucking reason Nyquist is sent back to the Griffins just so that some old fart can take his place after coming back from injury I swear I will find Holland's car and key it.
GODDAMNIT
I chose the worst season to come back as a serious hockey fan...
but I intend to stick to it...
Just sucks seeing a team I can tell has what it takes to make at least a puddle splash instead having some asshole ride down the road after a rain storm and soaking them with road water from a dip in the surface