It's here. Evgeny Kuznetsov is playing. No, actually. On Monday, against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Welcome to the NHL, bud.
How do the new lines play out for the Caps, now that Kuznetsov is here? Here is how I would like the line combos to be for the Caps.
Assuming Injuries:
Kuznetsov-Backstrom-Ovechkin
Penner-Johansson-Brouwer
Chimera-Fehr-Ward
Brown-Beagle-Wilson
Assuming Grabovski and Laich are still injured, the Caps are still not going to be extremely deep, with Chris Brown still playing, but this would not be too bad. Kuznetsov has not played left wing, but because he shoots lefty, Adam Oates is probably going to try to make him play LW anyways. Switch him and Penner, maybe, but I don't see him out of the Top 6.
No Injuries/Optimized:
Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin
Penner-Grabovski-Brouwer
Chimera-Fehr-Ward
Kuznetsov-Beagle-Wilson
Assuming Grabovski can play, it's hard to see Brooks Laich legitimately getting a spot in the starting lineup. He shoots lefty, so Oates would only have him on the LW or C, which suddenly look pretty stacked. Then again, you never know with a coach who would let John Erskine play over Steven Oleksy or Nate Schmidt.
I digress. This team is suddenly looking much deeper than it really is. What do you think? Would you put Brooks Laich in the lineup (while keeping HCAO's handedness-mania)? Who would you take out? Talk to me.
Welcome to the NHL, bud.
How do the new lines play out for the Caps, now that Kuznetsov is here? Here is how I would like the line combos to be for the Caps.
Assuming Injuries:
Kuznetsov-Backstrom-Ovechkin
Penner-Johansson-Brouwer
Chimera-Fehr-Ward
Brown-Beagle-Wilson
Assuming Grabovski and Laich are still injured, the Caps are still not going to be extremely deep, with Chris Brown still playing, but this would not be too bad. Kuznetsov has not played left wing, but because he shoots lefty, Adam Oates is probably going to try to make him play LW anyways. Switch him and Penner, maybe, but I don't see him out of the Top 6.
No Injuries/Optimized:
Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin
Penner-Grabovski-Brouwer
Chimera-Fehr-Ward
Kuznetsov-Beagle-Wilson
Assuming Grabovski can play, it's hard to see Brooks Laich legitimately getting a spot in the starting lineup. He shoots lefty, so Oates would only have him on the LW or C, which suddenly look pretty stacked. Then again, you never know with a coach who would let John Erskine play over Steven Oleksy or Nate Schmidt.
I digress. This team is suddenly looking much deeper than it really is. What do you think? Would you put Brooks Laich in the lineup (while keeping HCAO's handedness-mania)? Who would you take out? Talk to me.
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