I would move Bellemareto 1C. He's already played well with BSchenn this year and is our second best FO guy

Schenn-PEB-Voracek
Read-Coots-Simmond's
Umberger-Laughton-Lecavalier
Rinaldo-VdV-Akeson
- Feanor

The (frank) is wrong with you? You being serious right now? Wake the hell up man. Jesus.

Fiddle de dee...

I'm willing to do anything to get the other lines going.
- Jsaquella

Berube said after Monday's practice that he's reluctant to break up his established "forward pairs" unless necessary but doesn't mind at all rotating the third member of the line.

Berube said after Monday's practice that he's reluctant to break up his established "forward pairs" unless necessary but doesn't mind at all rotating the third member of the line.
- bmeltzer

It's necessary to find something that works his "forward pairs" be damned

Berube said after Monday's practice that he's reluctant to break up his established "forward pairs" unless necessary but doesn't mind at all rotating the third member of the line.
- bmeltzer

That's part of my issue with him, to be honest. I get the resistance to splitting up Giroux and Voracek. I'd be hesitant to split them as well. I also get the reluctance-despite the subpar play-as far as Read and Couturier go. Keeping Vinnyburger together...sorry, just do not get it.

That said, the team has been a one or two line team for most of the season. Lately, the bottom six has been next to worthless. One line teams tend to get beat, especially in today's NHL.

It's necessary to find something that works his "forward pairs" be damned
- ob18

Part of the reason Laviolette was let go was because he failed to adapt. If Berube wants to die on that hill, so be it. I'll shed no tears for him.

Berube said after Monday's practice that he's reluctant to break up his established "forward pairs" unless necessary but doesn't mind at all rotating the third member of the line.
- bmeltzer

Lol. I love how he says 'pairs' when the only pair he's referring to thats healthy is Couts-Read.

Boy, Toronto is horrible!

In about a half hour, Randy Carlyle might be available to replace Berube.

Preds 8 Leafs 0

Leafs really brought the A game tonight

Leafs really brought the A game tonight
- PhillySportsGuy

is there a gif of him picking up the phone after running out of bounds in like 04?
- Crimsoninja

I think that was 08 playoffs

- Nucker101

Does Nashville get 10?

In about a half hour, Randy Carlyle might be available to replace Berube.

Preds 8 Leafs 0
- Jsaquella

Give Lava Dmen like that and watch him go to work.

Does Nash get 10?
- PhillySportsGuy

I feel bad for the decent guys who cheer for the but there's so many bumholes that cheer for that team that I (frank)ing love this.



Reminds me of this:

Give Lava Dmen like that and watch him go to work.
- Just5

He's had a great start in Nashville. If he can sustain it for more than a couple years is the trick.

The (frank) is wrong with you? You being serious right now? Wake the hell up man. Jesus.
- Nucker101

Who are hell are you? Clearly someone with no clue as to how solid Bellemare has looked on every line he's got to play on.

He's had a great start in Nashville. If he can sustain it for more than a couple years is the trick.
- Jsaquella

Yea thats tricky. But I still love his system with very good mobile defensemen and Nashville's unit is certainly the best he's ever had to work with. I don't think his tenure would have crashed here if Pronger didn't get injured. So I like his chances.

I feel bad for the decent guys who cheer for the but there's so many bumholes that cheer for that team that I (frank)ing love this.



Reminds me of this:

- Nucker101

I remember that one. Flyers had one in the playoffs against Buffalo that was bad. I think Pominville and Briere had hat tricks for Buffalo.

Does Nashville get 10?
- PhillySportsGuy

Can't wait to listen to Toronto sports radio tomorrow morning.
I like listening to their self proclaimed know it all fans cry and whine and still believe their team is great

That's part of my issue with him, to be honest. I get the resistance to splitting up Giroux and Voracek. I'd be hesitant to split them as well. I also get the reluctance-despite the subpar play-as far as Read and Couturier go. Keeping Vinnyburger together...sorry, just do not get it.

That said, the team has been a one or two line team for most of the season. Lately, the bottom six has been next to worthless. One line teams tend to get beat, especially in today's NHL.
- Jsaquella

What's not to get? With Raffl hurt, they are short on LW's. Umberger is a LW. He wants to try and get Simmonds going again, so he tried him on the top line at LW. He wasn't comfortable there, so he moved him back to RW. So then Simmonds either plays with Couturier or Lecavalier. Simmonds and Lecavalier didn't work before, so that leaves Couturier if he's not willing to split up Giroux and Voracek. Not going to split up Read and Couturier, so that leaves either the 4th line or the Lecavalier line for Umberger at LW. When the situation is looked at objectively, it's understandable that he's kept Umberger and Lecavalier together. No matter what he does, there is going to be a hole somewhere, or a line that is not ideal.

I think there shouldn't be so much reverence for the set lines at this point. I honestly believe that Jake Voracek can lead his own line. I don't know why people are so scared to try it out for a game or two. No choice now, he'll be playing without G coming up here...so, we'll get a chance to see what that looks like.

Leafs really brought the A game tonight
- PhillySportsGuy

I think there shouldn't be so much reverence for the set lines at this point. I honestly believe that Jake Voracek can lead his own line. I don't know why people are so scared to try it out for a game or two. No choice now, he'll be playing without G coming up here...so, we'll get a chance to see what that looks like.
- exlund

Silver lining to the dark cloud, eh?

Part of the reason Laviolette was let go was because he failed to adapt. If Berube wants to die on that hill, so be it. I'll shed no tears for him.
- Jsaquella

Laviolette's situation was completely different. He failed to adjust strategy and system wise. Berube has been juggling lines all season trying to find a combination that works through all 4 lines. Stating that Berube isn't trying to adapt and trying to fix team issues is hogwash. That's all he's been doing. While also juggling injuries to the defense. Now the loss of Giroux.

that was epic.


still pisses me off that McNabb really had the chance to - for once - be genuine with the fans during his # retirement and instead he gave the most contrived, awkward hype speech of all time.
- Crimsoninja

YOU BELIEVE DAT