Hank Balling: Let’s Make Some Lines – Forward Edition

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Skinner Tallness Tuch
Krebs Mitts Olofsson
Peterka Cozens Okposo
Asplund Girgensons Hino
Quinn takes Olofsson spot as the season progresses and either everyone moves down a line and Hino goes to the box or Olofsson is traded.

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Hank Balling: Let’s Make Some Lines – Forward Edition
- Hank Balling

They really don’t have a good 2C choice. Savioe needs to work out in a few years.

Skinner Tallness Tuch
Krebs Mitts Olofsson
Peterka Cozens Okposo
Asplund Girgensons Hino
Quinn takes Olofsson spot as the season progresses and either everyone moves down a line and Hino goes to the box or Olofsson is traded.
- Buff36

I find it infuriating to even mention Quinn in Roch, after the way they handled him last season.

They really don’t have a good 2C choice. Savioe needs to work out in a few years.
- IndianaSabresFan

One could argue Tage is the good 2C option and they need Savoie to be the 1C

One could argue Tage is the good 2C option and they need Savoie to be the 1C
- Hank Balling

I almost went there

I almost went there
- IndianaSabresFan

All 3 of the Sabres unproven centers have a certain skillet that can flourish in the right opportunity. Krebs needs finishers, and Cozens centering a "heavy" line makes sense to me. Mittelstadt is the wildcard if he can put it all together. He can score and he can pass but he hasn't done enough of either

Skinner-Tage-Olofsson
-Olofsson played on that line quite a bit last season & it didn’t slow down Skinner or Tage
-plus playing Olofsson on line1 means Tuch can move down to strengthen line2

Mitts-Cozens-Tuch
-a bit of a 2way line here with Tuch adding support to young Cozens & Mitts being put in a position he could thrive in if healthy

Quinn-Krebs-Peterka
-lots of youth here, but Krebs & Peterka showed a nice chemistry in the Rochester playoffs. And Quinn needs a center that can feed him the puck
-they’ll be sheltered with offensive zone starts

Asplund-Girgs-Okposo
-our main defensive line, with our forwards who are best suited for that role
-putting someone like Peterka or Mitts, etc on this line would be nonsensical, as they aren’t suited for that type of defensive role

-Hinostroza could slot onto just about any line there with injuries or poor play
-Bjork is strictly Press box material

-Routsalainen & Murray are likely the first callups

I find it infuriating to even mention Quinn in Roch, after the way they handled him last season.
- Lunaion

Are you talking about at the end of the Year and not calling him back up.

Are you talking about at the end of the Year and not calling him back up.
- Buff36

at all during the second half

I think we will start the year off with Hinostroza in the line up and Quinn waiting in the wings until he gets going. I don't think we will see a ton of changes to the line up from last season:

Skinner-Thompson-Tuch
Krebs-Cozens-Hinostroza
Asplund-Mittelstadt-Olofsson
Peterka-Girgensons-Okposo

Samuelson-Dahlin
Power-Jokiharju
Bryson-Lyubushkin

Comrie
Anderson

Forward Extras:
Quinn
Bjork

D Extras:
Pilut
Clague

Call ups:
UPL
Murray
Rousek
Laaksonen

Edit; I don't think there is anything wrong with Quinn/Peterka rotating in and out. They will both be sitting some nights but I expect both to stay with the team full time.

Skinner-Tage-Olofsson
-Olofsson played on that line quite a bit last season & it didn’t slow down Skinner or Tage
-plus playing Olofsson on line1 means Tuch can move down to strengthen line2

Mitts-Cozens-Tuch
-a bit of a 2way line here with Tuch adding support to young Cozens & Mitts being put in a position he could thrive in if healthy

Quinn-Krebs-Peterka
-lots of youth here, but Krebs & Peterka showed a nice chemistry in the Rochester playoffs. And Quinn needs a center that can feed him the puck
-they’ll be sheltered with offensive zone starts

Asplund-Girgs-Okposo
-our main defensive line, with our forwards who are best suited for that role
-putting someone like Peterka or Mitts, etc on this line would be nonsensical, as they aren’t suited for that type of defensive role

-Hinostroza could slot onto just about any line there with injuries or poor play
-Bjork is strictly Press box material

-Routsalainen & Murray are likely the first callups
- jdfitz77

https://www.prohockeyrumo...signs-in-switzerland.html

Arttu Ruotsalainen Signs In Switzerland
JULY 22, 2022

at all during the second half
- Lunaion

Agree with that, think it could have benefited him immensely to. He got pushed around in the AHL Playoffs

I think we will start the year off with Hinostroza in the line up and Quinn waiting in the wings until he gets going. I don't think we will see a ton of changes to the line up from last season:

Skinner-Thompson-Tuch
Krebs-Cozens-Hinostroza
Asplund-Mittelstadt-Olofsson
Peterka-Girgensons-Okposo

Samuelson-Dahlin
Power-Jokiharju
Bryson-Lyubushkin

Comrie
Anderson

Forward Extras:
Quinn
Bjork

D Extras:
Pilut
Clague

Call ups:
UPL
Murray
Rousek
Laaksonen

Edit; I don't think there is anything wrong with Quinn/Peterka rotating in and out. They will both be sitting some nights but I expect both to stay with the team full time.
- MCGUIZZY

How does either one sitting benefit Quinn or Peterka

How does either one sitting benefit Quinn or Peterka
- Buff36

Read again- I said they will be sitting some nights. You cant expect them to play an entire 82 games without having some stretches that warrant sitting/watching from above. It happens with a lot of young players. We just haven't see much of it lately because we have had pretty wide open roster spots.

https://www.prohockeyrumo...signs-in-switzerland.html

Arttu Ruotsalainen Signs In Switzerland
JULY 22, 2022
- jochfr

Oops, totally missed that

Joe Pesci’s best role

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111732/

….and best movie btw

Read again- I said they will be sitting some nights. You cant expect them to play an entire 82 games without having some stretches that warrant sitting/watching from above. It happens with a lot of young players. We just haven't see much of it lately because we have had pretty wide open roster spots.
- MCGUIZZY

So is Quinn playing in Rochester while he's waiting in the wings for Hino or are him and Peterka sitting every other game, cause that doesn't benefit them.

So is Quinn playing in Rochester while he's waiting in the wings for Hino or are him and Peterka sitting every other game, cause that doesn't benefit them.
- Buff36

The Hinostroza signing was a clever one imo
He played well enough last year to force Quinn/Peterka to have to play well enough to earn their roster spot/ playing time
Hinostroza is also not so good as to have a nightly spot in the lineup if the kids are outplaying him

Good move by Adams

The Hinostroza signing was a clever one imo
He played well enough last year to force Quinn/Peterka to have to play well enough to earn their roster spot/ playing time
Hinostroza is also not so good as to have a nightly spot in the lineup if the kids are outplaying him

Good move by Adams
- jdfitz77

I am not disagreeing with that, but until Hino is supplanted I don't think it benefits having 1 of JJ or Quinn sitting.

Read again- I said they will be sitting some nights. You cant expect them to play an entire 82 games without having some stretches that warrant sitting/watching from above. It happens with a lot of young players. We just haven't see much of it lately because we have had pretty wide open roster spots.
- MCGUIZZY

Disagree. Quinn in the top 6, JJ in the top 9 is the way this season. Most talented dudes play. Always.