Doohickie Posted April 13 Report Posted April 13 (edited) This Could Become the Heart of the Team Article from The Hockey Writers about the Benson - Norris - Doan line. Their metrics individually are great. Together they form one of the best lines in hockey. It seems like in past seasons, switching lines was more about trying to fit square pegs in round holes. This season it seems like Lindy has bunch of options to produce truly effective lines that makes it tough for teams to defend. Sure, maybe a team shuts down Tage's line. But then the Norris line pops up to bite the other team in the ass. It's like a game of Whack-A-Mole for the other team. Edited April 13 by Doohickie 4 1 Quote
xzy89c1 Posted April 13 Report Posted April 13 norris does not have great scoring stats but all our forwards have to keep one eye open to cover for the dman going up ice. Norris and Mcloud are probably the best st reading and covering 3 Quote
dudacek Posted April 13 Report Posted April 13 46 minutes ago, xzy89c1 said: Norris and Mcloud are probably the best st reading and covering They are also very good at carrying the puck through the neutral zone with speed. Norris has struggled to finish lately, but overall has produced at a 60-point pace. His skillset seems like a great fit with the team’s two best puck hounds and the line looked fantastic Thursday. 3 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted April 13 Report Posted April 13 Probably more likely it will just be a different line scoring every game. Quinn one night, Krebs another night, Beck getting a game winner here, Tage a hattie there, Dahlin a game winner over yonder, oh ya, Zucker and Tuck, too. I hope they all get their names on the cup this year. (Can't believe I just seriously wrote that!) Go Sabres! Or Sarbes, or whatever, lol 3 2 1 Quote
TageMVP Posted April 13 Report Posted April 13 36 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Probably more likely it will just be a different line scoring every game. Quinn one night, Krebs another night, Beck getting a game winner here, Tage a hattie there, Dahlin a game winner over yonder, oh ya, Zucker and Tuck, too. I hope they all get their names on the cup this year. (Can't believe I just seriously wrote that!) Go Sabres! Or Sarbes, or whatever, lol Agreed with this I think we're gonna see Tage go ballistic. Hes been cold, he's knows he cold. Hes saving it I'm talking like a goal in 4 straight games. Hes due and HES READY 1 Quote
Mango Posted April 13 Report Posted April 13 2 hours ago, Doohickie said: This Could Become the Heart of the Team Article from The Hockey Writers about the Benson - Norris - Doan line. Their metrics individually are great. Together they form one of the best lines in hockey. It seems like in past seasons, switching lines was more about trying to fit square pegs in round holes. This season it seems like Lindy has bunch of options to produce truly effective lines that makes it tough for teams to defend. Sure, maybe a team shuts down Tage's line. But then the Norris line pops up to bite the other team in the ass. It's like a game of Whack-A-Mole for the other team. Agreed. As much as we like Benson and Doan in the regular season, I think their games will translate even better to the playoffs. 3 Quote
Drag0nDan Posted April 13 Report Posted April 13 11 minutes ago, TageMVP said: Agreed with this I think we're gonna see Tage go ballistic. Hes been cold, he's knows he cold. Hes saving it I'm talking like a goal in 4 straight games. Hes due and HES READY keeps hitting posts too 1 Quote
TageMVP Posted April 13 Report Posted April 13 1 minute ago, Drag0nDan said: keeps hitting posts too Playoff Tage is gonna be an ANIMAL OVECHKIN WHO? Quote
triumph_communes Posted April 13 Report Posted April 13 I want to see Doan with Tage again. Give Norris Krebs until he gets out of his funk 1 Quote
dudacek Posted April 13 Report Posted April 13 3 minutes ago, triumph_communes said: I want to see Doan with Tage again. Give Norris Krebs until he gets out of his funk Norris leads the Sabres over the past 8 games with 7 points. Tage has 5. One of the best things about this year is how players are taking turns in who scores. Team has 12 players with or pacing for 40 points, with Östlund just under. 40 doesn’t sound like a big deal, but Boston has 7, Montreal 7, Ottawa 8 and Tampa 6. Our depth is a real thing. 3 2 Quote
Mango Posted April 13 Report Posted April 13 57 minutes ago, dudacek said: Norris leads the Sabres over the past 8 games with 7 points. Tage has 5. One of the best things about this year is how players are taking turns in who scores. Team has 12 players with or pacing for 40 points, with Östlund just under. 40 doesn’t sound like a big deal, but Boston has 7, Montreal 7, Ottawa 8 and Tampa 6. Our depth is a real thing. I have always joked that this is the Lindy Ruff way. The guy just has a way of making everybody a 20 goal scorer. "Are you a 10 goals per year guy? Well welcome to a Lindy team, you score 20 now!" "Oh, you are used to scoring 30 goals? Well come on down, because you too are now a 20 goal scorer". Quote
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