Comments on: Anisimov: First Line Center? http://www.blueseatblogs.com/2009/11/24/anisimov-first-line-center/ More consistent than John Tortorella's lines Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:35:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.blueseatblogs.com/2009/11/24/anisimov-first-line-center/#comment-2833 Dave Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:54:04 +0000 http://www.blueseatblogs.com/?p=3235#comment-2833 I like that setup. Personally, I would like to give AA a shot on the top line to see how he does. But with Dubinsky out for a while, that lineup looks nice. I like that setup. Personally, I would like to give AA a shot on the top line to see how he does. But with Dubinsky out for a while, that lineup looks nice.

]]> By: drew http://www.blueseatblogs.com/2009/11/24/anisimov-first-line-center/#comment-2832 drew Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:48:08 +0000 http://www.blueseatblogs.com/?p=3235#comment-2832 I was just thinking about this too... What I would like to see is: Higgins/Prospal/Gaborik Avery/Anisimov/Parenteau Lisin/Drury/Callahan Voros/Boyle/Kotalik I liked Higgins' grit playing with our top two scorers. I also loved the second line last night of Avery/Anisimov/Parenteau and would love to see them stay together, and keep P.A.'s scoring in the lineup. I think Drury fits in the best here, and hopefully gets Callahan going; and then Lisin adds some speed. Demote Kotalik to the fourth line as he has been abyssmal at even stength, but keep him on the number one power play unit with his cannon of a shot. I've also seen more from Voros than Brashear so far this year, so keep him in the lineup and scratch brashear. This would give each line a scoring touch. Of course, this means nothing because as soon as the Rangers go half a period without scoring because Torts will channel his inner Renney and switch the lines up again. I was just thinking about this too…

What I would like to see is:

Higgins/Prospal/Gaborik
Avery/Anisimov/Parenteau
Lisin/Drury/Callahan
Voros/Boyle/Kotalik

I liked Higgins’ grit playing with our top two scorers. I also loved the second line last night of Avery/Anisimov/Parenteau and would love to see them stay together, and keep P.A.’s scoring in the lineup. I think Drury fits in the best here, and hopefully gets Callahan going; and then Lisin adds some speed. Demote Kotalik to the fourth line as he has been abyssmal at even stength, but keep him on the number one power play unit with his cannon of a shot. I’ve also seen more from Voros than Brashear so far this year, so keep him in the lineup and scratch brashear.

This would give each line a scoring touch.

Of course, this means nothing because as soon as the Rangers go half a period without scoring because Torts will channel his inner Renney and switch the lines up again.

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