#26 — Vanek! with a Jurco

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Re: World Cup of Hockey

[(Anonymous)]

I wonder if skills is enough keep them going. This is a team game and not working together may be there undoing.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

[(Anonymous)]

IDK, there were flashes of chemistry between some linemates. Gaudreau and Saad seemed a good match and MacKinnon and Nugent-Hopkins read each other well. The whole third line seemed cohesive enough.

Drouin seemed like he was on his own planet though. The D pairings were unremarkable except that Trouba was a disaster.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

[(Anonymous)]

I doubt Drouin'll be starting on the top line again, tbqh. There's a reason he's never had chemistry with Stamkos, despite being drafted to play on his wing as a replacement MSL.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

I don't really know why they're delaying the inevitable lol. Drouin and MacKinnon worked so well in juniors because Drouin is a playmaker and MacKinnon is a straight line shooter. The two of them annihilated junior teams together, I don't understand getting cute about this.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

[(Anonymous)]

Exactly, just put them together and let the magic happen!!!

Re: World Cup of Hockey

[(Anonymous)]

I think they're going to swap Gaudreau and Drouin first and seriously, just do the thing, you have years of proof for the thing.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

[(Anonymous)]

I predicted McDavid and Drouin wouldn't be a great match and I feel vindicated lol. Gaudreau and McDavid should be better but seriously, MacKinnon put on a show tonight without Drouin. In the wise words of Shia Labeouf, just do it.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly, scratch Trochek if Miller is okay, put Drouin with Mackinnon like they should have from literally the first practice, and play Larkin somewhere. I thought Gaudreau-Eichel-Saad did well enough that they could stay together, but Saad on the top line and Larkin on the second would be fine.

And maybe even out the ice time among forwards some more.