Originally Posted by
kluu
What do you think our powerplay units will look like?
I can easily see it like this
PP1 - Thornton-Marleau-Havlet/Clowe/Pavelski - Boyle-Burns and the points
No brainer that Thornton and Marleau will be top PP. Not sure how Havelt will work himself into the rotation because I haven't seen him play too much. But he brings a ton of speed. The downfall of this top line with Havlet is that there is no one that is going to get in front of the net and cause havoc for the Goalie. Pavelski excels at this and Clowe is quite good as well which is why I could see them on the top PP just to give Thornton something in front of the net to throw the puck at. As for the Boyle Burns combo, I think it could work out pretty nicely in the end to have those two up top dropping bombs or rushing in. It would certainly keep the other team honest because they will never know who is going to jump or from where.
PP2 - Couture-and any two of Clowe/Havlet/Pavelski - Demers-Vlassic/Braun
Couture works extremely well with Clowe so this seems pretty likely to me and with his (coutures) soft hands around the net, he is extremely versatile. Havlet would be a perfect fit on this line because of his speed and playmaking ability. So my best guess is that Pavelski will occupy that top PP slot and the PP2 line will be Couture (finisher)-Clowe (trouble in front of the net) - Havlet (playmaker). Similar to the top line of Marleau (finisher), Pavelski (trouble in front of the net) and Thornton (playmaker). The PP QBs here are Demers (for obvious reasons) and Vlassic or Burns when he is in the lineup. I think that Vlassic is going to take a step up this season. I really see it with him playing alongside Burns. He will get his confidence back and we will remember how much we loved Pickles. But I can also see Braun in there on days that he plays (I can see the Sharks going with 7 d a lot this season to be honest so he will be in the rotation). Braun has that knack for being able to get the puck through traffic and on net with amazing consistency.
So there is my two cents. Wrapping up
PP1 - Thornton-Marleau-Pavelski - Boyle-Burns
PP2 - Couture-Havlet-Clowe - Demers-Vlassic
Of course, that will change 4096730560 times during the season so I am sure I will be right at some point in time.
8 Team Keeper - Year 3
G,A,+/-,PIM,PPG,PPA,SHP,GWG,SOG,FOW,FOL,BS,W,GS,GA,GAA,SV %,SHO
Start 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 5D, 3Utl, 2G
25 Man Roster, Keep All
C - Getzlaf, Tavares, J.Staal(LW), Duchene, RNH, Crosby
LW - Kovalchuk, Hall, Benn, Hartnell, E.Kane
RW - P.Kane, Seguin, Yakupov, Eberle, OV
D - Keith, E.Johnson, Carlson, Karlsson, Burns
G - Rask, Schneider, Rinne