There’s been some chatter in the past few game threads about the potential playoff lineup. Figured it was worthy of a thread.
The Bruins have 3 weeks to figure it out. They are likely playing Toronto. The lineup will obviously depend on health. Bergeron, Backes, Nash, Chara and Krug have been termed “day-to-day” so I would hope they’ll be OK relatively soon. The timeline the team has laid out for McAvoy seems to point to him being ready sometime before the playoffs. The only mystery is DeBrusk. Donato has played well through 2 games and they’ve got another 10 to decide if he’s playoff worthy.
Assuming health, my Game 1 lineup would be:
Marchand - Bergeron - Pastrnak
DeBrusk* - Krejci - Rick Nash
Donato - Riley Nash - Backes
Schaller - Kuraly - Heinen
Extras: Acciari, Wingels, Gionta
* If DeBrusk isn’t ready; Heinen to that spot, Acciari on the 4th line.
Chara - McAvoy
Krug - Holden
Grzelcyk- Miller
Extras: Carlo, McQuaid, Postma
I’d like to get a bit of a look of the Krug - Holden pairing in the last 10 games. The only decision here is Carlo vs. Holden IMO.
Rask
Khudobin
What do we think?
The Bruins have 3 weeks to figure it out. They are likely playing Toronto. The lineup will obviously depend on health. Bergeron, Backes, Nash, Chara and Krug have been termed “day-to-day” so I would hope they’ll be OK relatively soon. The timeline the team has laid out for McAvoy seems to point to him being ready sometime before the playoffs. The only mystery is DeBrusk. Donato has played well through 2 games and they’ve got another 10 to decide if he’s playoff worthy.
Assuming health, my Game 1 lineup would be:
Marchand - Bergeron - Pastrnak
DeBrusk* - Krejci - Rick Nash
Donato - Riley Nash - Backes
Schaller - Kuraly - Heinen
Extras: Acciari, Wingels, Gionta
* If DeBrusk isn’t ready; Heinen to that spot, Acciari on the 4th line.
Chara - McAvoy
Krug - Holden
Grzelcyk- Miller
Extras: Carlo, McQuaid, Postma
I’d like to get a bit of a look of the Krug - Holden pairing in the last 10 games. The only decision here is Carlo vs. Holden IMO.
Rask
Khudobin
What do we think?