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DontToewsMeBro wrote:Jarome Iginla...a HHOFer...will not be playing an extended period of time on the 3rd line with Brandon Sutter when we have Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby on the team. Crosby has made Dupuis into a serviceable winger. Imagine what he could do with Jarome Iginla.
Bioshock wrote:DontToewsMeBro wrote:Jarome Iginla...a HHOFer...will not be playing an extended period of time on the 3rd line with Brandon Sutter when we have Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby on the team. Crosby has made Dupuis into a serviceable winger. Imagine what he could do with Jarome Iginla.
Yeah, he's playing a top 6 role. Anything else would be horrible mismanagement
JeffDFD wrote:If people are worried about what Iginla will think about being on the third line...I think telling him, "hey, do you want to play against every teams 5/6 D pairing guys for the first time in your career"
I don't know Iginla's game too well - can anyone provide insight into his recent/past linemates he has had to work with and how they compare to what the Pens have? And also how much of his game is creating vs finishing with those linemates. For instance, Neal has shown he can be a 40 goal scorer...but he needs someone like Malkin to set him up. So a team without the high end talent to pair with Neal...will not got a lot from Neal. How much does Iginla do on his own and will he destroy 3rd D pairings on his own or does he need someone else to work with more in order to get the best from him?
Basically where is the largest net gain? Iginla upgrading the "third line" vs low D pairings or Iginla upgrading a different line vs higher D pairings.
Here is the decision if you want Iginla and Crosby and decide to drop Dupuis to the third line:
Upgraded Production of first line with +Iginla and -Dupuis + Upgraded Production of Third line +Dupuis
> < =
Upgraded production of third line +Iginla (vs those lower D pairings)
In that scenario, I would think Iginla does not largely upgrade the first line because it is so hot right now, and Dupuis does not really upgrade the third line much because he needs Crosby more than he can create on his own. And I am really interested in what Iginla can do on his own vs teams 5/6 guys...so I think that may win.
And again, I would like to add the disclaimer that all this can change in the playoffs, the first line could slow down and it changes the whole scenario, and this is all really just fun speculation.
DontToewsMeBro wrote:If you don't think a 35 year old Jarome Iginla (read: hall of famer) would be an upgrade over a 33 year old Pascal Dupuis (read: career grinder), I don't know what to say. Crosby is THE single reason that Dupuis is producing. He has been great, no doubt. But we all know that as soon as this streak ends and we come crashing back to Earth (been a while since a nice LGP meltdown), Iginla will play with Crosby in the playoffs. Maybe it will be at the expense of a few Pascal goals. Tough. Either way, I think it's a foregone conclusion.
Mr. Colby wrote:Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis
Neal-Malkin-Iginla
Morrow-Sutter-Kennedy
The Snapshot wrote:Eric Tangradi gets to see what he missed out on by being a piece of sloppy, lazy garbage in the off-season.
Idoit40fans wrote:Dupuis working with Crosby didn't suddenly work this season, when they've been together during the past 3+ years with Kunitz, they've been the best line in hockey.
Staggy wrote:columbia wrote:I want to see:
Kunitz-Crosby-Iginla
Morrow-Malkin-Neal
Cooke-Sutter-Dupuis
This is what I want, as well. How can another team possibly match up against that?
Eismann wrote:Keeping skaters in their current slots and setting aside any ego issues:
Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis
Bennett-Malkin-Neal
Morrow-Sutter-Iginla
Cooke-Vitale-Kennedy
Sutter's not a playmaker, but that line makes possible the other three being monster. Plus, Morrow and Iginla on the same line is luscious.
This is like discovering plutonium.....by ACCIDENT!!!!!
Huh-HO!!!!!!
DontToewsMeBro wrote:If you don't think a 35 year old Jarome Iginla (read: hall of famer) would be an upgrade over a 33 year old Pascal Dupuis (read: career grinder), I don't know what to say. Crosby is THE single reason that Dupuis is producing.
He has been great, no doubt. But we all know that as soon as this streak ends and we come crashing back to Earth (been a while since a nice LGP meltdown), Iginla will play with Crosby in the playoffs. Maybe it will be at the expense of a few Pascal goals. Tough. Either way, I think it's a foregone conclusion.
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