Goal Line Report
Another top Line Option?
by Patrick Hoffman on 09/07/11 at 01:04 PM ET
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UPDATE: I should have reworded what I wrote before and said that this is why I like Dubinsky-Richards-Ganorik as a top line. I apologize if I mislead you folks in anyway.
After reviewing the Rangers’ lines that I came up with a few days ago, there is another top line trio option being bandied about by both the media and the team itself.
How does a top line of Brandon Dubinsky-Brad Richards-Marian Gaborik look to you? While it may disturb some fans because it separates Dubinsky from Ryan Callahan, it is actually a line that could be one of the league’s best if given the right amount of time to gel.
In Richards, the Rangers have the perfect playmaking center. Richards would have two solid scorers to get the puck to while also having a player that can protect both himself and Gaborik in Dubinsky.
With Marian Gaborik, the Blueshirts have someone who has cracked the 40-goal mark with the team before and is someone who now has a No. 1 center to play with. If Dubinsky manages to get a chance on the line, it may also relieve some pressure off of Gaborik.
Then you have Dubinsky. Dubinsky can shoot the puck, can make good passes, block shots, hit and get other teammates open by forcing the opposition to focus on him.
This line, if given the opportunity to do so, could end up being lethal. With that said, however, it is up to team head coach John Tortorella if he wants to see what that trio looks like together.
What are your thoughts?
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My thought is - How do you get off saying “I came up with another option for a top line trio”. This line your discussing is being skated right now during informal practices, so unless your secretly on the team, or the players are taking fanboy suggestions from the crowd as you shout over the boards, you didnt come up with this line combination..
Posted by clark from CT on 09/07/11 at 02:36 PM ET
Sorry for being a prick, keep the good information and analysis coming!!
Posted by clark from CT on 09/07/11 at 02:58 PM ET
You said it in a prick way Clark, but your point is perfectly valid.
I’d be surprised if anyone hadn’t thought of this line combination…
Posted by stefan from blue point on 09/08/11 at 07:21 AM ET
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my thoughts are how is this exactly a new development? It’s been discussed all summer.
Posted by buttman from buttsville on 09/07/11 at 02:17 PM ET