Comments for Sports Opinionated http://sports-opinionated.com analysis and opinions on the NHL and NFL Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:57:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on Ponikarovsky Signing Gives LA a Line of Corsi Kings by Article on Poni/Kopi/Wills line comparable to WAS/DET/CHI Top lines. - Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum http://sports-opinionated.com/2010/07/ponikarovsky-signing-gives-la-line-corsi-kings/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 Article on Poni/Kopi/Wills line comparable to WAS/DET/CHI Top lines. - Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:57:58 +0000 http://sports-opinionated.com/?p=929#comment-1791 [...] permalink I hope he is right. Ponikarovsky Signing Makes the LA Kings a Corsi Power | Sports Opinionated [...] [...] permalink I hope he is right. Ponikarovsky Signing Makes the LA Kings a Corsi Power | Sports Opinionated [...]

]]> Comment on Review of Last Year’s NFL Predictions by the commish http://sports-opinionated.com/2010/09/review-of-last-years-nfl-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-1759 the commish Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:38:13 +0000 http://sports-opinionated.com/?p=970#comment-1759 I'm banking on the fact that your delirious state will continue for the rest of the year! I must say I do give you "props" for reviewing your predictions from last year and pointing out where you failed misserably. Looking forward to 2010/11 predictions and what your thoughts are on Ryan Mathews and CJ Spiller. I’m banking on the fact that your delirious state will continue for the rest of the year! I must say I do give you “props” for reviewing your predictions from last year and pointing out where you failed misserably. Looking forward to 2010/11 predictions and what your thoughts are on Ryan Mathews and CJ Spiller.

]]> Comment on Flames Potential Forward Line Combinations: posted on M&G by Ryan P http://sports-opinionated.com/2010/08/flames-potential-forward-line-combinations-posted-on-mg/comment-page-1/#comment-1645 Ryan P Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:44:59 +0000 http://sports-opinionated.com/?p=954#comment-1645 I would only put Backlund on the 4th line if he could get 10 minutes a game against easy competition. This works well at home, but is tougher on the road. He's not a solid enough two-way player yet to be on the top line against top competition. I don't mind Bourque and Stajan together, I was just looking for the best line to match up against the oppositions best. Langkow, Bourque and Glencross are all capable of doing that. Stajan has played reasonably well, but he's been given easier competition and more offensive zone starts than Langkow or Conroy. I would only put Backlund on the 4th line if he could get 10 minutes a game against easy competition. This works well at home, but is tougher on the road. He’s not a solid enough two-way player yet to be on the top line against top competition.

I don’t mind Bourque and Stajan together, I was just looking for the best line to match up against the oppositions best. Langkow, Bourque and Glencross are all capable of doing that. Stajan has played reasonably well, but he’s been given easier competition and more offensive zone starts than Langkow or Conroy.

]]> Comment on Flames Potential Forward Line Combinations: posted on M&G by Eric http://sports-opinionated.com/2010/08/flames-potential-forward-line-combinations-posted-on-mg/comment-page-1/#comment-1632 Eric Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:09:10 +0000 http://sports-opinionated.com/?p=954#comment-1632 Backlund on the 4th line is a horrible idea. He needs to be polished to be the next Jarome Iginla, not buried and turned into the next Dustin Boyd. I predict he's the 1st line center by the end of the year. Good thing or bad thing. In the meantime, I'm not alltogether opposed with him playing on a 2nd line that I predict will once again see the matchup of Bourque & Stajan (a continuation of last year, and one of the few good things that came out of the final months of the season). Give Backlund wing minutes, and then have him take some faceoffs on the power play. Also, although I agree that they'll try Jokinen on the first line, look for Brent to match Olli and Hagman together at some point. They had some definite chemistry in the Olympics and in a few games right before the New York trade. Backlund on the 4th line is a horrible idea. He needs to be polished to be the next Jarome Iginla, not buried and turned into the next Dustin Boyd.
I predict he’s the 1st line center by the end of the year. Good thing or bad thing. In the meantime, I’m not alltogether opposed with him playing on a 2nd line that I predict will once again see the matchup of Bourque & Stajan (a continuation of last year, and one of the few good things that came out of the final months of the season). Give Backlund wing minutes, and then have him take some faceoffs on the power play.

Also, although I agree that they’ll try Jokinen on the first line, look for Brent to match Olli and Hagman together at some point. They had some definite chemistry in the Olympics and in a few games right before the New York trade.

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