"I think we have the depth now up front with Bernier and Ponikarovsky and Henrique . . " - Pete...

"I think we have the depth now up front with Bernier and Ponikarovsky and Henrique . . "
- Pete DeBoer as quoted by Gulitti.

How much do you Bernier contributes to that third line so far? And is he destined for the 4th line when Zajac comes back or Albany?

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Nice way to back that up with Bernier’s first goal. Cool.

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by Cherno77 on Feb 11, 2012 1:13 PM EST reply actions

Bernier clears space, much like Zubie does for other lines. I like what he’s doing and though he’s not gonna put up points regularly, he makes us a better, bigger team.

Although it’s pure speculation, I’d love the following lineup when Zajac is 100%;

Parise-Zajac-Kovy
Sykora-Elias-Zubie
Poni-Henrique-Clarky
(insert goon here)-Carter-Bernier

by skly27 on Feb 12, 2012 12:38 PM EST reply actions

If goon is Zharkov im happy.

And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?

by KovyisLove on Feb 12, 2012 10:40 PM EST up reply actions

Time to forget the kid mate…

"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"

by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 12, 2012 11:48 PM EST up reply actions

When Zajac comes back I’d like to see these lines -

Parise – Henrique – Kovy
Zubrus – Elias – Sykora
Tedenby/Palmrie – Zajac – Clarkson
Poni – Jofeson – Bernier

by MalcomX on Feb 12, 2012 1:41 PM EST reply actions

Bernier has to stay. Even if he plays on the 4th line he’s a massive upgrade over one of the goon brothers.

Ideally my lines would be

Parise-Henrique-Kovy
Sykora-Elias-Zubrus
Poni-Zajac-Clarkson
Bernier-Josefson-Foster/Palmieri (Foster is there as 7th d, although he shouldn’t be taking shifts on d)

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Remember when everyone had more goals than Scott Gomez?

by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 12, 2012 2:55 PM EST reply actions

err swap Palmieri with Carter

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Remember when everyone had more goals than Scott Gomez?

by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 12, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions

I would rather see Palmieri/Carter than Foster. Even 4-8 minutes of ice time is too much for him.

by dandello9 on Feb 17, 2012 9:09 AM EST up reply actions

3rd line

This third line actually makes a lot of sense actually. As long as Clarkson stays on his skates I think both him and Poni would gain greatly from having a decent center. (Also I would want to limit Zajacs minutes somewhat).

by dandello9 on Feb 17, 2012 9:11 AM EST up reply actions

I’ve been pleasantly surprised by what Bernier has brought. I think he’s the obvious leading candidate for demotion to the fourth line if the forward corps gets fully healthy, but Sykora’s got to score to justify his top-9 spot and he hasn’t been doing much of that lately.

No matter how you cut the lines, though, this team has 3 solid lines that can score when fully healthy, and can ice a pretty decent 4th line if PDB stays away from the goons.

by dr(d)evil on Feb 12, 2012 3:45 PM EST reply actions