"Build your preferred DeBoer-friendly Day 1 lineup": Holmstrom-Horvat-Palmieri Maccelli-Ritchie-Schenn Eklund-Pageau-Heineman Palat-Cizikas-Eiserman Engvall-MacLean Pelech-Schaefer Romanov-Pulock Aitcheson-DeAngelo Mayfield Sorokin Vanecek Varlamov* Barzal** #Isles

The more I watch, the more I think you go ALL-IN on Marchenko. With few exceptions, whatever it takes, get him here. Unless Darche is actually crazy enough to lure Robertson, Marchenko seems like a perfect fit. We need size that can score in the Top 6. Badly. #Isles

We'll never see a Tanev-Cizikas-Chaffee/Heineman line but I'd be curious what a simulation would look like... Closest thing to an E=MC2.0 line? #Isles

Simon says OPPORTUNITY! Hoping Holmstrom gets off to a hot start here 🔥 If not, we'll probably have to wait til November to get on the hype train. Either/or, it's going to come 🚀 Brocktober ➡️ Simontober? or... Holmvember??? 🎯 #Isles

So basically... Everyone hates Vegas. Rangers and Leafs are a close 2nd & 3rd. #Isles need to get themselves more votes this year. C'mon Pete. Make us hated!

With 2 hyper-conservative detail-oriented linemates who are defensively responsible in Palat-Cizikas? Could see Duclair flying the zone a lot, pushing D back, catching high off-the-glass zone clears for breakaways He'll carry the puck more. Can he earn more ice time? #Isles

Based on chemistry & what I've seen with my own eyes thus far, this would be a compelling #Isles lineup to me: Maccelli Horvat Palmieri Duclair Ritchie Barzal Holmstrom Pageau Eklund Heineman Cizikas Schenn Palat Chaffee MacLean, Eiserman, Engvall to Hamilton Realism on Schenn

Heating up 🔥🔥

Future Stanley Cup Champion Anders Lee #TusksUp #Isles

Beautiful comeback win for the #Isles Down 3-0, WIN 4-3 🎯 MEGA night for Maccelli, Schaefer 🔥🔥 Icing on the cake for Varlamov's return to #NHL action Good juju in the room beating the rival #NYR at MSG 💥

I'm not really a fan of this 1st line by DeBoer 3 shoot-first guys in Holmstrom-Horvat-Palmieri Would like to see one of the wingers moved down the lineup & swapped with Maccelli or a pass-first guy #Isles coach chose reliability. Next, we need chemistry

Honestly seeing Maccelli in place of Barzal is refreshing Puck moves faster on PP1... everyone looking for shot Way less trying to make the perfect play #Isles Barzal can maybe learn a thing or 2 from this

After watching this group tonight... The lineup #Isles deserve to have (but won't): Maccelli-Horvat-Marchenko Eiserman-Ritchie-Barzal Holmstrom-Pageau-Eklund Heineman-MacLean/Cizikas-Chaffee Palat Schenn idk man. Looks ugly. Engvall, Duclair to Mars. Upgrade 4C & contend '28

With more context, I'm starting to like Darche's decisions The #Isles analogy I'm creating: Chaffee is to Makar what Pelech was to McDavid There's a certain hunger, drive train you learn through osmosis by spending exorbitant time with the greats I'm excited for Mitch to grow

Why does this lineup scream "Fight Night at the Garden"?!?! 😏😏😏 Aitcheson-Mayfield 😜💥 Eklund-Eiserman 🤗 I get a feeling MacLean-Cizikas-Chaffee will do quite well as a proper feisty 4th Line... fighting for a spot 🐏 #Isles

PP2 could feed families 🔥 Would be fun if DeBoer swapped Schaefer & DeAngelo to let the young guns all play together tonight #Isles

...too Shabby 🔥🚨🎯 #Isles

Dravecky will be a player. Future Tony D replacement brewing #Isles made a great pick here He models his game after Karlsson & you can see it Uses a longer stick. Loads the blade when he catches passes keeping options open (not overhandling) Love his first pass, agility, & IQ

#Isles have a conundrum The org launching Hamilton, they want to field a talented group to start the year there That said... If Eklund, Aitcheson, & Ritchie all make the big club together, probably better for their collective growth The chemistry & bonding + Schaefer = 🌠🌠🌠