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Terry Murray Line Combinator Strikes Again

Here is Terry Murray's new set of line combinations, and three sets I generated randomly by repeatedly assigning each player an integer and sorting accordingly by position. See if you can figure out which one is Terry's.

LWCRW
LOKTIONOV KOPITAR LEWIS
CLIFFORD RICHARDS WILLIAMS
GAGNE STOLL BROWN
RICHARDSON FRASER WESTGARTH
 
GAGNE KOPITAR WILLIAMS
LOKTIONOV RICHARDS BROWN
CLIFFORD STOLL RICHARDSON
MOREAU FRASER HUNTER
 
MOREAU KOPITAR LEWIS
STOLL RICHARDS HUNTER
GAGNE LOKTIONOV BROWN
CLIFFORD FRASER WILLIAMS
 
BROWN KOPITAR HUNTER
GAGNE RICHARDS STOLL
CLIFFORD LOKTIONOV WILLIAMS
MOREAU FRASER WESTGARTH

Star-divide

Answer: the fourth set is the real one. The first three are randomly-generated. Some thoughts:

  • Every line (all four, I mean) with Andrei Loktionov on it looks great.
  • Every line with Trent Hunter on it looks bad.
  • Hunter and Ethan Moreau were scratched by the randomizer in the first set. That makes those four lines look strong. 
  • The second simulation put Moreau and Hunter on the fourth line, which is best for them.
  • The second simulation magically generated two top-six lines we've actually seen quite a bit of. 
  • The third simulation sucks the worst of the four sets, even worse than Murray's real lines. 
  • However, the third set yielded Simon Gagne - Lokitionov - Dustin Brown, which is not a bad idea.
  • Murray's actual lines (the last set) don't look any more coherent than my randomly-generated ones. 
  • Murray's first line, with Brown on the off-wing (could be good) and Hunter on the right (AHHHHHHHGH!) is probably a train-wreck.
  • Murray's second line, with Gagne and Mike Richards reunited (good) and Jarret Stoll on the wing (maybe not terrible) is a question-mark. I suppose we'll be hearing about Stoll's ability to get off that quick hard shot, or an attempt to jump-start him.
  • Murray's third line, Kyle Clifford - Lokti - Justin Williams, I love. I love everything about it. Except maybe the potential for catastrophic turnovers just inside the offensive blue line. 
  • Murray's fourth line, Moreau - Colin Fraser - Kevin Westgarth, is fine. Brad Richardson or Trevor Lewis instead of Westgarth would be better, but Murray probably didn't have his scratches randomized as I did, so Richardson and Lewis weren't options. 
  • Also, I think Westgarth's goal has awakened Murray's dream of turning Westgarth into The Goon Who Can Score. 
  • To sum up, I think my first two random line-ups are better than Murray's one random line-up. To be fair though, his might have been the best of all the random line-ups he was choosing from. That's the risk you take when you use the Terry Murray Line Combinator. 
(I didn't address Murray's new defensive pairs, but I'm betting the Jack Johnson - Matt Greene combo will yield some choice comments from Rudy.)

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post yer standings imo

by BobKnob on Nov 27, 2011 8:26 PM PST reply actions  

Gagne with Richards is good

Hunter with Kopitar is hideously bad…

And who knows, we might actually get the benefit of Stoll’s ridiculously good snap shot when he’s playing wing…

First of all, nobody's ever thought that. Ever.
You're more than welcome to #Occupymybed

by Paul Udani on Nov 27, 2011 10:31 PM PST reply actions  

Why would TM move Brown to his off wing to move up Hunter? Wouldn’t it make more sense to bring up Clifford to play with Brown and Kopi if you are trying to bring up a bottom 6 player to to top line? I do agree that Gagne Richards and Stoll looks like really good line.

by kingsfan20 on Nov 27, 2011 10:44 PM PST reply actions  

What the hell has Brown done to deserve a promotion to the top line?

He has been terrible all season. Only reason he has any points is because Mike Richards is some sort of hockey demigod.

Perhaps when the Sharks pummel the Kings 5-0 tomorrow night, Murray can be fired, where he belongs.

by Garrett79 on Nov 28, 2011 12:34 AM PST reply actions  

Dear Terry Murray: please go away and coach somewhere else. We mean you no harm and hope you land on your feet.

Dear Dean Lombardi: now that I got that messy TM situation resolved, please trade Penner, Drewiskie/D Prosp & Pick (if necessary) for a scoring RW.

Thanks,
Lots of Kings’ fans

by Doughty99 on Nov 28, 2011 1:58 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

Boudreau gets canned by the Caps; replaced by Dale Hunter

It was only a matter of time before the Caps did something

First of all, nobody's ever thought that. Ever.
You're more than welcome to #Occupymybed

by Paul Udani on Nov 28, 2011 5:19 AM PST reply actions  

former Monarchs coach Boudreau? Hmm...

But I usually think I don’t like him. But still…(pondering)

by Quisp on Nov 28, 2011 6:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Word is Paul Maurice could go next

C’mon Kings get with the program!!!

First of all, nobody's ever thought that. Ever.
You're more than welcome to #Occupymybed

by Paul Udani on Nov 28, 2011 6:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Too bad it wasn’t Trent Hunter…

by maxwellian_demon on Nov 28, 2011 9:11 AM PST up reply actions  

And down goes Maurice
ice_chip Chip Alexander
Canes have fired Maurice, Rutherford says.

First of all, nobody's ever thought that. Ever.
You're more than welcome to #Occupymybed

by Paul Udani on Nov 28, 2011 7:07 AM PST reply actions  

I’ve always thought juggling line combinations is like the proverbial rearranging of the deck chairs on the Titanic. It would be preferable to replace the captain, and then perhaps we’ll miss the iceberg.

by m_and_m on Nov 28, 2011 8:01 AM PST reply actions  

You should market this random-line-generator thing as a new NHL coach.

President of the Brent Burns Robotic Sex-Pants Fan Club.
Battle of California

by Megalodon on Nov 28, 2011 8:27 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

i really hope the owners...

see these lines and the fans reaction when they get switched around after the first period because these lines mostly suck….i mean seriously kopi and hunter…i wonder what kopi thinks of this…i mean when it comes time to resign down the road…or for any player…why would you WANT to stay and play for this idiot Terry Murray?
i hope that wash and carolina can serve as an example of the fact that sometimes a coach just cant get through to his team anymore…an change is necessary.

"It's not illegal. It's frowned upon, like masturbating on an airplane."-Alan Garner

by card_base on Nov 28, 2011 4:00 PM PST reply actions  

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