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What is this team gonna look like when healthy?


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Well, we are starting to get some players back from injury and that got me thinking. What is this team going to look like when they are finally healthy? It looks like Mair could be done for the year, so lets go with that assumption.

 

1st line: Connolly, Briere, Kotalik

2nd line: Grier, Drury, Hecht

3rd line: Vanek, Roy, Afinogenov

4th line: Dumont, Gaustad, Pominville

 

1st D-pair: Mckee, Lydman

2nd D-pair: Tallinder, Campbell

3rd D-pair: Numminen, Kalinen

 

Goalies: Miller, Biron

 

Spare Parts: Fitzpatrick, Peters, Pyatt

 

I'm going on another assumption about Noronen getting traded. It is just a gut feeling but I think Darcy unloads him for a prospect or draft pick.

 

Also, I'm just guessing on the line combos (obviously, I'm not Psychic).

 

I really like the forward possibilities, but I would like to see a physical defenseman take the place of Kalinen or Campbell. I think Darcy will address that with an underwhelming trade that will payoff more than we expect.

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With that grouping of players, I'd expect the lines to be as follows:

 

Kotalik - Briere - Dumont

Hecht - Drury - Grier

Vanek - Connolly - Afinogenov

Pominville - Gaustad - Roy

 

Tallinder - Lydman

McKee - Kalinin

Campbell - Numinnen

 

I don't expect that Lindy would change the existing D pairings. Also, Lindy would want Connolly taking faceoffs more than Roy and Dumont and Briere are typically on the same line (not always, but typically).

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With that grouping of players, I'd expect the lines to be as follows:

 

Kotalik - Briere - Dumont

Hecht - Drury - Grier

Vanek - Connolly - Afinogenov

Pominville - Gaustad - Roy

 

Tallinder - Lydman

McKee - Kalinin

Campbell - Numinnen

 

I don't expect that Lindy would change the existing D pairings. Also, Lindy would want Connolly taking faceoffs more than Roy and Dumont and Briere are typically on the same line (not always, but typically).

Looks good to me, but I wouldn't be surprised if Kotalik and Hecht were flipped from time to time.

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