just curious what you guys think Rockford is going to look like next year? With the assumption of Levshunov and Korchinski moving up/staying at the NHL level, would Lardis, Moore, Rinzel and Greene be the headliners at Rockford?
It's looking more and more like Murphy is going to be back next year. With his injury history, I don't think a team is going to trade for him at this point so with Crevier likely to be kept, Levshunov will likely begin the season in Rockford next year but will then probably be called up when Murphy inevitably gets hurt again.
The Blackhawks literally have to spend on FAs next year to get to the cap floor so I'm guessing they sign at least 2 forwards to go with the 10 forwards they already have under contract on the roster today for next year. (Dach included in that)
If Anderson sticks around as a plug, Guttman probably comes back to play in Rockford with Lardis, Moore, Rinzel, and Greene. Savoie is probably back and hopefully Hayes and Ludwinski take a step forward. Also don't forget about Thompson, James, and Misiak. We'll see what they do with AHL vets but they're probably going to want a few to stick around with all the kids. But it could look something like this down there to begin the season:
Lardis - Guttman - AHL Vet
Moore - Greene - James
Hayes - Thompson - Misiak
Marcel - Ludwinski - AHL Vet
Pharand
AHL Vet - Levshunov
Kaiser - Rinzel
Harding - AHL Vet
Commesso
Whoever (Doesn't really matter)
That is still a ridiculously young lineup and then could be supplemented later potentially by Boisvert, Vanacker, and Henry but we'll have to see.
