Thought I'd post my current setup and give some of my ideas to get some feedback.
First Line: Valeri Kharlamov-Wayne Gretzky(C)-Boris Mikhailov
Second Line: Bill Barber-Bill Cowley-Vladimir Martinec
Third Line: Reg Noble(A)-Nels Stewart-Vaclav Nedomansky
Fourth Line: John Tonelli-Cooney Weiland-Bobby Rousseau
First Pair: Rod Langway(A)-Al MacInnis
Second Pair: Tom Johnson-Alexei Kasatonov
Third Pair: Alexander Ragulin-Joe Hall
First PP Unit: Kharlamov-Gretzky-Mikhailov-Noble-MacInnis
Second PP Unit: Barber-Cowley-Martinec-Stewart-Kasatonov
First PK Unit: Gretzky-Mikhailov-Langway-MacInnis
Second PK Unit: Weiland-Barber-Johnson-Hall
In a sense, "second line" and "third line" isn't really accurate. My intent is for those lines to function more as 2A and 2B. In cases where offense is needed more, the line labelled as second will gain ice time at the expense of the labelled third line. In cases where defense is needed more, the reverse will be the case.
As for letters, Gretzky with the C makes the most sense to me, but I'm not entirely set on the A's, largely because I know Mikhailov could easily wear one. In fact, if he weren't on a line with Gretzky, he'd almost surely wear one, though for obvious reasons, I don't want two letters on the same line. I'm open to ideas related to that.
I'm definitely interested in input on PP QB's. I felt that Noble made sense since he did play some defense, and he's on the left side anyway, while my most obvious powerplay defensemen are both RD's. I'm not going to claim that Stewart was more than a gut instinct. That basically came down to my feeling that his offensive abilities would be a threat when added to three already potent forwards, and he was a left shot, which again, feels more ideal, with his being alongside an RD in Kasatonov.
