Line Combos: Opening day roster predictions

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SakuKoivu11

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Opening day:
14 forwards
Slafkovsky Suzuki Caufield
Newhook Dach Laine
Roy Dvorak Anderson
Armia Evans Gallagher
Pezzetta Heineman (potential waiver if don’t make team)

7 defensemen
Matheson Guhle
Hutson Savard
Xhekaj Struble
Barron

2 goalies
Montembault
Primeau

23 man roster


By the end of season:
Slafkovsky Suzuki Caufield
Newhook Dach Laine
Roy Kapanen Anderson
Armia Beck Gallagher
Heineman Pezzetta

Matheson Guhle
Hutson Mailloux
Xhekaj Struble
Barron

Montembault
Primeau


I think Evans, Dvorak, Savard will be traded. Evans is very valuable for a playoff team looking for playoff experience bottom 6 smart penalty killer. Evans will be get us a prospect and maybe a 2nd round pick. Savard is extremely valuable for a contender. He shut downs players and kills penalties. Big heavy playoff defenseman will get us a 1st round pick for sure since supply is low. Dvorak is a face off specialist, smart kills penalties for bottom 6 contender. I think he’ll get us a little more value than Evans so expect a 2nd round pick and prospects.

I think by February March, Kapanen and Beck should be on the team. I think they are almost NHL ready. Kapanen I think has untapped offensive potential. There’s an Elias Lindholm in his game. Beck is a coaches’ player. I don’t think his offense game with transition to the NHL. He’ll be a very good 3rd or 4th line center. Kills penalties and shutdown players. I think both Kapanen and Beck are 30-35 points players, Kapanen is a little more mysterious as his offensive game could sky rocket and he’ll be our 2nd line center if he turns out to be Elias Lindholm. Mailloux is almost NHL ready, he’ll need to correct some of his game in Laval. Needs another 30-40 games down there. Should be a 30-35 points defenseman. I don’t think his offensive game will transition from AHL/Junior to the NHL simply because NHL players are much faster and there’s no time like AHL/junior for Mailloux to setup his game.

Also I wouldn’t be surprised if Dobes takes over for Primeau.


Ideally contender roster:
Slafkovsky Suzuki Demidov
Laine Dach Caufield
Newhook Kapanen Hage
Roy Beck Anderson (if)
Tuch Xhekaj

Guhle Reinbacher
Hutson Maillouix
Xhekaj Konyushkov
Struble Engstrom

Montembault
Dobes
 
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WeThreeKings

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They are going to go with the past of least resistance and afford as much development to everyone.

Slafkovsky-Suzuki-Caufield
Newhook-Dach-Laine
Roy-Dvorak-Anderson
Armia-Evans-Gallagher
Pezzetta

Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Barron
Struble

Montembeault
Primeau
 
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1909

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They are going to go with the past of least resistance and afford as much development to everyone.

Slafkovsky-Suzuki-Caufield
Newhook-Dach-Laine
Roy-Dvorak-Anderson
Armia-Evans-Gallagher
Pezzetta

Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Barron
Struble

Montembeault
Primeau
They will keep 23 players. Add Barré-Boulet as another extra forward.
 

SlyIslands

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Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Dach-Laine
Roy-Dvorak-Anderson
Gallagher-Evans-Armia
Pezzetta-BB

Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Barron
Struble

Montembeault
Primeau

Laval

Heineman-Gignac-Mesar
Farrell-Dauphin-Simoneau
Kidney-Beck-Davidson
Tuch-Condotta-Xhekaj
Perreault, Arseneau

Trudeau-Mailloux
Engstrom-Reinbacher
Wotherspoon-Jacobs
Sevigny-Hayes

Dobes
Hughes
 

VanPuck

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Hate to say it, but your second line really lacks a driver. Hope I'm wrong and someone takes the needed step up. All I want is Canadian team wining the cup for change. It has been far too long.
 

Captain Mountain

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Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Dach-Laine
Roy-Dvorak-Anderson
Armia-Evans-Gallagher
Pezzetta, ABB (RHP)

Matheson-Struble (Guhle)
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Barron
Mailloux (Struble)

Montembault
Primeau

I think eventually Roy will be moved to 2LW and the 3rd line will become Dvorak-Newhook-Anderson.
 

Captain97

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CC - Suzuki - Slaf
Newhook - Dach - Laine
Roy - Dvorak - Anderson
Armia - Evans - Gallagher
Pezzeta - ABB (sent down when RHP is back)

Matheson - Guhle
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Struble/Barron
Struble/Barron

Monty
Primeau

I could also see a Forward traded out to make space for Kapanen.
 

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