Any ideas how it will look?
Unit 1
Ryan-Spezza-Michalek
Cowen-Karlsson
Unit 2
McArthur-Turris-Zibanejad?
Wiercioch-Gryba??
Greening and Conacher could fit in as well, Neil tends to get time in front of the net every year, and Phillips might get time instead of Gryba I guess... Not sure if Zibanejad could work on the RW, he'd likely get his onetimer off a lot better on the LW, so we could swap him and McArthur and have them both play off wing.
edit: probably should have just posted this in the line combos thread, feel free to move it.
I think I'd rather see Greening up with Spezza and Ryan. At least he brings an element of speed to the line, but can also bring that grit element. As an aside, I don't think Stone makes the team out of camp this year, since he was hurt in the playoffs and can't use the summer to improve his skating.
Greening - Spezza - Ryan
MacArthur - Turris - Michalek
Conacher - Zibanejad - Condra
Pageau - Smith - Neil
Kassian - JOB
That's going to become a pretty incredible line...
They want Stone with Spezza been saying that for a while and the team opened two RW spots... Stone is now a top six winger on this team.
They scratched Conacher in the playoffs for him to play with Spezza...
Ryan natual LW... Big time goal scorer.
All three players are big... It's a sick NA line.
Ryan - 35-40G 70-80Pts
Spezza - 30G 80-90Pts
Stone - 25-30G 60-70Pts
We lost two of our best penalty killers wonder who is going to step in and fill that hole.
wouldn't be the worst thing if stone started out the year in bingo. especially coming off his injury
Would like to see Hoffman/Conacher-Spezza-Ryan
I've written so many different line combos. Its hard fitting in Hoffman
Greening-Spezza-Michalek
Conacher-Zib-Ryan
Macarthur-Turris-Pageau
Hoffman/Condra-Smith-Neil
30 forwards
All young to relatively young (oldest player is spezza at 30)
In 2-3 years they should all be ready and challenging for 1 of 12(13) spots. Spezza will be 33
These line combinations aren't anything but positions filled.
Taking into consideration age, injuries, ability, which 13 forwards would you want in/out of the lineup in 2-3 yrs?
Anyone you want traded away to address other weaknesses?
Hoffman-SPEZZA-Michalek
Smith-TURRIS-Ryan
Puempel-LAZAR-Condra
Prince-ZIBANEJAD-Stone
Greening-PAGEAU-Dunn
Conacher-MAIDENS-Robinson
MacArthur-OBRIEN-Neil
Schneider-GRANT-Petersson
Dziurzynski-DACOSTA-Cowick
Kramer-CULEK-Kassian
michalek, kassian, greening, will be ufas after this yr. Re-sign?
spezza, ryan, macarthur the year after