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We're inching closer and closer to opening day. Injuries have been happening, and prospects have been knocking on the door. When all is said and done, who will be on the ice in game 1?

Montreal is shaping up to be -

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Roy-Dach-Armia
Newhook-Dvorak-Anderson
Pezzetta-Evans-Gallagher
ABB, Heineman

Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Struble
Barron

Montembeault-Primeau

IR: Laine, RHP
 
We're inching closer and closer to opening day. Injuries have been happening, and prospects have been knocking on the door. When all is said and done, who will be on the ice in game 1?

Montreal is shaping up to be -

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Roy-Dach-Armia
Newhook-Dvorak-Anderson
Pezzetta-Evans-Gallagher
ABB, Heineman

Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Struble
Barron

Montembeault-Primeau

IR: Laine, RHP

Newhook will very likely be on Dach's line, and Pezzetta won't be in the top 12. One of Heineman or Kapanen will be in the top 12.
 
Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Mojo/Ohgren-Eriksson Ek-Boldy
Foligno-Rossi-Trenin
Lauko-Khusnutdinov-Gaudreau

Brodin-Faber
Middleton-Spurgeon
Chisholm-Bogosian
Hunt

Gustavsson
Fleury
Wallstedt

*Possible Rossi & Hartman flip spots
 
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After they return from Prague, I'd guess that Bowers/White/Daws will get sent down to the AHL. Kevin Labanc played okay on a PTO, but they'd have to cut somebody if they wanted to sign him. Luke Hughes will miss a month+ to start and Santeri Hatakka missed this trip due to injury. Team sounds hopeful that Brett Pesce will be ready to go for the home opener on the 10th. We'll see if Seamus Casey sticks around when Pesce is cleared.

PP1: Meier-Hischier-Bratt-J.Hughes-Hamilton
PP2: Tatar-Haula-Noesen-Palat-Casey
 
Anaheim still has some decisions to make, but I’m guessing it looks something like

Gauthier - Carlsson - Killorn
Zegras - McTavish - Terry
Vatrano - Strome - Fabbri
Mcginn - Gaucher/lundestrom-Leason/colangelo

I think gaucher might be the favorite for 4c…. The 4th wing is still pretty wide open but I expect whoever it is to split time with Johnston.

Defense is tough to say
Fowler Luneau
Lacombe Gudas
Dumolin Mintyukov

But seems hard to send down zellweger or not having him playing
 
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For the Flames... who knows lol. I'ma have to color code this shit...

Default color = Almost 100%
Green =Will be on line, but may move to opposite wing
Blue = My educated guess
Red = other realistic options
* = Could play another position on same line
[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TH]LW[/TH]
[TH]C[/TH]
[TH]RW[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sharangovich
Zary[/TD]
[TD]Kadri[/TD]
[TD]Kuzmenko
Sharangovich[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zary
Pelletier
Honzek
[/TD]
[TD]Backlund[/TD]
[TD]Coleman
Coronato[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Huberdeau[/TD]
[TD]Pospisil
Sharangovich[/TD]
[TD]Mantha[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Pelletier
Honzek
Hunt
[/TD]
[TD]Rooney
Pospisil
Morton
Klapka
Honzek
[/TD]
[TD]Lomberg
Coronato
Klapka
Hunt
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Extra Forward: Hunt Duehr, Rooney, Pelletier, Schwindt
Note: I do not think waiver exempt players like Coronato, Honzek, Morton, Klapka... etc will be considered for the extra forward slot but may be ahead of the 13th Forward on the depth chart for regular ice-time

[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TH]LD[/TH]
[TH]RD[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Weegar[/TD]
[TD]Miromanov
Pachal
Barrie
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bahl
Bean
Barrie
[/TD]
[TD]Andersson[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bean
Bahl
Barrie
[/TD]
[TD]Pachal
Miromanov
Barrie
Brzustewicz
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Extra Defense: Barrie, Hanley, Pachal

[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TH]1A[/TH]
[TH]1B[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Vladar
Wolf[/TD]
[TD]Wolf
Vladar[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
For the Flames... who knows lol. I'ma have to color code this shit...

Default color = Almost 100%
Green =Will be on line, but may move to opposite wing
Blue = My educated guess
Red = other realistic options
* = Could play another position on same line
[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TH]LW[/TH]
[TH]C[/TH]
[TH]RW[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sharangovich
Zary[/TD]
[TD]Kadri[/TD]
[TD]Kuzmenko
Sharangovich[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zary
Pelletier
Honzek
[/TD]
[TD]Backlund[/TD]
[TD]Coleman
Coronato[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Huberdeau[/TD]
[TD]Pospisil
Sharangovich[/TD]
[TD]Mantha[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Pelletier
Honzek
Hunt
[/TD]
[TD]Rooney
Pospisil
Morton
Klapka
Honzek
[/TD]
[TD]Lomberg
Coronato
Klapka
Hunt
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Extra Forward: Hunt Duehr, Rooney, Pelletier, Schwindt
Note: I do not think waiver exempt players like Coronato, Honzek, Morton, Klapka... etc will be considered for the extra forward slot but may be ahead of the 13th Forward on the depth chart for regular ice-time

[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TH]LD[/TH]
[TH]RD[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Weegar[/TD]
[TD]Miromanov
Pachal
Barrie
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bahl
Bean
Barrie
[/TD]
[TD]Andersson[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bean
Bahl
Barrie
[/TD]
[TD]Pachal
Miromanov
Barrie
Brzustewicz
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Extra Defense: Barrie, Hanley, Pachal

[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TH]1A[/TH]
[TH]1B[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Vladar
Wolf[/TD]
[TD]Wolf
Vladar[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
good LORD are you trying to kill us
 
Anaheim still has some decisions to make, but I’m guessing it looks something like

Gauthier - Carlsson - Killorn
Zegras - McTavish - Terry
Vatrano - Strome - Fabbri
Mcginn - Gaucher/lundestrom-Leason/colangelo

I think gaucher might be the favorite for 4c…. The 4th wing is still pretty wide open but I expect whoever it is to split time with Johnston.

Defense is tough to say
Fowler Luneau
Lacombe Gudas
Dumolin Mintyukov

But seems hard to send down zellweger or not having him playing
No Urho?

Pittsburgh Penguins

Eller, Crosby, Acciari
Lizotte, Malkin, Glass
Bunting, Hayes, Rust
Beauvillier, O'Connor, Rakell
Puustinen

Grzelcyk, Shea
Ludvig, Letang
Graves, Karlsson

Nedeljkovic
Jarry


Sullivan soils himself with excitement at this line up.

Not sure if serious but Acciari on top line?
 
Pittsburgh Penguins

Eller, Crosby, Acciari
Lizotte, Malkin, Glass
Bunting, Hayes, Rust
Beauvillier, O'Connor, Rakell
Puustinen

Grzelcyk, Shea
Ludvig, Letang
Graves, Karlsson

Nedeljkovic
Jarry


Sullivan soils himself with excitement at this line up.
Where is Pettersson
 
We're inching closer and closer to opening day. Injuries have been happening, and prospects have been knocking on the door. When all is said and done, who will be on the ice in game 1?

Montreal is shaping up to be -

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Roy-Dach-Armia
Newhook-Dvorak-Anderson
Pezzetta-Evans-Gallagher
ABB, Heineman

Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Struble
Barron

Montembeault-Primeau

IR: Laine, RHP
Put Newhook on second line immediately
 
Panarin - Trocheck - Lafreniere
Kreider - Zibanejad - Smith
Cuylle - Chytil - Kakko
Edstrom - Carrick - Rempe

Mancini - Fox
Miller - Trouba
Jones - Schneider

Shesterkin
Quick
 
Kreider - Zibanejad - Smith
Panarin - Trochek - Lafreniere
Cuylle - Chytil - Kakko
Vesey - Carrick - Rempe

God knows who - Fox
Miller - Trouba
Jones - Schneider

Igor
Quick

With Lindgren being injured who knows where Laviolette will go for that 1st pair LHD. People think Miller might get a look and Vito Mancini or god forbid Mackey gets slotted in on the 3rd pair.

Also Panarin has a mysterious injury in preseason so who knows what’s going on there, if he’s out to start the season the whole lineup gets borked
 
Just wanted to point out that this person's handwriting is clean af. Love it.

Yup and she takes pride in that, that's one of our embedded reporters and she's originally from Montreal. Although people were giving her grief for misspelling Siegenthaler a couple times recently.
Totally unrelated but my mom was obsessed with me having perfect handwriting/cursive growing up. Nowadays I can't read my own notes that I wrote a week ago.
 
Canucks - probably this while Joshua/Suter are injured/banged up:

Heinen-Miller-Boeser
DeBrusk-Pettersson-Sprong
Höglander-Blueger-Garland
Åman/Bains-Räty-Sherwood

Hughes-Hronek
Soucy-Myers
Forbort-Desharnais
 
Ovechkin-Strome-Mangiapane
McMichael-PLD-Wilson
Cristall/Milano-Lapierre-Protas
Duhaime-Dowd-Raddysh

Chychrun-Carlson
Fehervary-Roy
Sandin-TVR

Lindgren
Thompson

Sounds like Cristall will get a 9 game trial.

I think the goalies will split the starting role.
 

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