Gackle just posted the lines too. On mobile so I'm not gonna imbed the tweet but
Tierney-Thornton-Labanc
Boedker-Couture-Donskoi
Hansen-Hertl-Meier
Karlsson-Carpenter-Ward
Vlasic-Braun
Martin-Burns
Dillon-Heed
Ryan-Demelo
I feel like that second line is practically set now.
Seems like the entire roster is.
Pavelski slots into Tierney’s 1st line spot. Tierney’s slots into Carpenter’s 4c. Other than that, it’s pretty much what we have been expecting for a bit.
I do like the idea of Tierney on the wing though. He is actually pretty good along the boards. If they run Karlsson - Tierney - Ward, for any length of time this year, I would expect good things. All 3 of those guys are solid player - much better than some of the plugs we’ve had over the years. The reduced work load should be good for Ward as well.
Other than that, it’s probably about the same as last year. Marleau is gone, but hopefully Boedker has a better year, Hertl is more practiced at center, and Timo/Labanc are both a year older.
The fact that we are still 10 million off the cap is actually kind of crazy. We have the money for a 1c if DW can find someone.