Line 1: Sturm, Savard, Horton
Line 2: Lucic, Bergeron, Recchi
Line 3: Wheeler, Krejci, Ryder
Line 4: Paille, Seguin, Satan?
Defense:
Chara & Boychuk
Seidenberg & Stuart
Ference & Hunwick
It is still unkown what the Bruins are going to do with their centers, and whether or not one of them could move to a wing postion (Krejci or Seguin maybe?). But going on current postions, I feel that as much as people want to see Seguin atleast on the 3rd line, a nice idea would be to put him on the 4th line to start and let him get a feel for the NHL at the start of the season and go from there. Unfortunately for him the fourth line isn't exactly filled with great talent, but if they put Thornton out there over Satan, he could potentially score 50-60 goals. Another young player that could see some ice time is winger Jordan Caron who many are saying is one of the closest to being NHL ready and plays a pro style game.
As far as the defensive pairings go Boychuk impressed me enough last season to put him on the first line with Chara and have two guys who can mash the puck on the point. Following it up with Seidenberg who may take that spot but could be a nice combonation with Stuart. From what I hear Yuri Alexandrov didn't look all that good in the first on ice session, apparently getting caught in between plays alot. However coming from the KHL he certainly has the skills and potential to take over Hunwicks spot.
Stay tuned for a possible lineup provided by our very own Kyle D. in the coming week
As far as the defensive pairings go Boychuk impressed me enough last season to put him on the first line with Chara and have two guys who can mash the puck on the point. Following it up with Seidenberg who may take that spot but could be a nice combonation with Stuart. From what I hear Yuri Alexandrov didn't look all that good in the first on ice session, apparently getting caught in between plays alot. However coming from the KHL he certainly has the skills and potential to take over Hunwicks spot.
Stay tuned for a possible lineup provided by our very own Kyle D. in the coming week
I think Satan is on the way out. They don't have the cap space for him if Wheeler is back, and I'm guessing some stupid team looks at his playoff totals and gives him 3 mil a year instead of the 750k he's worth.
ReplyDeleteI do kind of like that idea of re-uniting the Wheels, Krejci, Ryder line. They sucked last year, but dominated two years ago when teams were forced to put their best against Kessel. I think teams will have to focus more on Horton next year, and that could open up space for that line to dominate again. Lets hope, if the bring Wheeler back, he finds a physical side and finds the weight-room.