Young Stars looking to emerge into vital roles in their teams this year that build off previous seasoins' success ( This list does not include rookies)

10) Tuch: Top 6 role with 25G and around 60PTS
9) Hyman: Will really benefit playing with a Healthy Urgent Matthews and Nylander: 20G 55pts around
8) Klefbom: Will make the push to around 24-25 TOI a game as well as 50Point range
7) Mantha: If sticks with Larkin line: 30G 60PTS
6) Toffoli: Can see him returning to the 30G Plateau if Carter sticks healthy with him: 30-35G 65-70PTS
5) Hertl: Can see him emerging into a top line winger this season: 25G 60PTS
4) Pierre Luc Dubois: Has the potential to be a full time 1C on this team. With Panarin i can see: 25G 65PTS
3) Konecny: Very Underratted and is shadowed by Voracek. Woudl love to see him top line with Coutierier and Giroux: IF So 30G 70PTS
2) Debrusk: Very nice secondary scoring this guy brings: 30G 60PTS
1) Provorov: #1D in Philly. Can see him jumping into the top 10 TOI leaders with 25+ minutes a night. Hopefully see some PP time as well. 15G 55-60PTS

1. Antti Raanta- coming off of a 930 sv% in 47 game season a healthy Raanta could easily become one of the best goalies in the league.
2. Sebastian Aho- might be getting the chance to center a top line with Svechnikov on his wing, meaning good things are coming for his game.
3. Alex Galchenyuk- a change of scenery and a chance to play center may make Galchenyuk a quality 2C this season.
4. Alex DeBrincat- I personally can see him becoming Chicago's most valuable winger this year.
5. Clayton Keller- coming of a 60 point season I'd bet on Keller scoring at a point per game pace this year.
6. Nico Hischier- I personally see NJ missing the playoffs this year but Hischier is going to move past his 52 point rookie season with at least 75 points playing with Jesper Bratt and MVP Taylor Hall.
7. Anthony Mantha- both Mantha and Larkin are going to take steps forward this year, Mantha will hit at least 60 points.
8. Thomas Chabot- this is the year for Chabot to become a cornerstone piece to Ottawa's blue-line, especially if Karlsson is traded.
9. Tomas Hertl- I basically agree with everything Rodzik said about this guy.
10. Juuse Saros- this one involves the most speculation on my part, but if Rinne has a down year I can see Saros taking 40-50 games and finishing with at least a 912 sv%.

Beauvillier, Nelson, Hayes, Buchnevich, Vesey, Pulock, Pionk, DeAngelo, the other Sebastian Aho, and Spooner.

Most of its already been said so I’ll just control-V my list

1. Ryan O’Reilly
2. Antti Raanta
3. Alex Tuch
4. Alex Galchenyuk
5. Dougie Hamilton
6. Anthony Mantha
7. Pavel Buchnevich
8. Pierre-Luc Dubois
9. Tomas Hertl
10. Jakub Vrana

Just missed: Jake DeBrusk, Travis Dermott, Dimitri Orlov, Jake Virtanen, Kevin Fiala

In no particular order

Jack Roslovic
Christian Fischer
Pavel Buchnevich
Oliver Bjorkstrand
Ivan Provorov
Andreas Johnsson
Teuvo Teravainen
Morgan Rielly
Timo Meier
Antti Raanta

Other candidates: Jesse Puljujarvi, Bo Horvat, Elias Lindholm, Jake DeBrusk

One of them in my opinion is Christian Dvorak ... when i saw he signed it reminded me about him for this list.

just adding a few names that havent been mentioned yet:

Jonathan Drouin
Sam Girard
Andre Burakovsky

Wouldn't be so sure he'll take a big role this season as he's behind both Derek Stepan and Alex Galchenyuk. Perhaps if Chucky doesn't perform we may see Dvorak doing well in a bigger role, but I don't see Dvorak taking a huge role this year, he will take steps towards that however.

1) Alex Tuch
2) Nolan Patrick (Not exactly "breakout" but definitely a huge improvement over last season)
3) Alex Galchenyuk
4) Neal Pionk
5) Jack Johnson
6) Andre Burakovsky
7) Josh Ho-Sang
8) Carter Hutton
9) Jeff Skinner
10) Noah Hanifin

I'll be 100% honest, I just threw out the first names that popped into my head.

I get you’re a Pens fan, but jeez. Jack Johnson, a breakout star? FOH

Johnson is a serviceable third pairing D, and at this point I see that as the extent of his abilities.

Alex Tuch
Pierre-Luc Dubois
Sam Reinhart
Philipp Grubauer
Robby Fabbri
Thomas Chabot
Pavel Buchnevich
Victor Mete
Miles Wood
Daniel Sprong

Not sure if he'll get the opportunity this season, Jersey already has Hall, Johansson, Palmieri, and Bratt filling out the top winger roles. Could definitely see him hitting 40 points though.

Out of players that haven’t been mentioned, I think Max Domi should have a breakout/bounce back season with a new team.

I don't feel like racking my brain for only ten players, so I'll just name one for each team:

ANA: Ondrej Kase - Should see increased ice time after his impressive 20 goal campaign; should find his way into the top six as Perry and Cogliano get older.
ARZ: Christian Dvorak - Has shown steady improvement and could really flourish if Galchenyuk doesn't stick at C and becomes Dvorak's LW.
BOS: Charlie McAvoy - He's already broken out, but I think he'll become even more of a horse as he gains more experience anchoring Boston's blue line.
BUF: Sam Reinhart - With O'Reilly gone, Eichel will really get time to shine as a 1C, and with that we'll see Reinhart get more ice time and improve upon his 25 goal campaign.
CGY: Elias Lindholm - Playing with Gaudreau and Monahan should net him some more opportunities to shine and he'll likely eclipse the 20 goal/50 point mark for the first time in his career.
CAR: Andrei Svechnikov - My pick for the Calder will hit 20 goals/50 points while playing with talent like Aho, Teravainen, and Staal, and will establish himself as a legit top six scorer as an 18 year old.
CHI: Nick Schmaltz - He'll look to prove that last season was not just a fluke, and another season with Kane will help establish himself as a legit 2C.
COL: Samuel Girard - With increased ice time, playing with Johnson will help Girard elevate his game and become an established puck-moving defenseman.
CBJ: Oliver Bjorkstrand - If he gets top six ice time like he deserves, he can hit 20-25 by playing with a passer like Wennberg.
DAL: Miro Heiskanen - As Methot is another year older and slower, Heiskanen should easily establish himself in the top 4 and become an excellent two-way defenseman.
DET: Anthony Mantha - If he plays most of the season with a pass-first guy like Larkin, the big winger will likely hit 25 goals and become a legit scoring threat
EDM: Jesse Puljujarvi - If he gets consistent ice time in the top six with a center like McDavid, Draisaitl, or Nugent-Hopkins and not Ryan freaking Strome he's likely gonna find that scoring touch.
FLA: Michael Matheson - Had a good season as Florida's #3 after that random 8 year contract was signed; could eclipse 30 points.
LAK: Adrian Kempe - He'll likely see a drop in ice time if Carter plays a full season, but he acquitted himself well as the 2C last season and could see more responsibilities on the ice.
MIN: Joel Eriksson Ek - Talented player that was played as a 4C for some reason. A promotion to 3C plus time with Coyle and Greenway could give him the chance he needs to show off his skills.
MTL: Victor Mete - After a decent rookie campaign, he should get more time to improve his all-around game and become a legit offensive threat.
NSH: Kevin Fiala - You could argue he already broke out last season, but with his speed and shot I want to see more; specifically, I want him on the top PP unit instead of Craig Smith.
NJD: Will Butcher - I'd like to see him take the next step and become more than just a PP specialist; his underlying numbers are great, so I think hr can push himself on to that 2nd pair.
NYI: Anthony Beauvillier - If he gets a full season with Barzal and Eberle (assuming they don't stick Lee and Bailey with Barzal), he could hit 30 goals.
NYR: Pavel Buchnevich - With Miller, Nash, and Grabner gone, I can see him grabbing a top six role and building off his impressive campaign last season.
OTT: Thomas Chabot - If Karlsson is gone, he's gonna log some heavy minutes. He's already their best LHD, so I can see him really stepping up and having a McAvoy-like breakout.
PHI: Nolan Patrick - With Filppula out of the way, he can solidify that 2C role and really shine with JVR anf Simmonds as his linemates; I predict a 50 point season.
PIT: Daniel Sprong - It's clear he's too good for the AHL, but there's not a lot of room in the top six for him. Playing on the third line with Brassard could give him a nice transition into the NHL.
SJS: Timo Meier - Building off his 20 goal season, he can push himself into the top six full-time and really make some noise.
STL: Vince Dunn - Probably my candidate for last season's "Who's That Guy and Where Did He Come From?" Award; if Bouwmeester can't stay healthy or continues to decline, the 2nd pair spot next to Parayko is his for the taking.
TBL: Mikhail Sergachev - Another guy that probably broke out last season, but with Girardi and Coburn sucking and Stralman getting older, Sergachev could get top 4 minutes on the right side to round out his game.
TOR: Andreas Johnsson - He was excellent in the AHL last season, looked good in his NHL debut, and Leafs fans won't shut up about him, so he's a good bet to breakout on Kadri's wing, or even Tavares if Marleau sticks with Kadri.
VAN: Jake Virtanen - All signs pointed to bust status, then he suddenly looked good in the NHL last season. With 1/3 of the top six retiring and Eriksson looking like trash, he could get put with Horvat or Pettersson and look like an actual top 10 pick.
VGK: Alex Tuch - With Neal and Perron gone, he's a good bet to be on the 2nd line with either Stastny or Haula. I predict 20 goals and his butt parked in front of the goalie on the PP1 unit.
WSH: Jakub Vrana - I don't know what's going on with Burakovsky, but Vrana has superseded him in the lineup in my opinion. With Trotz gone, hopefully he'll get top six minutes and can utilize his speed.
WPG: Jack Roslovic - If Maurice keeps the top line together and decides to keep Little and Perrault as a duo, Roslovic could find himself with one or both of Laine and Ehlers on his wing. If that's the case, he'll ascend to the 2C role quicker than some expected.

It really depends who he's playing with and how they perform, if Pacioretty is traded I could see Domi getting high end line mates and breaking out as a result of his increased role and opportunity. Otherwise if he's playing with centers like Danault I wouldn't expect a breakout but perhaps a 50/55 point season with around 20 goals, which would be a pretty nice bounce back. Of course it all depends on how the forwards around him are performing.

Overall a solid list and I would concur with most as being in the realm of plausible, if not quite as likely. But if it were LIKELY then where would be the risk in making such a list, eh?!

So, I would say that of your list of 10, the LEAST likely to “breakout” as you describe would be:

1. Toffoli - aside from the semantics that returning to a previous level of play/scoring doesn’t really constitute a “breakout”, since this is largely predicated on Jeff Carter staying healthy (who is I believe 35 this year), I would say the odds are not in your favour.

2. Hertl - I just don’t know if he has a ceiling like that; I know others have put him on their list and the Sharks are my “Western Team” so I have watched them a lot, but Hertl is so frustratingly inconsistent I just can’t see him hitting a 25/30G plateau.

3. DeBrusk - I don’t know who he would play with and in what role to be able to hit those levels, if he is even capable of doing so. The Bruins has a lot of young bodies achieve unexpected success last year and are throwing even more in the mix. I predict a sophomore slump or three on the horizon.

Even with Pacioretty, Domi will almost definitely play with Drouin (and most likely Gallagher) since Pacioretty almost always plays with Danault.

Well if Domi is playing with Drouin and Gallagher then I could see a breakout happening.

He'll play with Krejci on the 2nd line again, just like he did last year. RW is still up in the air. It could be Pastrnak, could be a rookie, could be someone via trade. Not sure he breaks out for 30/30, but I could see him going 20 to 25g/30a on the season for 55pts. His rookie season what kind of quite, didn't really start to find his game till the end of the season/playoffs. If Boston goes with Pasta on the 2nd line then I think DeBrusk could have a big year, simply because Pasta/Krejci would garner most of the attention on that line.

10) Auston Matthews
9) Mitch Marner
8) William Nylander
7) Morgan Rielly
6) Travis Dermott
5) Nikita Zaitsev
4) Andreas Johnsson
3) Kaspari Kapanen
2) Connor Brown
1) Zach Hyman

OTHER CANDIDATES = Carl Grundstrom, Par Lindholm, Connor Carrick, Andreas Borgman, Justin Holl, Igor Ozhiganov, Garrett Sparks

Definitely not a Leaf fan.

Maybe drewjenks should have added John Tavares, he's going to a better team.

Non Leaf candidates. Matt Martin and Leo Komarov. Isles wanted them so maybe they play top minutes.

I could see that.

Komarov - Barzal - Martin

Seems legit.

Anaheim - Kase
Arizona - Galchenyuk, Strome
Buffalo - Eichel (has a MacKinnon type breakout, plays full season without getting injured), Nylander
Columbus - PLD
Edmonton - Puljujarvi
Nashville- Tolvanen
Florida - Tippet
NYR - Buchnevich (60 points), Pionk (solid two way game, 25 points), Andersson (andersson "breakout" would be 35-40 points this year and taking over #2 duties after hayes is traded at deadline)
Islanders- Bellows, beauvillier
Pittsburgh - Sprong
Philadelphia - Provorov
Winnipeg - Roslovic
Vancouver - The obvious Pettersson pick