Joined: Aug. 2019
Posts: 11
Likes: 4
Not a bad lineup. There's certainly way worse out there. I for one do not like the idea of Olof/Skinner/Jack on the same line. That scoring desperately needs to be spread out or else we will have no one on the 2nd line who can score. I'm sorry but I can't see Johansson/Mitts/Sammy scoring very effectively. They just aren't natural 30 goal scorers (You could argue Sam but eh, I don't think he will be that type of player), which I expect out of at least one 2nd line player. And the very idea of Sammy setting up Olof is just making me froth at the mouth tbh.
That's the only complaint I got on the top 6, I love the 3rd and 4th lines. E-Rod is a phenomenal 3C and can make plays out of thin air for Vesey/Sheary to capitalize on. That = secondary scoring, something we didn't have last year. 4th line is a bit of a hodgepodge, if Smith can be a better at offense Girgensons (Same/better defensively), he has no doubt that LW spot. If Ruotsalainen proves himself and makes a serious case at camp, he'll take Okposo's spot. I wouldn't count on either player to fill those though and Larsson/Girgs were the lifeblood of our PK last year (Along with E-Rod but yep).
EDIT: Thinking back on Olof, he's probably not going to do much at 5v5 this year honestly. He'll more than likely take PP duties. You could anchor him on the 1st line for that or, and I might get slaughtered, he takes Sheary's spot on line 3. So you have a Olof - E-Rod - Vesey line. Same potential scoring from Sheary, but you just shelter Olof and let him naturally develop into the top 6. Honestly it's too hard to predict where he'll play. Just a wait and see game I suppose.