First Line: One guy with size.
1LW: Top skill, size (even if not a black-and-blue player), ability to finish. = Bertuzzi.
1C: Top skill, Foot speed, first power-play unit, 65 points or better, leader. = Barkov.
1RW: Sniper, Foot speed, green light to score, first power-play unit. = Nylander.
Second Line: Two guys with size.
2LW: Size (even if skilled), secondary scoring, second power-play unit. = Greenway.
2C: Second skill level, responsible defensively, face-off skill. = Cirelli.
2RW: Size (with some bite), scoring ability, second power-play unit. = Anderson.
Third Line: Size, fighter disciples.
3LW: Must be smart, above average skating, ability to move, shootout skill. = Bratt.
3C: Penalty killer, face-off guy, high hockey IQ, foot speed a must, workaholic, right-handed shot. = Pageau.
3RW: Size, Second fighter, middleweight, skilled and smart enough to shut people down, penalty killer. = Hartman.
Fourth Line: Grit, fighter disciples.
4LW: Penalty killer, responsible, hard to play against, last minute of each period. = Lemieux.
4C: Size, face-off skill, shot blocker, shutdown role, agitator. = Bellemare.
4RW: Fighter and can play, penalty killer, speed, last minute of each period. = Appleton.
13th Forward: Tougness, fight in any weight class. = Kolesar.
First Defence Pair: Skill.
1LD: Can move puck, or lug it out of trouble, top-end foot speed, high hockey IQ. = Theodore.
1RD: Size, play against top line, hard shot, can shut people down and move the puck, right-handed shot. = Pesce.
Second Defence Pair: Size.
2LD: Skill, second power-play unit, good decision-maker, eliminate/pin (even if no hard finish), some penalty killing. = Muzzin.
2RD: Smart, mobile, finish and pin/eliminate, some bite, penalty killer, right-hand shot. = Weegar.
Third Defence Pair: Big size, one fighter.
3LD: Penalty Killer, hard minutes against bottom-six forwards, third fighter. = Cole.
3RD: Size, hard to play against, fights when needed, finish checks hard, penalty killer. = Bortuzzo.
Goaltenders.
Starter: Play 60-65 games, battles, elite athlete, great mechanics. = Demko.
Backup: Great work ethic in practice, push the starter, makes shooters better, survive with low workload, popular. = Allen
Really nice squad here! I only have two things really to comment on, Appleton isn't really a 4th liner and Weegar is widely regarded as a top pairing defenseman. I think is a little unfair to the players to put them in those roles if I am being harsh. Everything else looks great tho, fantastic job!
Really nice squad here! I only have two things really to comment on, Appleton isn't really a 4th liner and Weegar is widely regarded as a top pairing defenseman. I think is a little unfair to the players to put them in those roles if I am being harsh. Everything else looks great tho, fantastic job!
Thanks
And also about your comment, i could probably switch Appleton with someone else, i just couldnt think of another PKer. However i feel Weegar is a solid top-4 and should still count.
I cannot see this team winning at a high level. No game breaker like past Cup champions (Kucherov, Ovechkin, Crosby, Kane, Marchand, Tarasenko) etc. or superstar goalies (Quick, Vasilevsky).
Probably a playoff team but I can’t see them winning four rounds.
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