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In lieu of a mashup this morning, I thought I’d put together the following charts courtesy of the line graphics on DailyFaceoff.com. Look these lineups up and down and consider: is the Leafs‘ scoring depth any worse off? Is their defensive depth really behind? Outside of Pekka Rinne, were any of these goalies that good last season? Based on talent alone, would you be excited to switch rosters with any of these clubs? Why can’t the Leafs use a system that plays to their strengths (or rather, one that helps keep pucks out of the net)?
Nashville Predators (37-20-7, 81 points, 5th in the West)
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Sergei Kostitsyn |
Mike Fisher |
Martin Erat |
Andrei Kostitsyn |
David Legwand |
Patric Hornqvist |
Colin Wilson |
Nick Spaling |
Jordin Tootoo |
Matt Halischuk |
Craig Smith |
Gabriel Bourque |
Goalies | |
---|---|
Pekka Rinne |
Anders Lindback |
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St. Louis Blues (40-17-7, 87 points, 2nd in the West):
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Andy McDonald |
David Backes |
T.J. Oshie |
David Perron |
Chris Stewart |
|
Vladimir Sobotka |
Jason Arnott |
Chris Porter |
B.J. Crombeen |
Scott Nichol |
Ryan Reaves |
Defensive Pairings | |
---|---|
Carlo Colaiacovo |
Alex Pietrangelo |
Barret Jackman |
Kevin Shattenkirk |
Kent Huskins |
Roman Polak |
Goalies | |
---|---|
Jaroslav Halak |
Brian Elliott |
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Phoenix Coyotes (33-22-9, 75 points, 3rd in the West):
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Ray Whitney |
Martin Hanzal |
Radim Vrbata |
Mikkel Boedker |
Antoine Vermette |
Shane Doan |
Raffi Torres |
Daymond Langkow |
Paul Bissonnette |
Lauri Korpikoski |
Boyd Gordon |
Taylor Pyatt |
Defensive Pairings | |
---|---|
Keith Yandle |
Adrian Aucoin |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson |
Michal Rozsival |
Chris Summers |
Michael Stone |
Goalies | |
---|---|
Mike Smith |
Jason LaBarbera |
***
Florida Panthers (30-21-12, 72 points, 3rd in the East):
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Sean Bergenheim |
Stephen Weiss |
Mikael Samuelsson |
Tomas Fleischmann |
Marcel Goc |
Wojtek Wolski |
Shawn Matthias |
Mike Santorelli |
Jack Skille |
Krys Barch |
John Madden |
Jerred Smithson |
Defensive Pairings | |
---|---|
Jason Garrison |
Brian Campbell |
Ed Jovanovski |
Erik Gudbranson |
Keaton Ellerby |
Mike Weaver |
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Toronto Maple Leafs (28-27-7, 65 points, 10th in the East):
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Joffrey Lupul |
Tyler Bozak |
Phil Kessel |
Clarke MacArthur |
Mikhail Grabovski |
Nikolai Kulemin |
Colby Armstrong |
Tim Connolly |
Matt Frattin |
Mike Brown |
Dave Steckel |
Joey Crabb |