Photo: Aaron Lynette/National Post

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
Sergei Kostitsyn		 Mike Fisher
Mike Fisher		 Martin Erat
Martin Erat
Andrei Kostitsyn
Andrei Kostitsyn		 David Legwand
David Legwand		 Patric Hornqvist
Patric Hornqvist
Colin Wilson
Colin Wilson		 Nick Spaling
Nick Spaling		 Jordin Tootoo
Jordin Tootoo
Matt Halischuk
Matt Halischuk		 Craig Smith
Craig Smith		 Gabriel Bourque
Gabriel Bourque

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St. Louis Blues (40-17-7, 87 points, 2nd in the West):

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