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BRENDAN GALLAGHER
Short on stature and big on guts, he’s gunning
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JOE THORNTON
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JACK EICHEL
He started out as a deer in headlights, but now
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but that s more about how to improve a Fer P.K. Subban in Nashville. Like the stylish expansive thinking like say bigger nets
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The World Cup of Hockey. Best on best Ron MacLean’s Return. No disrespect to Pavel Datsyuk in Arizona. Does this
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12 UFA WATCH 13 THE VEGAS EFFECT 14 ROOKIE WATCH
16 WHAT’S NEW 17 WHAT THE FANS SAY 18 DOWN GOES BROWN
MCDAVID NEEDLE
There was a base we were will
ing to pay potential on but it s Are we underestimating McDavid?
Recent superstars, minus Ovie, all saw
heavy on performance
giant leaps in production in Year 2
ϐ
The McDavid brand won’t truly gain traction until the Oilers was last season he did not move
start winning, forcing NBC and the U.S. fan to pay attention the needle for the Oilers a team
that was only slightly better
LEMIEUX
BY KEN CAMPBELL with him for a YEAR 1 1.37 | YEAR 2 1.78
points percentage than it was INCREASE:
29.9%
IF CONNOR MCDAVID is as good as Oilers are scheduled to appear when he was injured
an Edmonton Oilers sophomore on one NBC game this season Philadelphia defenseman
as he was as a rookie and plays When it comes to generating the
ǡ ϐ
an game season he ll put highest viewership levels pos ished ahead of McDavid in vot
up points in And if sible the formula for NBC Sports ing for the Calder Trophy played
N(L scoring stays at about the
same pace as it did last season
is a combination of big markets
winning records and attractive
for a team that was
with him in the lineup and
LINDROS
YEAR 1 1.23 | YEAR 2 1.49
that would give him the (ockey matchups And star power The when he was in the minors
Reference adjusted equivalent of Oilers possess just one of those to start the season and later INCREASE:
21.1%
a point season That s push in McDavid injured Gostisbehere had such
ing the boundaries of the same That doesn t mean the Oilers a positive impact on the Flyers
stratosphere as the likes of Eric will never appear on NBC but that they might not have made
Lindros Alex Ovechkin Mario the network will need to see the playoffs without him
Lemieux Wayne Gretzky and something more than a tease So the question remains if Mc
Sidney Crosby in their sopho
more seasons
from McDavid and Oilers As
with any team the Oilers can
David ultimately becomes what
much of the hockey world thinks
CROSBY
YEAR 1 1.26 | YEAR 2 1.52
And that s if McDavid s only as play their way onto our sched he will become which is the best
INCREASE:
good as he was in when ule an NBC spokesperson said player in the world can he make
his season was truncated to
games points by a shoulder
injury )f he s better as T(N s an
nual Fantasy Pool Guide suggests
he will be we have him scoring
YOU CAN’T TALK
ABOUT POTENTIAL.
that imprint in both Canada and
the U S playing for a smaller
market Mountain Time Zone
based team such as the Oilers
Gretzky did make inroads
20.6%
points in that will in that area but he didn t truly GRETZKY
put him right in the midst of that
group of superstars
YOU HAVE TO TALK hit the big time in terms of his
brand until he was traded to
YEAR 1 1.73 | YEAR 2 2.05
INCREASE:
)n Canada McDavid has been
ABOUT THEIR Los Angeles )t was then that he
a part of the hockey world s con
sciousness since he was so
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much when they see an ad fea
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ACCOMPLISHMENT
– Brian Cooper, sponsorship expert
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No doubt about it Cooper said
of McDavid s chances of increas
ing his brand in Edmonton Be
cause ) ll tell you what will hap
18.5%
dock with a talking Penguin in
a television commercial for the
in an email to T(N As they get
more competitive they ll see
pen The N(L will then put its
support behind him (e would
MCDAVID
YEAR 1 1.07 | YEAR 2 1.20*
Canadian )mperial Bank of Com more airtime be their shining star so you re INCREASE:
merce Just and with no N(L )t s a sentiment echoed by going to make sure NBC covers
playoff games on his resume
McDavid already has partner
ships with CCM Canadian Tire
and Biosteel which have added
at least million in endorse
Cooper the president and CEO
of S E Sponsorship which rep
resented a corporate client in
negotiations with McDavid )n
Canada McDavid has already
him as well as any of the jewel
events the N(L has like the All
Star Game and the N(L Awards
With McDavid s Oilers moving
into a new arena and a renewed
12.1%
ment money to McDavid s port
folio according to sports mar
lived up to the hype that was
being generated for the three
enthusiasm for the roster and its
potential there is a lot to antici
OVECHKIN
YEAR 1 1.31 | YEAR 2 1.12
keting expert Brian Cooper years prior to him being drafted pate But now is time for action INCREASE:
But when it comes to universal ϐ ʹͲͳͷǤ Dz
ǯ Not only must McDavid be oth
appeal McDavid has a long way
to go before he enters the con
sciousness of the casual Ameri
can hockey fan )t doesn t help
that neither McDavid nor the
talk about potential you have
to talk about their accomplish
ments Cooper said And he
doesn t have an accomplishment
yet One of my clients negotiated
erworldly the Oilers will have to
hold up their end of the bargain
and become a contending team
Only then will McDavid begin to
become the face of the N(L
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AGENT BRENT
BURNS
WATCH
There were some wise choices from last year’s crop of
UFAs, but next year’s menu will have GMs salivating.
Let the Brent Burns watch begin
BY RYAN KENNEDY
2016-17 2017-18
WE ALMOST HAD a huge one For a while there it really looked like BESIDES RUINING THE UFApocalypse that would have been Stamkos
Steven Stamkos was going to test the free agent waters )n the end he Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman also yanked Victor (edman
stayed with Tampa Bay But there were some big names that moved and Andrei Vasilevskiy off the market by getting their names on
addresses in free agency this summer and some good deals in terms extensions Oh well There s still plenty to get excited about (ere are
ȂǤϐǣ ϐ ǣ
BRIAN CAMPBELL CHICAGO Maybe not a typical No. 1, since Campbell is 37 and BRENT BURNS SAN JOSE Beastly in both game and visage, Burns was huge on the
only signed for one year, but the veteran is just what Chicago needed: a mobile veteran Sharks blueline last year, putting in a near-Norris performance thanks to his ofense and
who can take pressure of the overworked top dogs. Plus, he knows the town and has a physical play. Burns, 31, led all NHL defensemen with 27 goals and his combination of
Stanley Cup ring from his previous stay with the team. talents would make him a huge get if the Sharks don’t lock him down first.
CONTRACT: 1 year; $2.25 million AAV CAP HIT: $5.76 million
KYLE OKPOSO BUFFALO Not only did the Sabres win the Okposo sweepstakes by BEN BISHOP TAMPA BAY Since the Bolts already signed Vasilevskiy, it would seem
inking the heavy and talented 28-year-old winger, but they also shook a reputation at as though Bishop’s tenure in Tampa won’t last much longer. Which is incredible, because
the same time. Bufalo hasn’t been great attracting free agent talent, but with a young the towering stopper is one of the premier netminders around. If Bishop, 29, can stay
core and dedicated ownership, that’s changing. This signing could open the floodgates. healthy, he’ll be a Vezina-caliber goalie for whichever team he ends up with.
CONTRACT: 7 years, $6 million AAV CAP HIT: $5.95 million
TROY BROUWER CALGARY He was a crucial part of the Blues’ run to the confer- BRAD MARCHAND BOSTON Oh, you hate to play against him, but you know you
ence final, and now he joins a Calgary team trying to get back to the playofs. Brouwer’s want him on your team. Marchand, 28, was a scoring machine last year, making magic
big body, heavy game and veteran presence make him a great foil for fellow forwards with Patrice Bergeron. But he also proved at the World Championship he could succeed
Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan and Sam Bennett – the team’s evolving young core. with other linemates. Marchand’s combination of talent and nastiness is hard to find.
Brouwer, 31, is a playof performer and Cup winner, with Chicago in 2010. CAP HIT: $4.5 million
CONTRACT: 4 years, $4.5 million AAV
KEVIN SHATTENKIRK ST. LOUIS Top-end defenders are so hard to find, and Shat-
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JASON DEMERS FLORIDA The Panthers souped up their blueline, building around tenkirk will still be just 28 if he gets to market next July. Mobile and ofensively talented,
Aaron Ekblad and Keith Yandle. Demers, 28, comes in to a top-four role fresh of a nice he can log big minutes and lord over a power play. Trade rumors have swirled around
season in Dallas, where he played decent minutes and drove possession well. him since last season, but the Blues are right to seek a big return if they are to deal him.
CONTRACT: 5 years, $4.5 million AAV CAP HIT: $4.25 million
LEE STEMPNIAK CAROLINA Stempniak is on his 10th NHL team, but that’s only ALEX STEEN ST. LOUIS Steen plays against top lines and takes on all sorts of
because the 33-year-old sniper seems to be in demand every trade deadline. Carolina tough assignments, using smarts and physicality to get his job done. He led all St. Louis
got him for less than $3 million, which is pretty good for a guy who proved last season forwards in ice time and finished second to Vladimir Tarasenko in points. He will be 33 if
he could still score. He’ll join a group of young forwards who can use his wisdom. he gets to the open market, but a short-term deal would pay dividends.
CONTRACT: 2 years, $2.5 million AAV CAP HIT: $5.8 million
THE EXPANSION DRAFT that will stock the N(L s st franchise the Las Vegas
Lost Weekends or something like that is nearly a year away but already
teams are making strategic moves to prepare for it
Current teams will have the option to protect just seven forwards three
defensemen and one goalie or eight skaters and one goalie Existing teams
ϐǦ
Ǧ
players are exempt The one goalie proviso is having the earliest impact FREDERIK
ANDERSEN
with some clubs having already shipped out keepers for fear of losing
them for nothing in return And there are more swaps to come
The St Louis Blues decided Jake Allen is their man between
the pipes so they traded Brian Elliott to the Calgary Flames
The Anaheim Ducks with John Gibson and Frederik Andersen
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Ǥ
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ing in will now surely trade Ben Bishop for the same reason
Other goalies who will probably be available include Mike Smith of
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Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins Jimmy (oward of the Detroit
JIMMY Red Wings and Andrew (ammond of the Ottawa Senators
HOWARD The N(L s desire is for Las Vegas to be competitive right away That
said the N(L s other teams will do their best to manipulate their proǦ
tected lists so the new franchise doesn t get any of its top players
One N(L GM who requested anonymity said teams may go as far
as keeping a player around for next season that they would otherǦ
wise move just to have him available to the incoming Las Vegas team
Once you analyze your roster you may want to keep a guy you d
otherwise try to trade if you have a strong feeling Vegas will pick
him and stay away from your other players in the expansion draft
he said )t s an unusual way to do business but this is an unǦ
usual circumstance MIKE
SMITH
Las Vegas will choose forwards nine defensemen
and three goalies with an aggregate expansion draft
value between and percent of this season s upǦ
per limit for the salary cap
Las Vegas will also have the opportunity to make trades
prior to the expansion draft with the hope of preǦ
venting handshake deals where Vegas avoids
drafting a certain player from a team for a fuǦ
ture payment
The N(L teams must submit their protectǦ
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p m June The selections will be released June
BUZZ
ROOKIE
WATCH
A combination of teens fresh off the draft floor and prospects
who’ve been marinating in development leagues are ready to
take the NHL by storm. But who will snag the Calder?
AUSTON
MATTHEWS
BY RYAN KENNEDY
IT’S GOING TO be a sweet race for the Calder Trophy Sure the big injury
to Connor McDavid took some shine off last year s derby which we all
thought was going to be a McDavid Eichel heavyweight tilt but the can
didates for are varied and also elite Not only did we get another
excellent draft class in but some of the holdovers from and
earlier are pretty special as well
)t s been a while since a goalie took rookie of the year honors Steve
Mason but after his Stanley Cup run is it safe to doubt Matt Murray
On the other hand McDavid s injury might have prevented a third straight
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here are some of the big names to watch
The Arizona Kid will literally Winnipeg is only one No pressure, kid, but the He’s been on a high-speed The table has been set for
be front and center in To- season removed from the Oilers traded Taylor Hall train since 17, when he the middle Strome brother.
ronto, as the Maple Leafs get playofs and has some nice after they drafted you. While decided to fast-track high The big center nearly made
their No. 1 pivot of the future, weapons up front in Mark expectations will be high on school in order to play for the team straight from the
today. Matthews will get Scheifele, Blake Wheeler Puljujarvi, there’s no doubt the University of Michigan a draft, but more seasoning in
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shelter from the older Nazem and the ascending Nikolaj the powerful right winger year early. All the gambles junior allowed time for Strome
Kadri down the middle, but Ehlers. Laine is a bull with a has the right pedigree. The have paid of. When Werenski to add muscle to his frame.
make no mistake: the rookie’s wicked shot who spent the world juniors MVP and world left the Wolverines after his Now, he must seize a great
pedigree defines him as a past season getting medals under-18 gold medallist sophomore year, he headed opportunity in Arizona, where
rising star. Matthews has the draped around his neck. The boasts a great stride, fantastic straight to the AHL, where the Coyotes have strength on
size, smarts and skill to be a fact he was named MVP of playmaking ability and a he guided Lake Erie to the wings but need someone
dominant force in the NHL the World Championship responsible side. Plus, he’s Cleveland’s first Calder Cup in down the middle. Strome has
and while big numbers should – a tournament filled with very competitive. He’ll also be more than 50 years. With size, the smarts and the playmak-
not be expected right away, NHLers – bodes well for the surrounded by some great of- mobility and the skills to play ing skills to feed those wing-
he will grow alongside fellow teenager. Laine plays with a fensive talent to help push his in all situations, Werenski will ers, and with strong vets such
young guns Mitch Marner lot of confidence and spirit, so numbers in the right direction, be the fourth horseman in Co- as Shane Doan and Jamie
and William Nylander, giving thoughts and prayers to the and the presence of Connor lumbus’ burgeoning top four McGinn around, he need not
the franchise a much-needed first NHLer who tries to stand McDavid means the spotlight along with Seth Jones, Ryan worry about being pushed
ofensive upgrade. him up at the blueline. won’t sear too much. Murray and David Savard. around in his rookie campaign.
PATRIK
LAINE
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MIKKO RANTANEN IVAN PROVOROV NICK SCHMALTZ ESA LINDELL MATT MURRAY
COLORADO, RW PHILADELPHIA, D CHICAGO, C DALLAS, D PITTSBURGH, G
The Avalanche couldn’t have Not that Evgeny Medvedev Stan Bowman’s burden He may not be the best- Like John Gibson the year
asked for a better season from was going to be much of a is Schmaltz’s golden op- known name out there, but prior, it’s funny to think of
Rantanen. Not only did the hindrance anyway, but the portunity. Chicago’s GM once Lindell has quietly put himself Murray as a rookie, but he fits
teenager win World Junior Russian veteran’s sudden again had to make cap-saving on track for a job in Dallas. Calder criterion because he
Championship gold on home departure from Philly bodes trades this summer, and the Past the established top-four, only played 13 regular season
ice in Finland, but he also well for Provorov, who has exit of Teuvo Teravainen there is room for ascent on games. In the playofs, he
broke rookie records for goals, pretty much run the show in means Schmaltz had a great the Stars and Lindell brings a pulled a Ken Dryden and led
assists and points in AHL San major junior for two seasons reason to leave North Dakota big frame and great two-way the Penguins to a Stanley
Antonio. Rantanen started the now. The WHL defenseman early. Coming of a national play. He’s ahead of Julius Cup, winning 15 games along
season with the Avalanche, of the year led the Brandon championship, the scintillat- Honka and Jamie Oleksiak is the way. There is rampant
but without enough ice time Wheat Kings to a league ing playmaker will now join on his last chance to prove he speculation Murray has
to justify his presence, they title and once again put up another perennial winner with can be a regular NHLer. And already usurped Marc-Andre
wisely sent him down to play sick ofensive numbers for a a Hawks moniker, though while Lindell may not be a Fleury in Pittsburgh, and
a bigger role. Rantanen, a defenseman. Though the Fly- the stakes are now higher. marquee name right now, he while he may end up split-
power forward with a wire ers have a number of veterans Schmaltz, with his vision, will has already been on the inter- ting duties initially, it’s hard
shot and great maturity, even under contract, they found have no problem meshing national radar, earning a spot not to see the steel-nerved
got to kill penalties in San space for Shayne Gostisbe- with Chicago’s talented on Finland’s World Cup team Murray as the No. 1 long term,
Antonio, so he’ll be ready for here, and Provorov has just as forwards, and his high-skill (and he didn’t sneak in – he especially with the expansion
anything with Colorado. much upside. game is perfect for the era. was part of the initial 16). draft coming up.
WHAT S ’
COACHES
NEW
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RANDY CARLYLE ANAHEIM
Everything old is new again in Anaheim, as the Ducks brought back
the only coach to lead the franchise to a Stanley Cup championship.
Carlyle did it with at least three Hall of Famers on his roster (Chris
Pronger, Scott Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne), but still – he did it.
The years since have been a struggle, and the big question is whether
the veteran can coach a puck possession game.
The Leafs and Ducks are looking to the past for future inspiration.
But they’re not alone. From major staff shake-ups to jerseys and GUY BOUCHER OTTAWA
A rare double-Swiss hire, as the Sens bring in Guy Boucher and a new
an entire downtown development based around a state-of-the-art associate coach in Marc Crawford, both of whom coached in Switzer-
arena, change is in the air for 2016-17 BY RYAN KENNEDY land last season. Boucher gets his second NHL shot after a previous
stint in Tampa Bay, while Crawford brings a Stanley Cup title from his
Colorado days. Boucher was in a tough situation with the Lightning
JERSEYS when he was let go. Yet, at the time, some of his veterans seemed to
have tuned out. That won’t be a problem in Ottawa, with a younger
team that needs guidance and a bit of a jump-start.
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and Sam Bennett will all make the coach’s job a little easier, but
expectations for the team are high since the goaltending problem
seems to have been solved with the acquisition of Brian Elliott.
Before landing the Flames job, Gulutzan was an assistant coach
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS in Vancouver. During his first year, he was under John Tortorella –
With the franchise’s 100th season upon whose other assistant was future Penguins coach Mike Sullivan.
us, the Maple Leafs had to come out in
style, so they put together a new look
that still embraces the past. The logo GMs
itself draws elements from the 1940s and
1960s versions, while the 13 veins on top JOHN CHAYKA ARIZONA
(for the franchise’s 13 Stanley Cups) add The boy wonder from southern Ontario became the youngest GM in
another layer to the fun. NHL history when the Coyotes hired him at 26, and Chayka has not
shrunk from the task. He is an advanced stats star who is in charge
of implementing coach/VP of hockey ops Dave Tippett’s big picture
vision for the squad. His first big coup was landing veteran defense-
man Alex Goligoski. He then showed some boldness in taking on Pavel
ARENA Datsyuk’s dead contract from Detroit to move up with his second pick
in the draft, which he used to pluck the falling Jakob Chychrun.
ROGERS PLACE, EDMONTON
Rogers Place appears to be a big winner
for the city of Edmonton and the Oilers. TOM ROWE FLORIDA
The architecture both inside and out looks Similar to Chayka’s situation, Rowe comes into a GM’s role with a big
marvelous, and, of course, there will be all name still in the house. Former GM and Panthers architect Dale Tallon
sorts of tech goodies for fans, including what is being billed as the largest “true” high will now focus more on talent evaluation and less on paperwork,
definition scoreboard in the NHL. Taking a cue from the Bufalo Sabres, Edmonton built and Rowe will have a lot of help elsewhere too: the Cats have really
its new rink right downtown to be a potential magnet for the city. It’s all part of a huge shaken up their brain trust and embraced analytics. Rowe got busy
undertaking in the city known as the Ice District. Condos, a casino and a public plaza are early, landing Keith Yandle and remaking his defense corps around
also in the works in the area. cornerstone Aaron Ekblad.
OVECHKIN
TAVARES
Tyler Seguin 5%
CROSBY
21% TROPHY?
OTHER
BENN
KANE
Others 14%
Sidney Crosby 7%
LANDE
VI
Vladimir Tarasenko 6%
STROME
LJU
OTHER 23%
W. NY
Other 24%
PU
WHO WILL
WIN THE
VEZINA
CAREY PRICE BRADEN HOLTBY BEN BISHOP JONATHAN QUICK HENRIK LUNDQVIST OTHER
TROPHY? 34% 21% 9% 6% 6% 24%
RAY BOURQUE
DOWN
GOES
BROWN
FIVE
LEGENDS RAY BOURQUE
COLORADO AVALANCHE, 2001
DOMINIK HASEK
THE CUP
21 years, during which he captured five THE LONG WAIT: Hasek’s career was all
Norris Trophies and was a first-team about waiting. He didn’t make the NHL
all-star 12 times. Despite being his genera- until he was 25 and didn’t become a
tion’s best defenseman, he debuted in full-time starter until he was 28. But from
the 1970s and made it to the turn of the there he quickly established himself as the
millennium without earning a ring. league’s very best, winning the Vezina six
Think ‘Ovie’ just isn’t a winner? Be patient. times in eight years. But with the Sabres
declining and a big option year payday
These stars had long waits for their first Cup WORST NEAR-MISS: The Bruins made
the final twice during Bourque’s career, looming, Hasek’s time in Bufalo came to
in 1988 and 1990. But both times, they an end in 2001 without a title.
BY SEAN MCINDOE ran into the Edmonton Oilers, and they BOURQUE: HHOF IMAGES; HASEK: DAVE SANDFORD/GETTY IMAGES/NHLI
only managed to win one game between WORST NEAR-MISS: Well, there was that
ALEX OVECHKIN HAS been criticized for a lack of production at the two series. (They also managed to certain Brett Hull goal in the 1999 final…
key moments and an inability to lead the Capitals to a deep become the only team in final history
playoff run Not everyone agrees with plenty of voices defend to be swept in five games, thanks to a HOW IT FINALLY ENDED: It’s easy to
ing Ovechkin s track record But the fact remains that years Boston Garden power failure that forced forget now, but the trade that sent Hasek
into his N(L career Ovechkin has racked up record breaking the suspension of a game in 1988.) to Detroit was an odd one at the time.
numbers and plenty of individual awards but no Stanley Cup The Red Wings already had Chris Osgood,
So it may be worth remembering that still leaves him in HOW IT FINALLY ENDED: The good news who’d won two Cups with them. But
pretty good company Plenty of legendary N(Lers never won it for Ovechkin is that Bourque finally did Hasek represented a clear upgrade, so
all with names like Marcel Dionne Gilbert Perreault and Darryl get his Cup. The bad news for Caps fans they made the move, and it paid of. They
Sittler failing to earn a ring But there have also been plenty of is that it took a trade for it to happen. The won the Cup, Hasek got his ring, and then
Bruins dealt Bourque (at his request), retired. It was a storybook ending. (Then
superstars who did get their Cup they just had to wait for it
sending him to Colorado at the trade he came back a year later, shivving Curtis
And in some cases they waited a lot longer than Ovechkin has deadline in 2000. The Avs didn’t win it all Joseph and eventually teaming with a
So let s offer up some hope to Ovechkin not to mention guys that year, but Bourque returned for one returning Osgood to win a second Cup
like (enrik Lundqvist Roberto Luongo Joe Thornton and the more run, and finally got his Stanley Cup in 2008. Look, it was Dominik Hasek; the
Ȍϐ in 2001, leading to an iconic Cup-pass storybook ending was always going to be
ͳʹϐǤ from Joe Sakic. a weird one.)
STEVE YZERMAN
STEVE YZERMAN
DETROIT RED WINGS, 1997
THE LONG WAIT: Let’s take pity on Washington
fans by ending with a guy who won his champi-
onship without ever playing a game for another
franchise. Despite being recognized as one of the
best players of his generation, Yzerman was still
without a Cup 13 years into his career. That was
despite putting up gaudy ofensive numbers and
leading the Red Wings to all sorts of regular sea-
TEEMU SELANNE son success, both of which may sound familiar
to Caps fans.
ANAHEIM DUCKS, 2007 In fact, as bizarre as it sounds now, there
THE LONG WAIT: Selanne was drafted was a time when it wasn’t uncommon to hear
in 1988, debuted in 1992, played for hockey fans talk about Yzerman the same way
JOHNNY BUCYK
four teams and was an all-star 10 times so many talk about Ovechkin today. He was a
once the 2007 playofs arrived. But at regular season player, a numbers guy who didn’t
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36, he’d never been to a Stanley Cup know how to come through when it counted.
final. And much like Ovechkin, he made There was even talk of trading him, including a
it through the first dozen years of his rumored deal that would send him to Ottawa for
career without even making it out of the Alexei Yashin.
second round. Think about that: there were people who
thought that if Detroit wanted to win it all, the
JOHNNY BUCYK WORST NEAR-MISS: Selanne finally
got a taste of the conference final in
team had to replace Yzerman with Yashin – and
their ranks included plenty of Red Wings fans.
BOSTON BRUINS, 1970 2006 with the Ducks before losing to Keep that in mind the next time somebody tries
THE LONG WAIT: The future Hall of Famer broke into the upstart Oilers. But his toughest miss to tell you the Capitals need to move on from
the NHL with the Red Wings in 1955. After two years probably came in 2003-04, when Se- Ovechkin.
in Detroit, he was dealt to Boston for Terry Sawchuk in lanne and Paul Kariya took massive pay
what turned out to be one of the bigger trades in NHL cuts to join a star-studded Avalanche WORST NEAR-MISS: The Red Wings were swept
history. Much like Bourque, he found that winning a Cup team that looked like it could steamroll in the 1995 Cup final, but 1996 was probably
in Boston was easier said than done. to a championship. Instead, he had the more painful. That was the year the Wings won
least productive season of his career and an NHL-record 62 games, then lost to the Avs in
WORST NEAR-MISS: Bucyk and the Bruins lost in the the Avs went out in Round 2. To make the conference final, which launched the legend-
final his first year there, in 1958, and were defeated matters worse, they were knocked out ary rivalry between the two teams.
in the de facto final (because the winner would play by the Sharks, the team Selanne had left
the second-year St. Louis Blues for the Cup) in 1969. to come to Colorado. HOW IT FINALLY ENDED: The Red Wings didn’t
In between, they endured an eight-year stretch where panic after that 1996 disappointment. They
they missed the playofs every season. HOW IT FINALLY ENDED: Selanne and stayed the course, added a few more pieces,
the Ducks finally broke through in 2007, and passed on Yashin-for-Yzerman. Then they
HOW IT FINALLY ENDED: In his 15th season and just beating the Senators in five to capture went out and won back-to-back Cups, followed
two days before his 35th birthday, Bucyk finally got his the Cup for the first time. Everyone felt by a third in 2002. Yzerman retired in 2006 and
first Cup in 1970 when Bobby Orr scored his famous happy Selanne could ride of into the is now viewed as one of the greatest winners in
overtime winner. Bucyk won a second Cup two years sunset with a title. Then he played for NHL history. If you’re an Ovechkin fan looking for
later, and played in the NHL until the age of 42. seven more years. the best-case scenario, it looks a lot like this.
B
eing dubbed the second coming of look for that opening pass and when ) should
Chris Pronger is tough to live up to dump the puck You could say ) ve learned it
Just ask Victor (edman (eralded as the hard way but compared to where ) was
one of the most intriguing prospects a few years ago it feels like ) ve made a long
to play in the Swedish League (edman had and pretty cool journey
everything going for him in when he Often with hulking defensemen in the
burst onto the scene with Modo at Scouts mold of Pronger and Zdeno Chara it takes
drooled over his rare blend of skill size and ϐǡ
skating ability and media proclaimed him tery over their limbs and develop the co or
the next big Swedish thing in the N(L dination needed to handle the on ice chaos
But the road to stardom was bumpier than (edman went through these same ordeals
anyone himself included had anticipated but thanks to a fellow countryman and for
ϐ mer N(L defenseman his physical status has
Bay Lightning who picked him second over improved greatly over the past few years
all in (edman struggled to meet expec (ans Jonsson played games with
tations especially his own )t was a pretty
long process with a lot of ups and downs for
the Pittsburgh Penguins between
After his playing career ended he
and
YOU COULD SAY I’VE
me (edman said ) came here when ) was
faced superstars every night and played
took the Gary Roberts route and became a
personal trainer specializing in hockey play LEARNED THE HARD WAY,
against big men at a fast pace )t was a very
tough adjustment for me
ers (e felt that he had been practising the
wrong way when he was active (edman BUT COMPARED TO WHERE
(aving achieved success as a creative said about Jonsson (e had a lot of back
I WAS A FEW YEARS AGO,
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offense minded player at every level (ed problems and other injuries So when he got
man expected nothing less in the N(L But his education he devoted himself to prevent
when things didn t work he got caught in a
ǤDz
ing others from making the mistakes he felt
he had made (e s very dedicated and ) owe
IT FEELS LIKE I’VE MADE
ing that you sometimes make mistakes he
said )n the beginning ) always tried to over
a lot of my own success to him My endurance
is much better today as ) ve been trained to
A LONG AND PRETTY
compensate for every mistake ) made and )
wound up doing too much trying to be too
handle to
and the playoffs
minutes a night for games COOL JOURNEY
Ǥ
Ǥdz After spending the past seven years with
Ǥ
ǯ the Lightning (edman secured his long term then there have been new coaches a new GM
thing turned around but the Lightning future with the franchise by agreeing to a Ǥ ǯ
ϐǦ new eight year contract extension worth together and that has made our relationship
ʹͲͳͳ ϐ
Ǥ
Ǥ very strong
ϐ
only two days after captain Steven Stamkos
ize management had patience with his de had put his signature on an eight year pact mitment to the Lightning the team will be a
velopment Although there were times he Ǥ
Ǥ Stanley Cup contender for years to come And
felt disheartened about his game he didn t kos quickly pointed out how much (edman s (edman now has become that Norris
stop believing in his abilities ) never hid presence meant to his decision to stay in Ǧ
or became passive ) stuck to my guns he Ǥ Ǥ Dz he would be Although he doesn t display the
said )t s all about learning when where had a lot of contact during this process and snarl reminiscent of Pronger (edman is in
Ǥǡ knew where we had each other (edman the midst of creating a standard of his own
strengths is that ) know how to balance my said Stammer and ) have been playing now he s the big skilled smooth skating de
game ) know when ) should join the rush and together for so long and have become really fenseman who prospects will be compared to
when ) should sit back ) know when ) should Ǥ ǯ in the future
THERE’S
IN WHO I AM
ME. I ALWAYS
FEEL THAT I’M
I DON’T THINK
ANYBODY LIKE
VERY DISTINCT
FOR ANYONE TO DESCRIBE ME
WHO I NEVER MET, I LAUGH AT THAT.
or more to live after it s over
I THINK IT’S HILARIOUS interview For all his humor affa
)t s usually only when they get bility and playfulness he exudes
married have kids or near the ǡϐǤǯǡ
Ǧ
end of their career that they give could never put me on a talk show with those people because they d when it comes to the business of
thought to what they might do be made a fool ǤǤǤDz
and who they might be after they Not that Subban hasn t stoked those opinions with some occasional think of a brand they can see it
ϐ
Ȃǡ ǤʹͲͳͲǡϐ
as self centered but it s not re
is more often the case hockey out Subban for his over the top goal celebrations and on ice chirping ally about that Subban says )
ϐ Ǥ
calling his antics disrespectful to the game Soon afterward a fellow should be able to have a say on
tainly don t think about it when player weighed in on Subban when Mike Richards then of Philadel what ) want people to talk about
they re single childless famous phia made a similar charge intimating retribution would be coming when it comes to me )n order
fabulously rich and still just Subban s way if the year old rookie kept disrespecting his peers to do that you ve got to take
From anyone else that out Controversy followed Subban on his own team too Over his six control of it because media and
look would give off the air of an years in Montreal he got into altercations at practice with teammates people will build their own per
athlete with a half hearted love
ǡ
ǡ ceptions of you
for the game and a half assed of tension in the dressing room between Subban and the rest of the Since Subban arrived in the
dedication to it Yet no one not team were often in the air Whether they were true truish or com ϐʹͲͳͲǡ
even his detractors and there
ǡǯ
Ǥ his evolution has been swift (e
are many doubts Subban s pas unanimously adored him When the trade went down fans went
sion or his commitment to his berserk irate the organization had dealt its most beloved player For N(L s best defenseman barely
craft Before arriving at the stu whatever reason those calling the shots in (abs management never a month after turning the
dio by a m Subban got to the embraced their superstar like the fans did his personality deemed second youngest player to do
gym for one of his two a day ϐ
ǯ
Ǥ so in nearly years And he s
workouts And midway through (owever people choose to describe him Subban owns himself un well on his way to becoming a
the six hour shoot he shows no conditionally (e says he has matured since his perceived cockiness millionaire so many times over
signs of fatigue (e s a boundless rubbed hockey s culture barons the wrong way though admits he still that he could afford to donate
ball of energy who simply needs has more to do Still he remains as brash as he was when hockey s some of those cool millions to
multiple outlets to release it and self anointed sentinels of tradition started calling him out for a lack the Montreal Children s (ospi
in front of the camera is one of of respect And he s unapologetic about wearing many hats not just tal last year Subban has made
his most natural environments a helmet (e s a hockey player yes but he s also a brand a business it and now he has it made (e
to do that in man an artist and a philanthropist ) don t think there s anybody like knows hockey won t last forever
For all the camera time and me Subban says ) always feel that ) m very distinct in who ) am so he s taking advantage of his
public appearances however ) m very comfortable with who ) am but ) do things differently than sports celebrity by parlaying it
there are sides of himself Subban maybe most year olds into other worlds he can live in
doesn t divulge When pressed
ǡ when his playing career is over
for details of his workout he Ǥ ǡǯϐ
doesn t relent Despite saying ϐǤ
ȋǯ
he can t wait for the season to right days not weeks and he talks about his suits like a marine see Whatever that turns out
get started he doesn t want to ϐǤϐ
ǯǡ to be we know this much the
talk about training for it (e no matter how stylish and well designed (is pocket square has to be heat won t bother him Like
says he doesn t want people to half an inch above the pocket line no more and never in a triangle every N(L player he wants to
know that side of him Perhaps (is tie has to be a double Windsor nothing else (is pants have to win a Stanley Cup No surprise
ϐ
be long enough so his socks don t show when he s standing up yet there But unlike the others it s
the perfectly polished brand short enough so they ride up just the right height to reveal a carefully not Stanley Cup or bust for Sub
he has worked so hard to cre
Ǥ
ǡǡ ǤDzϐ
Ǥ ǡ ϐ are always patterned never plain Whatever he s wearing though N(L my mindset was differ
the public perception of him is what you see is only half of what you get with Subban )f you have a ent then than it is now after six
enthusiastic goal celebrations good man and a s ty suit that doesn t work )f you have a s ty man years Subban said You learn
ϐ ǡ
and a good suit that still doesn t work he says ) believe you need you understand the game you
and contentious quotes )f peo both You can t have one without the other understand your business you
ple don t know what goes on understand that you can t play
behind the scenes well then so hockey for the rest of your life
much the better Subban is one As much as ) hope ) have a lot of
of those players everyone seems Behind the scenes at the photo shoot Subban is as playful and ac years ahead of me it doesn t last
to have an opinion of good or commodating as he is in front of the camera even though he s in his forever so you have to realize
bad and he has no problem with fourth hour of shooting and there s still another shot to do )n be that and realize what you want
that For anybody to describe tween he opens up an hour to the media Unlike most of his peers out of it For me the No thing
me who ) ve never met ) mean ǯ
Ȃ
is ) want a Stanley Cup But there
) laugh at that ) think it s hilari has to pay for getting paid millions )t s an opportunity for him to cre Ǥ
ous Subban said When people ate his own narrative a chance to direct his own show and not let other things in my career that
ǡǮǤǤǯǯǡǮǯ someone else write the public script for his life At one point he stern ) want to accomplish as well
never met that guy before in my ǯǤdz
SMALL TALK ,
BIG MINUTES
Brodie is a man of so few words, the hockey world outside Calgary
hardly knows a thing about the most unheralded D-men in the NHL.
That’s about to change BY RANDY SPORTAK
T
he expression was deadpan the reac Still on a Flames club that features Mark played with Brodie the past three seasons in
tion unassuming Just as to be expected Giordano and up and comer Dougie (am Calgary before signing with Colorado
by anybody who knows TJ Brodie ilton on the blueline plus a couple dynamic Added Giordano the Flames captain
Told he was to be the subject of an forwards in Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Mo DzǯǦϐǦǤǯ
word personality piece Brodie replied ǡϐ doubt about it We play all the best D men
Good luck words on me is a lot side of Calgary ) think that s fair to say said and does it look like they re that much better
Don t take it the wrong way Brodie is al St Louis Blues defenseman and former Colts than him or ahead of him ) don t think so
ways as polite and cordial as you d expect teammate Alex Pietrangelo When you have Most nights he s usually the best player on
from a down home farmboy from Dresden a D corps like the Flames have he can get the ice
Ont (e s soft spoken and avoids talking overshadowed (eady praise from a teammate and often
about himself at all costs But to those who follow the team s for defense partner but it s not as over the top
)t s not that he lacks personality When tunes closely it s no surprise the Flames won ǯϐǤ
asked whether he has always gone by his only four of a dozen games last season when )t was no secret Brodie was in the mix
initials instead of his given name he said Brodie was on the shelf due to injury ϐ ǯ
with just the hint of a grin Except for when Need a blueliner capable of retrieving Cup roster one that included Duncan Keith
) was in trouble with my parents or anything the puck in the defensive zone avoiding the Shea Weber Marc Edouard Vlasic and Drew
legal then it s Thomas James The guys get a Doughty (e was a long shot against the likes
chuckle when we re in public and ) m called of Pietrangelo Brent Burns Jake Muzzin
Thomas They don t even know that s really
my name )t s just that Brodie who cele
HE’S A TOP-FIVE PK Subban Kris Letang and Giordano but
the consideration was warranted During
brated his th birthday in June is extremely
low key the kind of guy who avoids limelight
DEFENSEMAN, THERE’S NO ǡϐʹͲ
among defensemen with points and th
and attention and would rather stay home
and watch a movie than be out on the town
DOUBT ABOUT THAT…MOST in average ice time per game despite seeing
very little power play time
(e was the same way in our league said
Marty Williamson coach of the O(L s Niaga
NIGHTS, HE’S USUALLY THE Although Brodie wasn t named to Team
ǡ
ϐ
ra )ceDogs who guided Brodie and the Barrie
ʹͲͲͻǦͳͲǤDzϐǡ BEST PLAYER ON THE ICE him and the Flames moving forward )t s
exciting to know people are looking at you
to get him more pumped up but realized you – Mark Giordano ǡdzǤDzǯϐ
don t have to Then you watch him on the ice surprising with all the great defensemen in
and you see something special forechecker with a spin move before making the league ) never expected to be mentioned
)t s true The ice is where Brodie makes Ǧϐ
ǡ among those guys
his noise As a superb and effortless times with a jaw dropping backhanded sau That attention however is coming with a
skater capable of thinking one cer pass or foot tape to tape job that price People want to know more about him
step ahead of the play he has catches a player mid stride Brodie s your Fortunately at least with his teammates Bro
a style perfectly suited man (is ability to perform these all in one die has come out of his shell over the past
for today s game ϐ
Ǥ year knowing he s a big part of the club s fu
(ow about a defenseman who can buy ture (e s even more and more often throw
time and space with a head fake to gain a step ing his dry humor lines into conversations
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then lead the rush Again just tap Brodie in the hopes of getting a rise Some of his
Oh yeah if that same skater who theories on different things and comments
began the rush has to high tail it are way out in space they make you laugh
back to defend he s one of the best Giordano said with a chuckle and a shake of
at that too )t s like he teleports the head (e has a great sense of humor but
from one end to the other said he waits for everyone else to have their say
ex teammate Joe Colborne who and then puts his two cents in
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Consider him a harbinger for the near future: a quick and agile ofensive force who doesn’t need size
to get the job done. Kane ran away with the scoring title and helped Artemi Panarin figure out the
NHL quick enough to nab the Calder Trophy. Kane has moves other NHLers love to watch.
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08|ERIK KARLSSON OTTAWA | D | LAST YEAR: 7
If you need ofense from the blueline, you go to the one-man breakout. Karlsson averaged a stunning
28 minutes per game and finished tied for fourth in NHL scoring, an incredible feat for a defenseman.
The big question at this point: what would Karlsson be like on a team that had much more talent? 09
09|CONNOR McDAVID EDMONTON | C | LAST YEAR: 36
We only have a 45-game sample at this point, but the die has been cast. McDavid could very well lead
the NHL in scoring this season and no one would blink. He’s got a nuclear option on his wing now
with Milan Lucic and still plenty of other finesse guys to work with on the power play.
17
16|VICTOR HEDMAN TAMPA BAY | D | LAST YEAR: 10
Would it be surprising if Hedman won the Norris Trophy this season? It would not. The beastly Bolt
drives possession, puts up points and plays tough competition.
Had the Sharks won the Cup, he would have been a very strong Conn Smythe candidate. Couture
LAST YEAR: 20 can pile up the points, but he’s also a solid two-way player with good possession stats.
His Bruins are weakening around him, but Bergeron is still one of the
premier two-way players in the NHL. He killed it in the faceof circle and
put up top-20 ofensive numbers. 24|KRIS LETANG PITTSBURGH | D | LAST YEAR: 31
13|TYLER SEGUIN DALLAS | C
Positively Herculean during the Pens’ run to the title, Letang ate huge minutes (nearly 29 per game in
the playofs) and ranked second on the team in scoring during the regular season.
LAST YEAR: 18
A point-per-game player whose season was cut short by injury, Seguin
will be back with a vengeance. The magic he works with linemate Benn
25|BEN BISHOP TAMPA BAY | G | LAST YEAR: 47
It’s unfortunate that Tampa will probably trade him or lose him to Las Vegas. The towering netminder
will help the Stars soar again. has injury issues, but when he’s on the ice he is nearly unbeatable.
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He puts up big points from the blueline and does it with great possession stats as well.
35
29
LAST YEAR: NR
The big shot, the big minutes, the big dude: ‘Big Buf’ can alter a game. 49|ONDREJ PALAT TAMPA BAY | LW | LAST YEAR: NR
47
The new Marian Hossa? Palat has crafted a smart, two-way game that allows for ofense, as well.
|ALEX PIETRANGELO ST. LOUIS | D
LAST YEAR: NR
He goes about his work quietly but does so with deadly eiciency.
50|RYAN MCDONAGH NY RANGERS | D | LAST YEAR: 26
He did some heavy lifting on the Rangers’ blueline and still found time to put up 34 points.
SMALL STATURE,
BIG STATUS
Gallagher has always punched above his height. And that feistiness
has served him well, elevating him from an afterthought in junior
to a fixture now in the Canadiens’ core BY PAT HICKEY
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OVER THE YEARS, AND I’M
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name Gally which they had both been called
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Gallagher is a player in the mold of Brad
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UM B O J
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LARGE
Thornton is ‘weird’ – and a refreshing throwback to
the days when star players knew they were special
and weren’t afraid to say so
BY KEN CAMPBELL
REASON NO. 8,571 why it’s so freakin’ sweet to be an NHL player: they
get into the Hockey Hall of Fame for free. We know that because Joe
Thornton dropped that nugget on us the day before the Stanley Cup
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he moment came just two games into More than that those points which included the other half of the year when his team hit
the phenom s pro career goals were also second highest on the Sa the road
Whoa the year old thought This bres )f it weren t already known it was made The season s length the travel and the ho
is the NHL. clear last season Buffalo s future will be tied tels were all largely new to the teen though
Nearly nine minutes into the third period to the fate of its rising young star Eichel came to embrace the perks of being
on his new home ice inside Buffalo s First Eichel s transition from precocious teen to a budding N(L star (e roomed with team
Niagara Center Jack Eichel skated along the reliable pro began shortly after he was draft mate Sam Reinhart in every city throughout
right hip of Steven Stamkos the Lightning ed (owever it came not through an on ice the year the comforts and luxuries of each
star who was gliding almost passively to drill or a sit down with Buffalo brass rather ǯϐǤ
ward the net Just then he struck With Eichel an extended hand from a team veteran Early (e took nothing for granted Eichel en
only inches to his rear Stamkos accelerated in the summer Matt Moulson then an eight ϐ
ǡϐǦ year pro with four N(L teams on his resume and boutiques across the continent and
goal where a Ryan Callahan pass from be reached out to Eichel to offer his home to the meals out at tony restaurants like Beauty
hind the crease found his stick Crisp Fast new draftee for his rookie season Essex in Manhattan s Lower East Side or
Lethal Before Eichel could scarcely move The decision came easy Moulson was Mastro s Ocean Club in Newport Beach were
the puck was in the back of the net well liked on the Sabres roster and he had thrills he did not dismiss
Whoa. This is the NHL. successfully brought along another prized Of course there was still hockey to be
Eichel skated from the ice that afternoon played and no matter how high a draft pick
a loss one of many Sabres shortcom ǡϐ
ings during his debut season in professional
hockey certain Tampa Bay was the best team
I COULDN’T HAVE HAD son is an exercise in stamina no new player
makes it through unscathed )t s your rookie
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had grown up watching on TV scored on him MORE FUN LIVING AT season Eichel said You play
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After one year in college Eichel bolted for and George ate in their high chairs Alicia of of July in Nantucket the beach lined island
the N(L where he joined a talent poor Sa ten watched nearby in a seat by the kitchen ǡϐ
bres team projected to stay near the league s bar Eichel and Moulson sat next to each oth north of Massachusetts with his father Bob
basement again Buffalo did winning just er across the room many nights with the TV Yet Eichel knows he must be accountable for
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Division though Eichel provided his part had more fun living at their house Eichel he returns to western New York this time not
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found on signs and bumper stickers across thing for me out of the goodness of their ished three storey townhouse which he will
town is Don t Tread on Me and indeed hearts shows what kind of people they are share with Reinhart
Eichel quickly established he belongs in the )f by living with Moulson and his family (is rookie season is over For Buffalo a
N(L (e missed only one game all season during his rookie year Eichel was brought long struggling franchise looking toward
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Led by Steven
Stamkos, the Tampa
Bay Lightning will
once again hoist
Lord Stanley’s Cup
this season.
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STRIKE SILVER
Ten teams can lay a legitimate claim to the 2017 Stanley Cup,
but with unmatched depth and skill, it’s Tampa Bay’s turn METROPOLITAN
1 WASHINGTON CAPITALS* PG. 158
BY RYAN KENNEDY 2 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS* PG. 134
3 NEW YORK ISLANDERS* PG. 118
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the Tampa Bay Lightning came
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is why the Lightning will win the
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ǯ ϐǤ ǯ STANLEY CUP FINAL
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Ȃǫ ǯϐǤ ǫǯ DEFEATS
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RYAN
GETZLAF
PREDICTION
2ND
ANAHEIM in PACIFIC
DUCKS
BY ERIC STEPHENS
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 13-1
JEFF VINNICK/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Nick Ritchie 1 Ryan Getzlaf 1 Corey Perry 1 Hampus Lindholm 6 Josh Manson 1 John Gibson
2 Andrew Cogliano 2 Ryan Kesler 2 Jakob Silfverberg 2 Sami Vatanen 7 Clayton Stoner 2 Jonathan Bernier
3 Ryan Garbutt 3 Rickard Rakell 3 Chris Wagner 3 Cam Fowler 8 Shea Theodore 3 Dustin Tokarski
4 Mason Raymond 4 Nate Thompson 4 Jared Boll 4 Kevin Bieksa 9 Brandon Montour
5 Nicolas Kerdiles 5 Michael Sgarbossa 5 Stefan Noesen 5 Simon Despres 10 Nate Guenin INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES David Perron, LW; Jamie McGinn, LW; Frederik Andersen, G; Brandon Pirri, LW; Mike Santorelli, C; Chris Stewart, RW; Shawn Horcof, C
FUTURE
Laval, Que. 6-4, 218 Trade: Pit 3/2/15
Cam Fowler 12/5/91 Anaheim 69 5 23 28 27
Windsor, Ont. 6-1, 207 Draft: 12th overall (2010)
Nate Guenin 12/10/82 Colorado 29 0 0 0 2
Aliquippa, Pa. 6-3, 207 Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
Korbinian Holzer 2/16/88 Anaheim 29 0 3 3 10
Munich, Germany 6-3, 215 Trade: Tor 3/2/15
WATCH
Jacob Larsson 4/29/97 Frolunda (Swe) 47 5 9 14 10
Ljungby, Sweden 6-2, 191 Draft: 27th overall (2015)
Hampus Lindholm 1/20/94 Anaheim 80 10 18 28 40
Helsingborg, Sweden 6-3, 205 Draft: 6th overall (2012)
Josh Manson 10/7/91 Anaheim 71 5 10 15 74
Hinsdale, Ill. 6-3, 215 Draft: 160th overall (2011)
Brandon Montour 4/11/94 San Diego (AHL) 68 12 45 57 42
Brantford, Ont. 6-0, 192 Draft: 55th overall (2014)
Marcus Pettersson 5/8/96 Skelleftea (Swe) 46 2 5 7 10
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Skelleftea, Sweden 6-4, 167 Draft: 38th overall (2014)
Jeff Schultz 2/25/86 Ontario (AHL) 66 3 15 18 24
1 NICK RITCHIE, LW 6 SAM STEEL, C Calgary, Alta. 6-6, 230 Free Agent: signed 7/5/16
AGE 20 TEAM San Diego (AHL) AGE 18 TEAM Regina (WHL) Clayton Stoner 2/19/85 Anaheim 50 1 5 6 67
Port McNeill, B.C. 6-4, 216 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
Power forward with a linebacker’s frame and Once a top-10 projection for 2016, he struggled Shea Theodore 8/3/95 San Diego (AHL) 50 9 28 37 34
soft hands has a top-line job to lose. when the bar was raised. Needs to bulk up. Langley, B.C. 6-2, 195 Draft: 26th overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 10th overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 30th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 Keaton Thompson 9/14/95 North Dakota (NCHC) 43 2 15 17 36
Devils Lake, N.D. 6-0, 182 Draft: 87th overall (2013)
Sami Vatanen 6/3/91 Anaheim 71 9 29 38 20
2 SHEA THEODORE, D 7 MARCUS PETTERSSON, D Jyvaskyla, Finland 5-10, 183 Draft: 106th overall (2009)
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 21 TEAM San Diego (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM Skelleftea (Swe.) Joseph Cramarossa 10/26/92 San Diego (AHL) 61 11 6 17 68
Puck-moving defender showed well in NHL trial Positional defender makes the smart, heady Toronto, Ont. 6-0, 192 Draft: 65th overall (2011)
Ryan Getzlaf 5/10/85 Anaheim 77 13 50 63 55
and will step in seamlessly when room is made. plays without flash and dash. Needs to fill out. Regina, Sask. 6-4, 221 Draft: 19th overall (2003)
ACQUIRED 26th overall, 2013 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 38th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Ryan Kesler 8/31/84 Anaheim 79 21 32 53 78
Livonia, Mich. 6-2, 202 Trade: Van 6/27/14
Kalle Kossila 4/14/93 St. Cloud St. (NCHC) 41 14 40 54 14
3 JACOB LARSSON, D 8 NICOLAS KERDILES, LW Kauniainen, Finland 5-11, 175 Free Agent: signed 3/30/16
AGE 19 TEAM Frolunda (Swe.) AGE 22 TEAM San Diego (AHL) Julius Nattinen 1/14/97 Barrie (OHL) 52 22 49 71 18
Jyvaskyla, Finland 6-2, 191 Draft: 59th overall (2015)
Plays mature, all-around game at both ends, California native plays with gusto and versatil-
Rickard Rakell 5/5/93 Anaheim 72 20 23 43 19
but may have limits ofensively. ity. Projects as bottom-six energy forward. Sundbyberg, Sweden 6-2, 201 Draft: 30th overall (2011)
ACQUIRED 27th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 36th overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 Michael Sgarbossa7/25/92 San Diego (AHL) 62 17 27 44 48
Campbellville, Ont. 6-0, 186 Trade: Col 3/2/15
Sam Steel 2/3/98 Regina (WHL) 72 23 47 70 24
4 MAX JONES, LW 9 JULIUS NATTINEN, C Ardrossan, Alta. 5-11, 178 Draft: 30th overall (2016)
Chris Wagner 5/27/91 Col/Ana 43 4 2 6 28
AGE 18 TEAM London (OHL) AGE 19 TEAM Barrie (OHL) Walpole, Mass. 6-0, 195 Waivers: Col 2/25/16
Plays competitive north-south game, but can Displayed nice skills in rookie junior season, but LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
RITCHIE: JEFF VINNICK/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES; JONES: CLAUS ANDERSEN/GETTY IMAGES
punish opponents east-west as well. ran out of steam by the playofs. Andrew Cogliano 6/14/87 Anaheim 82 9 23 32 28
Toronto, Ont. 5-10, 184 Trade: Edm 7/12/11
ACQUIRED 24th overall, 2016 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 59th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Max Jones 2/17/98 London (OHL) 63 28 24 52 106
Rochester, Mich. 6-3, 203 Draft: 24th overall (2016)
AGE 22 TEAM San Diego (AHL) AGE 23 TEAM San Diego (AHL) Mason Raymond 9/17/85 Calgary 29 4 1 5 8
Cochrane, Alta. 6-1, 179 Free Agent: signed 7/4/16
Puck-smart blueliner coming of outstanding Still playing catch-up after missing most of first
Nick Ritchie 12/5/95 Anaheim 33 2 2 4 37
rookie pro season and close to NHL-ready. two pro seasons with injuries. Orangeville, Ont. 6-2, 232 Draft: 10th overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 55th overall, 2014 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED From Ott, July 2013 NHL ’17-18 Kevin Roy 5/20/93 Northeastern (HE) 29 10 16 26 10
Greenfield Park, Que. 5-9, 174 Draft: 97th overall (2012)
Nate Thompson 10/5/84 Anaheim 49 3 3 6 47
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Anchorage, Alaska 6-0, 212 Trade: TB 6/30/14
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Jared Boll 5/13/86 Columbus 30 1 2 3 61
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Charlotte, N.C. 6-3, 209 Free Agent: signed 7/5/16
Ryan Garbutt 8/12/85 Chi/Ana 80 7 7 14 48
MAX JONES A powerful athlete with Edmonton, Alta. 6-0, 195 Trade: Chi 1/21/16
a mean streak, Jones Ondrej Kase 11/8/95 San Diego (AHL) 25 8 6 14 6
POSITION has scoring punch as
Kadan, Czech. 6-0, 180 Draft: 205th overall (2014)
LEFT WINGER Stefan Noesen 2/12/93 San Diego (AHL) 65 10 22 32 56
well. Though he can Plano, Texas 6-1, 205 Trade: Ott 7/5/13
24TH OVERALL line with his physicality, Jakob Silfverberg 10/13/90 Anaheim 82 20 19 39 32
Gavle, Sweden 6-2, 196 Trade: Ott 7/5/13
the Knights winger fits
2015-16 perfectly with the heavy
Nick Sorensen 10/23/94
Farevejle, Denmark
Linkoping (Swe)
6-1, 182
37 10 13 23
Draft: 45th overall (2013)
37
LONDON Corey Tropp 7/25/89 Alb/SD (AHL) 66 16 23 39 77
KNIGHTS Ducks organization. Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. 6-0, 185 Trade: Chi 2/29/16
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
6TH
ARIZONA in PACIFIC
COYOTES
BY SARAH MCLELLAN
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 65-1
ANDRE RINGUETTE/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
DEPTH CHART
JEFF VINNICK/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
FUTURE
Edmonton, Alta. 6-2, 205 Waivers: Clb 1/13/16
Klas Dahlbeck 7/6/91 Arizona 71 2 6 8 28
Katrineholm, Sweden 6-3, 207 Trade: Chi 2/28/15
Anthony DeAngelo 10/24/95 Syracuse (AHL) 69 6 37 43 84
Sewell, N.J. 5-11, 182 Trade: TB 6/25/16
O. Ekman-Larsson 7/17/91 Arizona 75 21 34 55 96
Karlskrona, Sweden 6-2, 200 Draft: 6th overall (2009)
WATCH
Alex Goligoski 7/30/85 Dallas 82 5 32 37 34
Grand Rapids, Minn. 5-11, 185 Trade: Dal 6/16/16
Jamie McBain 2/25/88 Los Angeles 44 2 7 9 6
Edina, Minn. 6-1, 193 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Zbynek Michalek 12/23/82 Arizona 70 2 5 7 20
Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech. 6-2, 210 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Connor Murphy 3/26/93 Arizona 78 6 11 17 48
Dublin, Ohio 6-4, 212 Draft: 20th overall (2011)
Luke Schenn 11/2/89 Phi/LA 72 4 12 16 82
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Saskatoon, Sask. 6-2, 229 Free Agent: signed 7/23/16
Michael Stone 6/7/90 Arizona 75 6 30 36 62
1 DYLAN STROME, C 6 BRENDAN PERLINI, LW Winnipeg, Man. 6-3, 210 Draft: 69th overall (2008)
AGE 19 TEAM Erie (OHL) AGE 20 TEAM Niagara (OHL) Jarred Tinordi 2/20/92 Mtl/Ari 10 0 0 0 17
Burnsville, Minn. 6-6, 230 Trade: Mtl 1/15/16
Great ofensive instincts and creativity. Only Stats have tailed of in two seasons since draft. CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
issue is how far along is physical maturity. Future third-liner needs AHL seasoning. Laurent Dauphin 3/27/95 Springfield (AHL) 66 11 13 24 72
Repenigny, Que. 6-0, 180 Draft: 39th overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 3rd overall, 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 12th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Christian Dvorak 2/2/96 London (OHL) 59 52 69 121 27
Palos, Ill. 6-0, 187 Draft: 58th overall (2014)
2 CHRISTIAN DVORAK, C 7 NICK MERKLEY, RW Martin Hanzal
Pisek, Czech.
2/20/87 Arizona
6-6, 226
64 13 28 41
Draft: 17th overall (2005)
77
AGE 20 TEAM London (OHL) AGE 19 TEAM Kelowna (WHL) Clayton Keller 7/29/98 Team USA (USHL) 23 13 24 37 14
Second-round gem plays a versatile game and Injuries may be due to competitive style. Plays Chersterfield, Mo. 5-10, 168 Draft: 7th overall (2016)
Ryan MacInnis 2/14/96 Kitchener (OHL) 59 38 43 81 49
is terrific at both ends of the ice. a hungry game with deceptive skill. St. Louis, Mo. 6-3, 182 Draft: 43rd overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 58th overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 30th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Chris Mueller 3/6/86 San Diego (AHL) 63 20 37 57 50
West Seneca, N.Y. 5-11, 210 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Dylan Strome 3/7/97 Erie (OHL) 56 37 74 111 44
3 CLAYTON KELLER, C 8 RYAN MACINNIS, C Mississauga, Ont. 6-3, 185 Draft: 3rd overall (2015)
AGE 18 TEAM U.S. NTDP (USHL) AGE 20 TEAM Kitchener (OHL) Antoine Vermette 7/20/82 Arizona 76 17 21 38 93
St. Agapit, Que. 6-1, 198 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Small pivot was one of the most skilled players Son of Hall of Famer Al plays a heady, respon-
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
available in draft. Bound for Boston University. sible game and has a pro-style frame. Michael Bunting 9/17/95 Springfield (AHL) 63 11 14 25 41
Toronto, Ont. 5-11, 174 Draft: 117th overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 7th overall, 2016 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 43rd overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19
Craig Cunningham 9/13/90 Springfield (AHL) 61 22 24 46 20
Trail, B.C. 5-10, 184 Waivers: Bos 3/2/15
4 JAKOB CHYCHRUN, D 9 CHRISTIAN FISCHER, RW Max Domi
Winnipeg, Man.
3/2/95 Arizona
5-10, 198
81 18 34 52
Draft: 12th overall (2013)
72
AGE 18 TEAM Sarnia (OHL) AGE 19 TEAM Windsor (OHL) Tyler Gaudet 4/4/93 Springfield (AHL) 44 4 9 13 23
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Two-way, reliable blueliner was once No. Still working on foot speed, but likes to stay Hamilton, Ont. 6-3, 205 Free Agent: signed 11/4/13
2-rated prospect in draft. Game still evolving. involved and is strong around the crease. Anton Karlsson 8/3/96 Leksand (Swe2) 21 2 6 8 6
Lerum, Sweden 6-1, 187 Draft: 87th overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 16th overall, 2016 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 32nd overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Jordan Martinook 7/25/92 Arizona 81 9 15 24 18
Brandon, Man. 6-0, 202 Draft: 58th overall (2012)
AGE 20 TEAM Syracuse (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM Moncton (QMJHL) Brad Richardson 2/4/85 Arizona 82 11 20 31 46
Belleville, Ont. 6-0, 197 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Ofensive D-man needs to take on account- Undersized forward not naturally fleet of foot,
Tobias Rieder 1/10/93 Arizona 82 14 23 37 10
ability in his own end. A work in progress. but has tremendous ofensive instincts. Landshut, Germany 5-11, 185 Trade: Edm 3/29/13
ACQUIRED From TB, June, 2016 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 123rd overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Garret Ross 5/26/92 Rockford (AHL) 65 7 13 20 109
Dearborn Heights, Mich. 6-0, 173 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Henrik Samuelsson 2/7/94 Springfield (AHL) 43 3 9 12 30
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Pittsburgh, Pa. 6-3, 210 Draft: 27th overall (2012)
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Shane Doan 10/10/76 Arizona 72 28 19 47 98
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Halkirk, Alta. 6-1, 223 Draft: 7th overall (1995)
Anthony Duclair 8/26/95 Arizona 81 20 24 44 49
CLAYTON KELLER A Patrick Kane acolyte, Pointe-Claire, Que. 5-11, 185 Trade: NYR 3/1/15
Keller was the best Christian Fischer 4/15/97 Windsor (OHL) 66 40 50 90 34
POSITION player on the NTDP and
Chicago, Ill. 6-1, 212 Draft: 32nd overall (2015)
CENTER Stefan Fournier 4/30/92 SNF/Spg (AHL) 56 7 4 11 143
showed remarkable Montreal, Que. 6-3, 224 Trade: Mtl 1/15/16
7TH OVERALL His smarts, hands and Jamie McGinn 8/5/88 Buf/Ana 84 22 17 39 33
Fergus, Ont. 6-1, 205 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
creativity make him a
2015-16 constant threat to score,
Nick Merkley
Calgary, Alta.
5/23/97 Kelowna (WHL)
5-11, 191
43 17 31 48
Draft: 30th overall (2015)
44
U.S. Ryan White 3/17/88 Philadelphia 73 11 5 16 101
NTDP despite his slight build. Brandon, Man. 6-0, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
4 TH
BOSTON in ATLANTIC
BRUINS
BY MIKE LOFTUS
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 26-1
FRANCOIS LACASSE/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Brad Marchand 1 Patrice Bergeron 1 David Backes 1 Torey Krug 6 Joe Morrow 1 Tuukka Rask
2 Matt Beleskey 2 David Krejci 2 David Pastrnak 2 Zdeno Chara 7 Colin Miller 2 Anton Khudobin
3 Frank Vatrano 3 Ryan Spooner 3 Jimmy Hayes 3 Adam McQuaid 8 Alex Grant 3 Malcolm Subban
4 Danton Heinen 4 Zac Rinaldo 4 Riley Nash 4 John-Michael Liles 9 Tommy Cross
5 Brian Ferlin 5 Tim Schaller 5 Seth Griith 5 Kevan Miller 10 Matt Grzelcyk INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Loui Eriksson, RW; Lee Stempniak, RW; Dennis Seidenberg, D; Brett Connolly, RW; Jonas Gustavsson, G; Chris Kelly, C; Landon Ferraro, C; Zach Trotman, D; Maxime Talbot, C
FUTURE
Trencin, Slovakia 6-9, 250 Free Agent: signed 7/1/06
Tommy Cross 9/12/89 Providence (AHL) 64 3 20 23 97
Hartford, Conn. 6-3, 205 Draft: 35th overall (2007)
Alex Grant 1/20/89 Springfield (AHL) 69 11 31 42 57
Antigonish, N.S. 6-4, 205 Free Agent: signed 7/4/16
Matt Grzelcyk 1/5/94 Boston U. (HE) 27 10 13 23 36
Charlestown, Mass. 5-9, 174 Draft: 85th overall (2012)
WATCH
Torey Krug 4/12/91 Boston 81 4 40 44 33
Livonia, Mich. 5-9, 186 Free Agent: signed 3/25/12
Jeremy Lauzon 4/28/97 R.Noranda (QMJHL) 46 10 40 50 80
Val d’Or, Que. 6-1, 204 Draft: 52nd overall (2015)
John-Michael Liles11/25/80 Car/Bos 81 6 15 21 18
Indianapolis, Ind. 5-10, 185 Trade: Car 2/29/16
Charlie McAvoy 12/21/97 Boston U. (HE) 37 3 22 25 56
Long Beach, N.Y. 6-0, 208 Draft: 14th overall (2016)
Adam McQuaid 10/12/86 Boston 64 1 8 9 89
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Charlottetown, P.E.I. 6-4, 212 Trade: Clb 5/16/07
Colin Miller 10/29/92 Boston 42 3 13 16 39
1 JAKUB ZBORIL, D 6 ZACH SENYSHYN, RW Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 6-1, 196 Trade: LA 6/26/15
AGE 19 TEAM Saint John (QMJHL) AGE 19 TEAM Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) Kevan Miller 11/15/87 Boston 71 5 13 18 53
Los Angeles, Calif. 6-2, 210 Free Agent: signed 10/21/11
Plays with a physical edge and not shy about Speedy winger with scoring smarts still needs Joe Morrow 12/9/92 Boston 33 1 6 7 4
rushing puck or playing shutdown role. to shore up his defensive awareness. Edmonton, Alta. 6-0, 199 Trade: Dal 7/4/13
ACQUIRED 13th overall, 2015 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 15th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Jakub Zboril 2/21/97 Saint John (QMJHL) 50 6 14 20 57
Brno, Czech. 6-0, 200 Draft: 13th overall (2015)
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 CHARLIE MCAVOY, D 7 BRANDON CARLO, D Noel Acciari
Johnston, R.I.
12/1/91 Providence (AHL)
5-10, 208
45 7 12 19
Free Agent: signed 6/2/15
19
AGE 18 TEAM Boston University (HE) AGE 19 TEAM Tri-City (WHL) David Backes 5/1/84 St. Louis 79 21 24 45 83
Ofensive blueliner plays a take-charge style Towering shutdown defender had nice showing Minneapolis, Minn. 6-3, 221 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Patrice Bergeron 7/24/85 Boston 80 32 36 68 49
and has the smarts to make it work out. at WJC. Will be a young AHLer at 19. Ancienne-Lorette, Que. 6-1, 195 Draft: 45th overall (2003)
ACQUIRED 14th overall, 2016 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 37th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Austin Czarnik 12/12/92 Providence (AHL) 68 20 41 61 24
Detroit, Mich. 5-9, 160 Free Agent: signed 3/31/15
Ryan Donato 4/9/96 Harvard (ECAC) 32 13 8 21 26
3 JAKOB FORSBACKA-KARLSSON, C 8 JAKE DEBRUSK, LW Boston, Mass. 6-0, 181 Draft: 56th overall (2014)
AGE 19 TEAM Boston University (HE) AGE 19 TEAM Red Deer (WHL) J. Forsbacka-Karlsson 10/31/96 Boston U. (HE) 39 10 20 30 28
Stockholm, Sweden 6-1, 184 Draft: 45th overall (2015)
Does all the little things in game well, but Goal-scoring prowess dried up in final junior
Trent Frederic 2/11/98 Team USA (USHL) 23 4 10 14 23
needs to refine his ofensive touch. season. Pro debut in AHL will be telling. St.Louis, Mo. 6-2, 203 Draft: 29th overall (2016)
ACQUIRED 45th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 14th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Alex Khokhlachev 9/9/93 Providence (AHL) 60 23 45 68 12
Moscow, Russia 5-10, 181 Draft: 40th overall (2011)
David Krejci 4/28/86 Boston 72 17 46 63 32
4 MALCOLM SUBBAN, G 9 FRANK VATRANO, LW Sternberk, Czech. 6-0, 186 Draft: 63rd overall (2004)
Tim Schaller 11/16/90 Rochester (AHL) 37 12 14 26 48
AGE 22 TEAM Providence (AHL) AGE 22 TEAM Providence (AHL) Merrimack, N.H. 6-2, 219 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
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Bruins signed Khodobin as insurance, but Sub- Short, but stocky winger will get a chance to Ryan Spooner 1/30/92 Boston 80 13 36 49 35
ban sure to win backup job to Rask. show if AHL scoring binge is for real. Ottawa, Ont. 5-10, 184 Draft: 45th overall (2010)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
ACQUIRED 24th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED Free agent, March, 2015 NHL ’16-17 Matt Beleskey 6/7/88 Boston 80 15 22 37 65
Windsor, Ont. 6-0, 203 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
AGE 18 TEAM U.S. NTDP (USHL) AGE 23 TEAM Providence (AHL) Jake Debrusk 10/17/96 SC/RD (WHL) 61 21 44 65 47
Edmonton, Alta. 6-0, 183 Draft: 14th overall (2015)
Pro-built winger bound for Wisconsin. He’s Didn’t get top-six forward opportunity so took
Colton Hargrove 6/25/92 Providence (AHL) 66 14 16 30 71
strong along the board and has puck skills. of to KHL. Could return in a couple of years. Dallas, Texas 6-1, 212 Draft: 205th overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 29th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 ACQUIRED 40th overall, 2011 NHL ’18-19 Brad Marchand 5/11/88 Boston 77 37 24 61 90
Halifax, N.S. 5-9, 181 Draft: 71st overall (2006)
Zac Rinaldo 6/15/90 Boston 52 1 2 3 83
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Mississauga, Ont. 5-10, 188 Trade: Phi 6/29/15
Frank Vatrano 3/14/94 Boston 39 8 3 11 14
East Longmeadow, Mass. 5-9, 201 Free Agent: signed 3/12/15
NAME SCOUTING REPORT RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Brian Ferlin 6/3/92 Providence (AHL) 23 6 8 14 27
CHARLIE MCAVOY A risk-taking defense- Jacksonville, Fla. 6-2, 207 Draft: 121st overall (2011)
man who really improved Seth Griffith 1/4/93 Providence (AHL) 57 24 53 77 32
POSITION his defensive play in the
Wallaceburg, Ont. 5-9, 191 Draft: 131st overall (2012)
DEFENSEMAN Jimmy Hayes 11/21/89 Boston 75 13 16 29 60
second half, McAvoy had Boston, Mass. 6-5, 215 Trade: Fla 7/1/15
14TH OVERALL with B.U. His mobility David Pastrnak 5/25/96 Boston 51 15 11 26 20
Havirov, Czech. 6-0, 181 Draft: 25th overall (2014)
and puck skills came in
2015-16 handy, as he racked up
Tyler Randell
Scarborough, Ont.
6/15/91 Boston
6-1, 198
27 6 0 6
Draft: 176th overall (2009)
47
BOSTON U. Zach Senyshyn 3/30/97 Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 66 45 20 65 20
TERRIERS points for the Terriers. Ottawa, Ont. 6-1, 192 Draft: 15th overall (2015)
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
6TH
BUFFALO in ATLANTIC
SABRES
BY JOHN VOGL
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 50-1
FRANCOIS LACASSE/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
OFFENSE Okposo has averaged points per game the past three
season drought seasons ranking th in the N(L (e joins surprising rookie Sam
To that end the Sabres snagged one of the top free agents in Kyle Reinhart goals at the top of the right wing depth chart Centers
Okposo who bought in to the organization s revival for seven years Ryan O Reilly and Jack Eichel have proven they can get wingers the
and million (e adds a power forward dimension to a talented
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DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Evander Kane 1 Ryan O’Reilly 1 Kyle Okposo 1 Rasmus Ristolainen 6 Josh Gorges 1 Robin Lehner
2 Matt Moulson 2 Jack Eichel 2 Sam Reinhart 2 Dmitry Kulikov 7 Casey Nelson 2 Anders Nilsson
3 Marcus Foligno 3 Zemgus Girgensons 3 Tyler Ennis 3 Zach Bogosian 8 Taylor Fedun 3 Linus Ullmark
4 Johan Larsson 4 Cal O’Reilly 4 Brian Gionta 4 Jake McCabe 9 Justin Falk
5 Nicolas Deslauriers 5 Derek Grant 5 Justin Bailey 5 Cody Franson 10 Brendan Guhle INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES David Legwand, C; Cody McCormick, C; Chad Johnson, G; Mark Pysyk, D; Matt Donovan, D
FUTURE
Massena, N.Y. 6-3, 219 Trade: Wpg 2/11/15
William Borgen 12/19/96 St. Cloud St. (NCHC) 37 1 13 14 36
Moorhead, Minn. 6-2, 188 Draft: 92nd overall (2015)
Justin Falk 10/11/88 Lake Erie (AHL) 32 2 7 9 43
Snowflake, Man. 6-5, 224 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Taylor Fedun 6/4/88 Utica (AHL) 63 8 25 33 48
Edmonton, Alta. 6-0, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
WATCH
Cody Franson 8/8/87 Buffalo 59 4 13 17 26
Sicamous, B.C. 6-5, 234 Free Agent: signed 9/10/15
Josh Gorges 8/14/84 Buffalo 77 2 10 12 72
Kelowna, B.C. 6-1, 203 Trade: Mtl 7/1/14
Brendan Guhle 7/29/97 Prince Albert (WHL) 63 10 18 28 53
Edmonton, Alta. 6-2, 186 Draft: 51st overall (2015)
Dmitry Kulikov 10/29/90 Florida 74 1 16 17 51
Lipetsk, Russia 6-1, 204 Trade: Fla 6/25/16
Brycen Martin 5/9/96 Sask/Evt (WHL) 66 6 31 37 39
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Calgary, Alta. 6-2, 199 Draft: 74th overall (2014)
Jake McCabe 10/12/93 Buffalo 77 4 10 14 51
1 ALEXANDER NYLANDER, RW 6 WILL BORGEN, D Eau Claire, Wis. 6-0, 214 Draft: 44th overall (2012)
AGE 18 TEAM Mississauga (OHL) AGE 19 TEAM St. Cloud State (NCHC) Casey Nelson 7/18/92 Minn. State (WCHA) 40 6 16 22 22
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. 6-2, 183 Free Agent: signed 3/22/16
Excels in ofensive creativity and could play No-nonsense, steady D-man started last season Rasmus Ristolainen 10/27/94 Buffalo 82 9 32 41 33
AHL, NHL, OHL or Sweden this year. so well he made U.S. world junior team. Turku, Finland 6-4, 207 Draft: 8th overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 8th overall, 2016 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 92nd overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Devante Stephens 1/2/97 Kelowna (WHL) 72 2 9 11 58
Surrey, B.C. 6-1, 172 Draft: 122nd overall (2015)
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 BRENDAN GUHLE, D 7 JUSTIN BAILEY, RW Jack Eichel 10/28/96
North Chelmsford, Mass.
Buffalo
6-2, 201
81 24 32 56
Draft: 2nd overall (2015)
22
AGE 19 TEAM Prince Albert (WHL) AGE 21 TEAM Rochester (AHL) Giorgio Estephan 2/3/97 Lethbridge (WHL) 59 30 44 74 12
Athletic, talented and super quick on his skates. Power forward had nice finish as rookie pro hit- Edmonton, Alta. 6-0, 196 Draft: 152nd overall (2015)
Zemgus Girgensons1/5/94 Buffalo 71 7 11 18 20
Defensive game is coming along. ting 20 goals and playing eight NHL games. Riga, Latvia 6-1, 203 Draft: 14th overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 51st overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 52nd overall, 2015 NHL ’17-18 Derek Grant 4/20/90 Stockton (AHL) 36 27 18 45 36
Abbotsford, B.C. 6-3, 202 Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
Connor Hurley 9/15/95 Notre Dame (HE) 36 6 12 18 10
3 RASMUS ASPLUND, C 8 NICK BAPTISTE, RW Eagan, Minn. 6-2, 178 Draft: 38th overall (2013)
AGE 18 TEAM Farjestad (Swe.) AGE 21 TEAM Rochester (AHL) Johan Larsson 7/25/92 Buffalo 74 10 7 17 27
Lau, Sweden 5-11, 200 Trade: Min 4/3/13
Playmaker prefers a feisty game. He’ll have a Goal-scoring winger showed steady improve-
Ryan O’Reilly 2/7/91 Buffalo 71 21 39 60 8
few seasons to add much-needed bulk. ment as rookie pro; needs more experience. Clinton, Ont. 6-1, 210 Trade: Col 6/26/15
ACQUIRED 33rd overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 69th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 Cal O’Reilly 9/30/86 Rochester (AHL) 47 6 23 29 6
Toronto, Ont. 6-0, 191 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Evan Rodrigues 7/28/93 Rochester (AHL) 72 9 21 30 39
4 HUDSON FASCHING, RW 9 CAL PETERSEN, G Toronto, Ont. 5-11, 174 Free Agent: signed 4/22/15
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 21 TEAM Minnesota (Big Ten) AGE 21 TEAM Notre Dame (HE) Daniel Catenacci 3/9/93 Rochester (AHL) 50 12 12 24 39
Burly winger left NCAA after junior season. AHL After a freshman season in which he had a .919 Richmond Hill, Ont. 5-9, 191 Draft: 77th overall (2011)
apprenticeship likely, but pro frame will help. SP, he improved it to .927 as a sophomore. Nicolas Deslauriers2/22/91 Buffalo 70 6 6 12 59
GUHLE: JEFF VINNICK/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES; NYLANDER: GRAIG ABEL/GETTY IMAGES
LaSalle, Que. 6-1, 212 Trade: LA 3/5/14
ACQUIRED From L.A., March, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 129th overall, 2013 NHL ’19-20 Jean Dupuy 10/6/94 Rochester (AHL) 74 8 13 21 63
Ottawa, Ont. 6-3, 205 Free Agent: signed 11/28/14
AGE 18 TEAM London (OHL) AGE 19 TEAM Lethbridge (WHL) Marcus Foligno 8/10/91 Buffalo 75 10 13 23 79
Buffalo, N.Y. 6-3, 226 Draft: 104th overall (2009)
Scoring center will move more into spotlight on Crafty pivot hit 30-goal mark in WHL, then
Evander Kane 8/2/91 Buffalo 65 20 15 35 91
top junior team after mass graduations. finished year with six games in AHL. Vancouver, B.C. 6-2, 204 Trade: Wpg 2/11/15
ACQUIRED 69th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 ACQUIRED 152nd overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Matt Moulson 11/1/83 Buffalo 81 8 13 21 16
North York, Ont. 6-1, 212 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
Jimmy Vesey 5/26/93 Harvard (ECAC) 33 24 22 46 6
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Boston, Mass. 6-2, 201 Trade: Nsh 6/20/16
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Justin Bailey 7/1/95 Rochester (AHL) 70 20 25 45 16
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Buffalo, N.Y. 6-3, 210 Draft: 52nd overall (2013)
Nicholas Baptiste 8/4/95 Rochester (AHL) 62 13 15 28 30
ALEX NYLANDER The OHL rookie of the Ottawa, Ont. 6-1, 203 Draft: 69th overall (2013)
year, Nylander was an Hudson Fasching 7/28/95 Minnesota (Big10) 37 20 18 38 16
POSITION offensive sensation for
Milwaukee, Wis. 6-2, 216 Trade: LA 3/5/14
RIGHT WINGER Brian Gionta 1/18/79 Buffalo 79 12 21 33 12
the Steelheads, using his Rochester, N.Y. 5-7, 178 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
PREDICTION
4 TH
CALGARY in PACIFIC
FLAMES
BY RANDY SPORTAK
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 30-1
GERRY THOMAS/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
surprise trip to the second round a couple seasons back OFFENSE The Flames cracked the top in scoring with young stars
New bench boss Glen Gulutzan was brought to the Stampede City Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan leading the way Continued
to guide the rebuild back on track and implement a game plan with growth from Sam Bennett after an goal rookie season could
more emphasis on possession while Brian Elliott and Chad John propel the offense to among the league s elite Throw in the steady
DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Johnny Gaudreau 1 Sean Monahan 1 Troy Brouwer 1 Mark Giordano 6 Deryk Engelland 1 Brian Elliott
2 Micheal Ferland 2 Sam Bennett 2 Michael Frolik 2 T.J. Brodie 7 Ladislav Smid 2 Chad Johnson
3 Lance Bouma 3 Mikael Backlund 3 Alex Chiasson 3 Dougie Hamilton 8 Tyler Wotherspoon 3 Jon Gillies
4 Hunter Shinkaruk 4 Matt Stajan 4 Brandon Bollig 4 Dennis Wideman 9 Brett Kulak
5 Matthew Tkachuk 5 Linden Vey 5 Daniel Pribyl 5 Jyrki Jokipakka 10 Oliver Kylington INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Joe Colborne, RW; Jonas Hiller, G; Mason Raymond, LW; Josh Jooris, C; Niklas Backstrom, G; Derek Grant, C
FUTURE
Chatham, Ont. 6-1, 182 Draft: 114th overall (2008)
Ryan Culkin 12/15/93 Adirondack (ECHL) 33 0 8 8 28
Montreal, Que. 6-2, 191 Draft: 124th overall (2012)
Deryk Engelland 4/3/82 Calgary 69 3 9 12 54
Edmonton, Alta. 6-2, 214 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
Mark Giordano 10/3/83 Calgary 82 21 35 56 54
Toronto, Ont. 6-0, 198 Free Agent: signed 7/6/04
WATCH
Dougie Hamilton 6/17/93 Calgary 82 12 31 43 46
Toronto, Ont. 6-6, 210 Trade: Bos 6/26/15
Brandon Hickey 4/13/96 Boston U. (HE) 36 5 3 8 28
Edmonton, Alta. 6-2, 180 Draft: 64th overall (2014)
Jyrki Jokipakka 8/20/91 Dal/Cgy 58 2 10 12 14
Tampere, Finland 6-3, 215 Trade: Dal 2/29/16
Keegan Kanzig 2/26/95 Calgary (WHL) 53 13 7 20 75
Athabasca, Alta. 6-7, 247 Draft: 67th overall (2013)
Brett Kulak 1/6/94 Stockton (AHL) 59 3 14 17 36
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Edmonton, Alta. 6-2, 187 Draft: 105th overall (2012)
Oliver Kylington 5/19/97 Stockton (AHL) 47 5 7 12 14
1 MATTHEW TKACHUK, LW 6 MARK JANKOWSKI, C Stockholm, Sweden 6-0, 183 Draft: 60th overall (2015)
AGE 18 TEAM London (OHL) AGE 22 TEAM Providence (HE) Kenney Morrison 2/13/92 Stockton (AHL) 44 3 10 13 30
Lloydminster, Alta. 6-2, 201 Free Agent: signed 3/19/15
Son of ex-NHL sniper Keith also plays with Slow, steady apprenticeship needs AHL season- Ladislav Smid 2/1/86 Calgary 22 0 0 0 6
gusto and has great finishing ability. ing. How much of an ofensive bent is there? Frydlant, Czech. 6-4, 210 Trade: Edm 11/8/13
ACQUIRED 6th overall, 2016 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 21st overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 Dennis Wideman 3/20/83 Calgary 51 2 17 19 30
Kitchener, Ont. 6-0, 202 Trade: Wsh 6/27/12
Tyler Wotherspoon 3/12/93 Stockton (AHL) 53 2 8 10 16
2 JON GILLIES, G 7 HUNTER SHINKARUK, LW Burnaby, B.C. 6-2, 207 Draft: 57th overall (2011)
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 22 TEAM Stockton (AHL) AGE 21 TEAM Stockton (AHL) Mikael Backlund 3/17/89 Calgary 82 21 26 47 28
Corrective hip surgery robbed him of develop- Small winger has crafty puck skills, but does he Vasteras, Sweden 6-1, 199 Draft: 24th overall (2007)
Sam Bennett 6/20/96 Calgary 77 18 18 36 37
ment year. Solid AHL year will fast-track him. have the staying power to play in top six? Holland Landing, Ont. 6-1, 186 Draft: 4th overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 75th overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED From Van, Feb. 2016 NHL ’16-17 Freddie Hamilton 1/1/92 Stockton (AHL) 62 18 25 43 24
Toronto, Ont. 6-1, 195 Trade: Col 10/4/15
Mark Jankowski 9/13/94 Providence (HE) 38 15 25 40 28
3 RASMUS ANDERSSON, D 8 ANDREW MANGIAPANE, LW Hamilton, Ont. 6-3, 185 Draft: 21st overall (2012)
AGE 19 TEAM Barrie (OHL) AGE 20 TEAM Barrie (OHL) Pavel Karnaukhov 3/15/97 Calgary (WHL) 49 12 19 31 52
Minsk, Belarus 6-3, 206 Draft: 136th overall (2015)
Thick-bodied, mature defender plays with poise Ripped up the OHL for 210 points in two sea-
Sean Monahan 10/12/94 Calgary 81 27 36 63 18
and high IQ. Just needs added foot speed. sons so rookie test in AHL will be telling. Brampton, Ont. 6-3, 195 Draft: 6th overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 53rd overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 166th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Matt Stajan 12/19/83 Calgary 80 6 11 17 52
Mississauga, Ont. 6-1, 195 Trade: Tor 1/31/10
Linden Vey 7/17/91 Vancouver 41 4 11 15 6
4 EMILE POIRIER, RW 9 TYLER PARSONS, G Wakaw, Sask. 6-0, 189 Free Agent: signed 7/5/16
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 21 TEAM Stockton (AHL) AGE 18 TEAM London (OHL)
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Brandon Bollig 1/31/87 Calgary 54 2 2 4 103
Stagnated development in AHL has put him on Acrobatic movements and flexibility in crease St. Charles, Mo. 6-2, 220 Trade: Chi 6/28/14
the clock. Time to produce or move on. remind scouts of Jonathan Quick. Lance Bouma 3/25/90 Calgary 44 2 5 7 31
Provost, Alta. 6-2, 208 Draft: 78th overall (2008)
ACQUIRED 22nd overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 54th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 Micheal Ferland 4/20/92 Calgary 71 4 14 18 45
Swan River, Man. 6-2, 208 Draft: 133rd overall (2010)
AGE 19 TEAM Stockton (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM Boston University (HE) Morgan Klimchuk 3/2/95 Stockton (AHL) 55 3 6 9 10
Regina, Sask. 6-0, 185 Draft: 28th overall (2013)
Moves around ice quickly and efortlessly. Didn’t flourish ofensively as anticipated as a
Andrew Mangiapane 4/4/96 Barrie (OHL) 59 51 55 106 50
Defensive awareness needs ramping up. sophomore, so junior year is pivotal. Toronto, Ont. 5-10, 177 Draft: 166th overall (2015)
ACQUIRED 60th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 64th overall, 2014 NHL ’19-20 Brett Pollock 3/17/96 Edmonton (WHL) 72 30 48 78 76
Regina, Sask. 6-2, 195 Trade: Dal 2/29/16
Hunter Shinkaruk 10/13/94 Uti/Stk (AHL) 62 27 24 51 20
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Calgary, Alta. 5-10, 181 Trade: Van 2/22/16
Matthew Tkachuk 12/11/97 London (OHL) 57 30 77 107 80
Scottsdale, Ariz. 6-2, 200 Draft: 6th overall (2016)
NAME SCOUTING REPORT RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Troy Brouwer 8/17/85 St. Louis 82 18 21 39 62
MATTHEW TKACHUK Tkachuk had a monster Vancouver, B.C. 6-3, 213 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
rookie season in the Alex Chiasson 10/1/90 Ottawa 77 8 6 14 45
POSITION OHL, scoring the game-
Montreal, Que. 6-3, 208 Trade: Ott 6/27/16
LEFT WINGER Michael Frolik 2/17/88 Calgary 64 15 17 32 24
winning OT goal in the Kladno, Czech. 6-1, 194 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
6TH OVERALL ing could improve, but Emile Poirier 12/14/94 Stockton (AHL) 60 12 17 29 51
Montreal, Que. 6-2, 196 Draft: 22nd overall (2013)
his compete level, scor-
2015-16 ing talent and hockey IQ
Daniel Pribyl
Pisek, Czech.
12/18/92 Sparta Praha (Cze)
6-4, 192
45 16 29 45
Free Agent: signed 4/29/16
16
LONDON Hunter Smith 9/11/95 Stockton (AHL) 54 2 6 8 90
KNIGHTS are all at an elite level. Windsor, Ont. 6-8, 223 Draft: 54th overall (2014)
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
7TH
CAROLINA in METRO
HURRICANES
BY LUKE DECOCK
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 68-1
FRANCOIS LACASSE/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
DEPTH CHART
DAVE SANDFORD/GETTY IMAGES
FUTURE
South St. Paul, Minn. 6-0, 215 Draft: 37th overall (2010)
Haydn Fleury 7/8/96 Red Deer (WHL) 56 12 29 41 50
Carlyle, Sask. 6-3, 207 Draft: 7th overall (2014)
Ron Hainsey 3/24/81 Carolina 81 5 14 19 37
Bolton, Conn. 6-3, 210 Free Agent: signed 9/12/13
Noah Hanifin 1/25/97 Carolina 79 4 18 22 22
Boston, Mass. 6-3, 206 Draft: 5th overall (2015)
WATCH
Roland McKeown 1/20/96 Kingston (OHL) 59 7 35 42 49
Listowel, Ont. 6-1, 195 Trade: LA 2/25/15
Ryan Murphy 3/31/93 Carolina 35 0 10 10 10
Aurora, Ont. 5-11, 185 Draft: 12th overall (2011)
Brett Pesce 11/15/94 Carolina 69 4 12 16 16
Tarrytown, N.Y. 6-3, 200 Draft: 66th overall (2013)
Jaccob Slavin 5/1/94 Carolina 63 2 18 20 8
Denver, Colo. 6-2, 205 Draft: 120th overall (2012)
Matt Tennyson 4/23/90 San Jose 29 1 3 4 0
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Minneapolis, Minn. 6-2, 205 Free Agent: signed 7/3/16
Josh Wesley 4/9/96 Flnt/Nia (OHL) 57 5 13 18 35
1 SEBASTIAN AHO, RW 6 BROCK MCGINN, LW Hartford, Conn. 6-3, 200 Draft: 96th overall (2014)
AGE 19 TEAM Karpat (Fin.) AGE 22 TEAM Charlotte (AHL) CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Clark Bishop 3/29/96 Cape Breton (QMJHL) 50 16 23 39 86
Skilled winger can also play center. Playmaker Energy-line winger showed steady progress in St. John’s, Nfld. 6-0, 194 Draft: 127th overall (2014)
plays with a ton of confidence. second AHL season prompting a long call-up. Elias Lindholm 12/2/94 Carolina 82 11 28 39 24
Boden, Sweden 6-1, 192 Draft: 5th overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 35th overall, 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 47th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 Jay McClement 3/2/83 Carolina 77 3 8 11 24
Kingston, Ont. 6-1, 205 Free Agent: signed 7/2/14
2 JAKE BEAN, D 7 ALEX NEDELJKOVIC, G Andrew Poturalski 1/14/94
Williamsville, N.Y.
New Hampshire (HE)
5-10, 190
37 22 30 52
Free Agent: signed 3/8/16
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AGE 18 TEAM Calgary (WHL) AGE 20 TEAM Niagara (OHL) Victor Rask 3/1/93 Carolina 80 21 27 48 24
Late bloomer did a lot of physical growing in Undersized goalie is ultra-competitive and Leksand, Sweden 6-2, 200 Draft: 42nd overall (2011)
Nicolas Roy 2/5/97 Chicoutimi (QMJHL) 63 48 42 90 71
past two years and his ofensive acumen shows. ready for a bigger test at the AHL level. Amos, Que. 6-4, 197 Draft: 96th overall (2015)
ACQUIRED 13th overall, 2016 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 37th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Derek Ryan 12/29/86 Charlotte (AHL) 70 23 32 55 24
Spokane, Wash. 5-11, 170 Free Agent: signed 6/15/15
Aleksi Saarela 1/7/97 Assat (Fin) 51 20 13 33 14
3 HAYDN FLEURY, D 8 VALENTIN ZYKOV, RW Helsinki, Finland 5-11, 198 Trade: NYR 2/28/16
AGE 20 TEAM Red Deer (WHL) AGE 21 TEAM Charlotte (AHL) Jordan Staal 9/10/88 Carolina 82 20 28 48 34
Thunder Bay, Ont. 6-4, 220 Trade: Pit 6/22/12
Slow-developing defender making steady Big frame allows him to battle hard along
Lucas Wallmark 9/5/95 Lulea (Swe) 48 8 24 32 20
progress. Plays a mature, well-rounded game. boards. He still needs work on his finish. Umea, Sweden 6-0, 176 Draft: 97th overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 7th overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED From L.A., Feb., 2016 NHL ’17-18 LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Bryan Bickell 3/9/86 Chicago 25 0 2 2 2
Bowmanville, Ont. 6-4, 223 Trade: Chi 6/15/16
4 JULIEN GAUTHIER, RW 9 TREVOR CARRICK, D Phillip Di Giuseppe10/9/93
Toronto, Ont.
Carolina
6-0, 200
41 7 10 17
Draft: 38th overall (2012)
18
AGE 18 TEAM Val-d’Or (QMJHL) AGE 22 TEAM Charlotte (AHL) Warren Foegele 4/1/96 Kingston (OHL) 52 13 35 48 44
Big, well-built winger has a knack for scoring Putting up impressive numbers in two AHL Markham, Ont. 6-2, 191 Draft: 67th overall (2014)
goals and plays a solid north-south game. seasons and likes to play with an edge. Brock McGinn 2/2/94 Charlotte (AHL) 48 19 16 35 29
Fergus, Ont. 6-0, 185 Draft: 47th overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 21st overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 115th overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18
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Andrej Nestrasil 2/22/91 Carolina 55 9 14 23 8
Prague, Czech. 6-3, 200 Waivers: Det 11/20/14
AGE 22 TEAM Charlotte (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM Kingston (OHL) Jeff Skinner 5/16/92 Carolina 82 28 23 51 38
Toronto, Ont. 5-11, 200 Draft: 7th overall (2010)
Hustling winger made a great impression in 41 Never really flourished ofensively as hoped,
Sergey Tolchinsky 2/3/95 Charlotte (AHL) 72 14 22 36 28
NHL games before getting sidetracked. but well rounded and played in WJC. Moscow, Russia 5-8, 170 Free Agent: signed 8/22/13
ACQUIRED 38th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED From L.A., Feb., 2015 NHL ’19-20 Brendan Woods 6/11/92 Charlotte (AHL) 59 9 11 20 39
Humboldt, Sask. 6-4, 210 Draft: 129th overall (2012)
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Sebastian Aho
Rauma, Finland
7/26/97 Karpat (Fin)
5-11, 172
45 20 25 45
Draft: 35th overall (2015)
2
13TH OVERALL His ‘D’ needs work, but Brody Sutter 9/26/91 Charlotte (AHL) 70 13 11 24 37
Viking, Alta. 6-5, 203 Draft: 193rd overall (2011)
his vision, hockey sense
2015-16 and mobility are tailor-
Teuvo Teravainen 9/11/94
Helsinki, Finland
Chicago
5-11, 178
78 13 22
Trade: Chi 6/15/16
35 20
CALGARY Valentin Zykov 5/15/95 Ont/Cha (AHL) 45 7 7 14 20
HITMEN made for today’s game. St. Petersburg, Russia 6-0, 209 Trade: LA 2/28/16
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
4TH
CHICAGO in CENTRAL
BLACKHAWKS
BY MATT CARLSON
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 14-1
JONATHAN KOZUB/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
C apping a sublime season Patrick Kane skated off with the (art
and Art Ross Trophies plus the Ted Lindsay Award while rookie
whiz Artemi Panarin broke away with the Calder Trophy And
yet the Chicago Blackhawks failed to capture the trophy that matters
most falling wins short of their fourth Stanley Cup
ǦǡϐǦǤ
lowed three straight deep playoff runs
But will the Blackhawks have the depth Salary cap restrictions
once again forced GM Stan Bowman to shed key players notably An
drew Shaw and Teuvo Teravainen (e then used a narrow margin to
The Blackhawks say they re hungrier than ever to reclaim the re acquire defenseman Brian Campbell who plugs a hole on the blue
championship they won in and and they have the line The bigger question is up front where the Blackhawks struggled
moxie and core of high end players that make them a candidate to do to establish a smooth four line rotation that was a key to their three
it And Chicago s skaters have been able to recharge over the summer championships
DEPTH CHART
CLAUS ANDERSEN/GETTY IMAGES
FUTURE
Linkoping, Sweden 5-11, 183 Trade: Van 1/29/15
Erik Gustafsson 3/14/92 Chicago 41 0 14 14 4
Nynashamn, Sweden 6-0, 176 Free Agent: signed 4/30/15
Niklas Hjalmarsson 6/6/87 Chicago 81 2 22 24 32
Eksjo, Sweden 6-3, 197 Draft: 108th overall (2005)
Duncan Keith 7/16/83 Chicago 67 9 34 43 26
Winnipeg, Man. 6-1, 192 Draft: 54th overall (2002)
WATCH
Michal Kempny 9/8/90 Omsk (KHL) 59 5 16 21 46
Hodonin, Czech. 6-0, 194 Free Agent: signed 5/24/16
Robin Norell 2/18/95 Djurgarden (Swe) 51 2 6 8 16
Stockholm, Sweden 5-11, 195 Draft: 111th overall (2013)
Ville Pokka 6/3/94 Rockford (AHL) 76 10 35 45 24
Tornio, Finland 6-0, 214 Trade: NYI 10/4/14
Robin Press 12/21/94 Djurgarden (Swe) 51 1 2 3 12
Uppsala, Sweden 6-3, 209 Draft: 211th overall (2013)
Michal Rozsival 9/3/78 Chicago 51 1 12 13 33
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Vlasim, Czech. 6-1, 210 Free Agent: signed 9/11/12
Brent Seabrook 4/20/85 Chicago 81 14 35 49 32
1 NICK SCHMALTZ, C 6 VILLE POKKA, D Richmond, B.C. 6-3, 220 Draft: 14th overall (2003)
AGE 20 TEAM North Dakota (NCHC) AGE 22 TEAM Rockford (AHL) Andreas Soderberg 6/16/96 Vita Hasten (Swe2) 45 0 1 1 8
Skelleftea, Sweden 6-4, 205 Draft: 148th overall (2014)
Break-out year in NCAA led to pro acceleration. Nice development for robust, two-way de- Viktor Svedberg 5/24/91 Chicago 27 2 2 4 4
A good camp and he’ll win an NHL job. fender. Only skating is holding him back. Gothenburg, Sweden 6-8, 238 Free Agent: signed 10/19/13
ACQUIRED 20th overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED From NYI, Oct., 2014 NHL ’16-17 Trevor van Riemsdyk 7/24/91 Chicago 82 3 11 14 31
Middletown, N.J. 6-2, 188 Free Agent: signed 3/24/14
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 RYAN HARTMAN, RW 7 MARK MCNEILL, RW Artem Anisimov 5/24/88
Yaroslavl, Russia
Chicago
6-4, 198
77 20 22
Trade: Clb 6/30/15
42 12
AGE 22 TEAM Rockford (AHL) AGE 23 TEAM Rockford (AHL) Sam Carrick 2/4/92 Toronto (AHL) 52 16 18 34 90
The short, but always-involved winger can also Wait has been interminable for 2011 first- Markham, Ont. 6-0, 188 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Andrew Desjardins 7/27/86 Chicago 77 8 5 13 30
provide a bit of ofense from the third line. rounder. Cheap salary will open door for him. Lively, Ont. 6-1, 195 Trade: SJ 3/2/15
ACQUIRED 30th overall, 2013 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 18th overall, 2011 NHL ’16-17 John Hayden 2/14/95 Yale (ECAC) 32 16 6 22 26
Chicago, Ill. 6-3, 223 Draft: 74th overall (2013)
Vincent Hinostroza 4/3/94 Rockford (AHL) 66 18 33 51 24
3 ALEX DEBRINCAT, RW 8 GRAHAM KNOTT, LW Chicago, Ill. 5-9, 158 Draft: 169th overall (2012)
AGE 18 TEAM Erie (OHL) AGE 19 TEAM Niagara (OHL) Luke Johnson 9/19/94 North Dakota (NCHC) 43 11 10 21 45
Grand Forks, N.D. 5-11, 195 Draft: 134th overall (2013)
Very small, but slippery on puck. Exceptionally Goal total sliced in half not a good sign. Bud-
Tanner Kero 7/24/92 Rockford (AHL) 60 20 19 39 23
talented, creative and productive. ding power forward bulking up. Hancock, Mich. 6-0, 185 Free Agent: signed 4/2/15
ACQUIRED 39th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 54th overall, 2015 NHL ’20-21 Marcus Kruger 5/27/90 Chicago 41 0 4 4 24
Stockholm, Sweden 6-0, 186 Draft: 149th overall (2009)
Tyler Motte 3/10/95 Michigan (Big10) 38 32 24 56 36
4 CHAD KRYS, D 9 GUSTAV FORSLING, D Port Huron, Mich. 5-9, 192 Draft: 121st overall (2013)
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Jonathan Toews 4/29/88 Chicago 80 28 30 58 62
AGE 18 TEAM U.S. NTDP (USHL) AGE 20 TEAM Linkoping (Swe.) Winnipeg, Man. 6-2, 201 Draft: 3rd overall (2006)
Ofensive calling card will shine at Boston Additional ice time in top Swedish league for LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
University. Two-way game a work in progress. small defender led to big bump in points. Graham Knott 1/13/97 Niagara (OHL) 68 12 30 42 67
Etobicoke, Ont. 6-3, 188 Draft: 54th overall (2015)
ACQUIRED 45th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 ACQUIRED From Van, Jan., 2015 NHL ’18-19 Martin Lundberg 6/7/90 Skelleftea (Swe) 44 13 8 21 22
Skelleftea, Sweden 6-1, 189 Free Agent: signed 5/24/16
AGE 22 TEAM Rockford (AHL) AGE 21 TEAM Michigan (Big Ten) Artemi Panarin 10/30/91 Chicago 80 30 47 77 32
Korkino, Russia 5-11, 170 Free Agent: signed 4/30/15
Notre Dame product led Rockford in scoring Breakout junior year in NCAA led to pro
Richard Panik 2/7/91 Chicago 30 6 2 8 6
and had dry seven-game NHL trial. contract. Small, but has nifty hands. Martin, Slovakia 6-1, 208 Trade: Tor 1/3/16
ACQUIRED 169th overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 121st overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 Dennis Rasmussen 7/3/90 Chicago 44 4 5 9 4
Vasteras, Sweden 6-3, 205 Free Agent: signed 6/10/14
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Spencer Abbott 4/30/88
Hamilton, Ont.
Frolunda (Swe)
5-9, 170
42 14 21
Trade: Tor 2/26/15
35 4
39TH OVERALL is goal scoring and he Mark McNeill 2/22/93 Rockford (AHL) 64 25 23 48 33
Langley, B.C. 6-2, 214 Draft: 18th overall (2011)
has hit 51 the past two
2015-16 seasons thanks to his
Nick Schmaltz
Madison, Wis.
2/23/96 North Dakota (NCHC)
6-0, 177
37 11 35 46
Draft: 20th overall (2014)
6
ERIE Jordin Tootoo 2/2/83 New Jersey 66 4 5 9 102
OTTERS quick release. Churchill, Man. 5-9, 195 Free Agent: signed 7/5/16
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
30. Sun. Dec. 11. . . . . . . Dal 71. Sat. Mar. 18. . . . . . at Tor
31. Tue. Dec. 13 . . . .at NYR 72. Sun. Mar. 19 . . . . . . . Col
32. Thu. Dec. 15 . . . . .at NYI 73. Tue. Mar. 21. . . . . . . . Van
33. Sat. Dec. 17 . . . . . at StL 74. Thu. Mar. 23 . . . . . . . Dal
34. Sun. Dec. 18. . . . . . . . SJ 75. Sat. Mar. 25. . . . . . at Fla
35. Tue. Dec. 20 . . . . . . . Ott 76. Mon. Mar. 27. . . . . at TB
36. Fri. Dec. 23 . . . . . . . . Col 77. Wed. Mar. 29 . . . . .at Pit
37. Tue. Dec. 27 . . . . . .Wpg 78. Fri. Mar. 31 . . . . . . . . Clb
38. Thu. Dec. 29 . . . . at Nsh 79. Sun. Apr. 2 . . . . . . . .Bos
39. Fri. Dec. 30 . . . . . .at Car 80. Tue. Apr. 4 . . . . . . . at Col DUNCAN KEITH
40. Mon. Jan. 2 . . . . . . at StL 81. Thu. Apr. 6. . . . . . .at Ana
41. Thu. Jan. 5 . . . . . . . . . Buf 82. Sat. Apr. 8 . . . . . . . .at LA
PREDICTION
7TH
COLORADO in CENTRAL
AVALANCHE
BY MIKE CHAMBERS
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 75-1
S
GRAIG ABEL/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Gabriel Landeskog 1 Nathan MacKinnon 1 Jarome Iginla 1 Erik Johnson 6 Nikita Zadorov 1 Semyon Varlamov
2 Mikhail Grigorenko 2 Matt Duchene 2 Mikko Rantanen 2 Tyson Barrie 7 Patrick Wiercioch 2 Calvin Pickard
3 Joe Colborne 3 Carl Soderberg 3 Blake Comeau 3 Francois Beauchemin 8 Chris Bigras 3 Spencer Martin
4 Cody McLeod 4 John Mitchell 4 Andreas Martinsen 4 Fedor Tyutin 9 Duncan Siemens
5 J.T. Compher 5 Rocco Grimaldi 5 Mike Sislo 5 Eric Gelinas 10 Ryan Stanton INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Mikkel Boedker, LW; Shawn Matthias, LW; Nick Holden, D; Zach Redmond, D; Reto Berra, G; Nate Guenin, D; Brad Stuart, D
FUTURE
Orillia, Ont. 6-1, 190 Draft: 32nd overall (2013)
Sergei Boikov 1/24/96 Drumm’dville (QMJHL) 52 6 20 26 73
Khabarovsk, Russia 6-2, 195 Draft: 161st overall (2015)
Mat Clark 10/17/90 San Antonio (AHL) 60 1 7 8 36
Wheat Ridge, Colo. 6-3, 225 Trade: Ana 3/2/15
Eric Gelinas 5/8/91 NJ/Col 40 1 5 6 16
Vanier, Ont. 6-4, 215 Trade: NJ 2/29/16
WATCH
Erik Johnson 3/21/88 Colorado 73 11 16 27 50
Bloomington, Minn. 6-4, 232 Trade: StL 2/19/11
Anton Lindholm 11/29/94 Skelleftea (Swe) 30 0 4 4 18
Skelleftea, Sweden 5-11, 191 Draft: 144th overall (2014)
Nicolas Meloche 7/18/97 BaC/Gat (QMJHL) 53 13 20 33 92
LaSalle, Que. 6-3, 204 Draft: 40th overall (2015)
Andrei Mironov 7/29/94 Dyn. Moscow (KHL) 40 3 10 13 21
Moscow, Russia 6-3, 194 Draft: 101st overall (2015)
Duncan Siemens 9/7/93 San Antonio (AHL) 53 1 6 7 90
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Edmonton, Alta. 6-3, 205 Draft: 11th overall (2011)
Ryan Stanton 7/20/89 Hershey (AHL) 60 4 12 16 69
1 MIKKO RANTANEN, RW 6 ANDREI MIRONOV, D St. Albert, Alta. 6-2, 196 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
AGE 19 TEAM San Antonio (AHL) AGE 22 TEAM Moscow (KHL) Fedor Tyutin 7/19/83 Columbus 61 1 2 3 28
Izhevsk, Russia 6-2, 221 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Smooth-skating playmaker. Will put up points A big, punishing defensive rearguard with Patrick Wiercioch 9/12/90 Ottawa 52 0 5 5 24
with his ability to see plays develop. plenty of big-game experience. Burnaby, B.C. 6-5, 202 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
ACQUIRED 10th overall, 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 101st overall, 2015 NHL ’17-18 Nikita Zadorov 4/16/95 San Antonio (AHL) 52 10 19 29 90
Moscow, Russia 6-5, 220 Trade: Buf 6/26/15
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 TYSON JOST, C 7 J.T. COMPHER, RW J-C Beaudin
Longueuil, Que.
3/25/97 R.Noranda (QMJHL)
6-1, 181
58 33 49 82
Draft: 71st overall (2015)
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AGE 18 TEAM Penticton (BCHL) AGE 21 TEAM Michigan (Big Ten) Troy Bourke 3/30/94 San Antonio (AHL) 56 2 7 9 30
An exceptionally strong skater who plays at a Competitive energy player with good speed. Edmonton, Alta. 5-10, 170 Draft: 72nd overall (2012)
Matt Duchene 1/16/91 Colorado 76 30 29 59 24
high pace. An adept ofensive weapon. Can provide ofense in a bottom-six role. Haliburton, Ont. 5-11, 200 Draft: 3rd overall (2009)
ACQUIRED 10th overall, 2016 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED From Buf, June, 2015 NHL ’17-18 Rocco Grimaldi 2/8/93 Portland (AHL) 52 16 17 33 20
Anaheim, Calif. 5-6, 180 Trade: Fla 6/23/16
Samuel Henley 7/25/93 San Antonio (AHL) 74 8 7 15 51
3 CALVIN PICKARD, G 8 JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BEAUDIN, C Val-d’Or, Que. 6-4, 210 Free Agent: signed 4/28/14
AGE 24 TEAM San Antonio (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) Tyson Jost 3/14/98 Penticton (BCHL) 48 42 62 104 43
St. Albert, Alta. 5-11, 191 Draft: 10th overall (2016)
Ultra-competitive, technically sound stopper Skilled speedster who greatly improved his
Nathan MacKinnon 9/1/95 Colorado 72 21 31 52 20
who has been rock solid in limited NHL duty. ofensive numbers in second junior season. Halifax, N.S. 6-0, 195 Draft: 1st overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 49th overall, 2010 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 71st overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 John Mitchell 1/22/85 Colorado 71 10 11 21 52
Oakville, Ont. 6-1, 204 Free Agent: signed 7/1/12
Julien Nantel 9/6/96 R.Noranda (QMJHL) 52 22 24 46 28
4 CHRIS BIGRAS, D 9 NICOLAS MELOCHE, D Laval, Que. 6-0, 193 Draft: 204th overall (2014)
Jim O’Brien 1/29/89 Albany (AHL) 56 19 19 38 48
AGE 21 TEAM San Antonio (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM Gatineau (QMJHL) Maplewood, Minn. 6-2, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Dependable blueliner who plays a simple, yet A big, physical defenseman not afraid to mix it Carl Soderberg 10/12/85 Colorado 82 12 39 51 32
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efective game. Extremely intelligent. up while contributing ofensively. Malmo, Sweden 6-3, 216 Trade: Bos 6/25/15
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
ACQUIRED 32nd overall, 2013 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 40th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Joe Colborne 1/30/90 Calgary 73 19 25 44 27
Calgary, Alta. 6-5, 221 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
AGE 18 TEAM Youngstown (USHL) AGE 23 TEAM Portland (AHL) A.J. Greer 12/14/96 R.Noranda (QMJHL) 33 16 11 27 57
Joliette, Que. 6-3, 204 Draft: 39th overall (2015)
Wins battles along the boards and in the Ofensively gifted player with good shooting,
Mikhail Grigorenko 5/16/94 Colorado 74 6 21 27 8
corners with his size. Pucks seem to find him. passing and skating skills. Lacks size. Khabarovsk, Russia 6-3, 209 Trade: Buf 6/26/15
ACQUIRED 40th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED From Fla, June, 2016 NHL ’16-17 Gabriel Landeskog 11/23/92 Colorado 75 20 33 53 69
Stockholm, Sweden 6-1, 210 Draft: 2nd overall (2011)
Andreas Martinsen 6/13/90 Colorado 55 4 7 11 47
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Baerum, Norway 6-3, 220 Free Agent: signed 5/15/15
Cody McLeod 6/26/84 Colorado 82 8 5 13 138
Binscarth, Man. 6-2, 210 Free Agent: signed 9/20/06
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Joe Whitney 2/6/88 Bridgeport (AHL) 36 14 19 33 29
Reading, Mass. 5-6, 167 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
TYSON JOST An incredibly strong
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skater with great hands, Blake Comeau 2/18/86 Colorado 81 12 24 36 58
POSITION Jost racked up points
Meadow Lake, Sask. 6-1, 202 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
CENTER J.T. Compher 4/8/95 Michigan (Big10) 38 16 47 63 28
in the BCHL and inter- Northbrook, Ill. 6-0, 182 Trade: Buf 6/26/15
10TH OVERALL earning medals along Mikko Rantanen 10/29/96 San Antonio (AHL) 52 24 36 60 42
Nousiainen, Finland 6-4, 211 Draft: 10th overall (2015)
the way. He’s following
2015-16 idol Jonathan Toews to
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PENTICTON Trent Vogelhuber 7/13/88 Lake Erie (AHL) 70 11 16 27 65
VEES North Dakota. Dublin, Ohio 6-2, 185 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
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27. Sun. Dec. 11. . . . . at Tor 68. Mon. Mar. 13. . . . . .at Ari
28. Wed. Dec. 14 . . . . . . Phi 69. Wed. Mar. 15 . . . . . . Det
29. Fri. Dec. 16 . . . . . . . . .Fla 70. Sat. Mar. 18. . . . . . at Det
30. Sun. Dec. 18. . . .at Wpg 71. Sun. Mar. 19 . . . . . at Chi
31. Tue. Dec. 20 . . . . . at Min 72. Tue. Mar. 21. . . . . . . . StL
32. Thu. Dec. 22 . . . . . . . .Tor 73. Thu. Mar. 23 . . . . . . Edm
33. Fri. Dec. 23 . . . . . . at Chi 74. Sat. Mar. 25. . . . . at Edm
34. Tue. Dec. 27 . . . . . . .Cgy 75. Mon. Mar. 27. . . . at Cgy
35. Thu. Dec. 29 . . . . . at Dal 76. Wed. Mar. 29 . . . . . Wsh
36. Sat. Dec. 31 . . . . . . NYR 77. Fri. Mar. 31 . . . . . . . . StL
37. Mon. Jan. 2 . . . . . .at Van 78. Sun. Apr. 2 . . . . . . at Min
38. Wed. Jan. 4 . . . . . at Cgy 79. Tue. Apr. 4 . . . . . . . . . Chi
39. Fri. Jan. 6 . . . . . . . . . . NYI 80. Thu. Apr. 6. . . . . . . . . Min NATHAN MACKINNON
40. Thu. Jan. 12. . . . . . . .Ana 81. Sat. Apr. 8 . . . . . . . at Dal
41. Sat. Jan. 14 . . . . . . . .Nsh 82. Sun. Apr. 9 . . . . . . at StL
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FUTURE
Orebro, Sweden 6-4, 183 Draft: 29th overall (2015)
Ryan Collins 5/6/96 Minnesota (Big10) 29 0 4 4 35
Bloomington, Minn. 6-5, 216 Draft: 47th overall (2014)
Cody Goloubef 11/30/89 Columbus 43 1 7 8 20
Mississauga, Ont. 6-1, 201 Draft: 37th overall (2008)
Scott Harrington 3/10/93 Toronto (AHL) 17 1 2 3 14
Kingston, Ont. 6-2, 216 Trade: Tor 6/25/16
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Dillon Heatherington 5/9/95 Lake Erie (AHL) 63 3 16 19 50
Calgary, Alta. 6-2, 220 Draft: 50th overall (2013)
Jack Johnson 1/13/87 Columbus 60 6 8 14 25
Indianapolis, Ind. 6-1, 230 Trade: LA 2/23/12
Seth Jones 10/3/94 Nsh/Clb 81 3 28 31 22
Arlington, Texas 6-4, 208 Trade: Nsh 1/6/16
Dean Kukan 7/8/93 Lake Erie (AHL) 33 3 10 13 8
Volketswil, Switzerland 6-2, 198 Free Agent: signed 6/1/15
Ryan Murray 9/27/93 Columbus 82 4 21 25 40
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Regina, Sask. 6-1, 208 Draft: 2nd overall (2012)
Dalton Prout 3/13/90 Columbus 64 3 6 9 102
1 ZACH WERENSKI, D 6 JOONAS KORPISALO, G Kingsville, Ont. 6-3, 230 Draft: 154th overall (2010)
AGE 19 TEAM Michigan (Big Ten) AGE 22 TEAM Lake Erie (AHL) John Ramage 2/7/91 Lake Erie (AHL) 68 8 19 27 67
Mississauga, Ont. 6-0, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/3/15
Smooth skater who understands the defense Showed potential when forced into NHL duty. David Savard 10/22/90 Columbus 65 4 21 25 45
position. Elite puck-mover with great vision. Goes post to post with great speed. St. Hyacinthe, Que. 6-2, 227 Draft: 94th overall (2009)
ACQUIRED 8th overall, 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 62nd overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 Blake Siebenaler 2/27/96 Niagara (OHL) 65 7 22 29 15
Toledo, Ohio 6-1, 208 Draft: 77th overall (2014)
Jaime Sifers 1/18/83 Lake Erie (AHL) 67 5 14 19 86
2 PIERRE-LUC DUBOIS, C 7 ANDREW PEEKE, D Stratford, Conn. 5-11, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/2/15
Zach Werenski 7/19/97 Michigan (Big10) 36 11 25 36 20
AGE 18 TEAM Cape Breton (QMJHL) AGE 18 TEAM Green Bay (USHL) Grosse Pointe, Mich. 6-2, 209 Draft: 8th overall (2015)
A north-south player who plays the game with Big, smooth skating D-man whose physical Oleg Yevenko 1/21/91 Lake Erie (AHL) 54 1 3 4 152
Minsk, Belarus 6-7, 230 Free Agent: signed 10/1/15
an edge. Finishes checks and makes plays. game is developing. Bound for Notre Dame.
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
ACQUIRED 3rd overall, 2016 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 34th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 Alex Broadhurst 3/7/93 Lake Erie (AHL) 60 10 26 36 14
New Lenox, Ill. 6-0, 188 Trade: Chi 6/30/15
Brandon Dubinsky 4/29/86 Columbus 75 17 31 48 71
3 SONNY MILANO, LW 8 VITALY ABRAMOV, RW Anchorage, Alaska 6-2, 216 Trade: NYR 7/23/12
AGE 20 TEAM Lake Erie (AHL) AGE 18 TEAM Gatineau (QMJHL) Pierre-Luc Dubois 6/24/98 Cape Breton (QMJHL) 62 42 57 99 112
Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Que. 6-2, 201 Draft: 3rd overall (2016)
A dazzling puckhandler who has struggled so An intelligent player with elite quickness and
Boone Jenner 6/15/93 Columbus 82 30 19 49 77
far to meet expectations at pro level. agility. Skilled scorer and playmaker. Dorchester, Ont. 6-2, 215 Draft: 37th overall (2011)
ACQUIRED 16th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 65th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 William Karlsson 1/8/93 Columbus 81 9 11 20 6
Marsta, Sweden 6-1, 188 Trade: Ana 3/2/15
Jordan Maletta 4/30/95 Niagara (OHL) 68 34 25 59 55
4 OLIVER BJORKSTRAND, RW 9 PAUL BITTNER, LW St. Catharines, Ont. 6-3, 215 Free Agent: signed 3/21/16
Lukas Sedlak 2/25/93 Lake Erie (AHL) 54 14 4 18 27
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AGE 21 TEAM Lake Erie (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM Portland (WHL) Ceske Budejovice, Czech. 6-0, 207 Draft: 158th overall (2011)
Deceptive strength and quickness. A prolific Big frame and skilled, but he needs to go to the Alexander Wennberg 9/22/94 Columbus 69 8 32 40 2
goal scorer, he’s ready for the next step up. net more. Hard, accurate shot. Stockholm, Sweden 6-1, 197 Draft: 14th overall (2013)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
ACQUIRED 89th overall, 2013 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 38th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Paul Bittner 11/4/96 Portland (WHL) 25 10 11 21 21
Crookston, Minn. 6-5, 204 Draft: 38th overall (2015)
AGE 19 TEAM Linkoping (Swe.) AGE 23 TEAM Toronto (AHL) Gregory Campbell12/17/83 Columbus 82 3 8 11 78
London, Ont. 6-0, 197 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Terrific passer who sees the ice well. Needs to Reliable defenseman who wins battles and
Nick Foligno 10/31/87 Columbus 72 12 25 37 53
bulk up before moving up to NHL. makes a good first pass out of the zone. Buffalo, N.Y. 6-0, 210 Trade: Ott 7/1/12
ACQUIRED 29th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED From Tor, June, 2016 NHL ’16-17 Markus Hannikainen 3/26/93 Lake Erie (AHL) 50 7 13 20 20
Helsinki, Finland 6-2, 189 Free Agent: signed 4/20/15
Scott Hartnell 4/18/82 Columbus 79 23 26 49 112
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Regina, Sask. 6-2, 214 Trade: Phi 6/23/14
Sonny Milano 5/12/96 Lake Erie (AHL) 54 14 17 31 22
Massapequa, N.Y. 6-1, 205 Draft: 16th overall (2014)
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Brandon Saad 10/27/92 Columbus 78 31 22 53 14
Pittsburgh, Pa. 6-1, 202 Trade: Chi 6/30/15
PIERRE-LUC DUBOIS He was the big surprise
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
of the first round, but Josh Anderson 5/7/94 Lake Erie (AHL) 58 18 21 39 108
POSITION Dubois has a ton of tal-
Burlington, Ont. 6-3, 221 Draft: 95th overall (2012)
CENTER Cam Atkinson 6/5/89 Columbus 81 27 26 53 22
ent. The two-way threat Riverside, Conn. 5-8, 180 Draft: 157th overall (2008)
3RD OVERALL center during the year David Clarkson 3/31/84 Columbus 23 2 2 4 23
Toronto, Ont. 6-0, 207 Trade: Tor 2/26/15
and actually got better.
2015-16 Racks up points and
Keegan Kolesar
Brandon, Man.
4/8/97 Seattle (WHL)
6-2, 223
64 30 31 61
Draft: 69th overall (2015)
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CAPE BRETON Daniel Zaar 4/24/94 Lake Erie (AHL) 71 21 22 43 22
SCREAMING EAGLES plays with a nasty edge. Helsingborg, Sweden 5-11, 175 Draft: 152nd overall (2012)
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
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he Dallas Stars climb back to relevancy happened almost The Stars showed they re a powerhouse to be reckoned with dur
overnight Now the timing is right for them to go all in on the ing the regular season The question is whether they take the next
franchise s second Stanley Cup step and become a playoff force
While the union of coach Lindy Ruff and GM Jim Nill has produced
the most explosive offensive team in the N(L there still are issues OFFENSE Dallas led the league in scoring by goals thanks to top
on defense and in goal that must be ironed out Nill might have ac level talent and depth Jamie Benn ranks second in N(L scoring over
complished the necessary task of overhauling the blueline adding the the past three seasons with points and Tyler Seguin is fourth
stable Dan (amhuis to the mix and developing a crop of youngsters with They are currently the best punch in hockey But the
but the new concern is if the D corps is too inexperienced Stars also have Jason Spezza goals Patrick Sharp Cody
DEPTH CHART
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FUTURE
Victoria, B.C. 6-2, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/10/11
Andrew Bodnarchuk 7/11/88 Clb/Col 37 0 4 4 14
Drumheller, Alta. 5-11, 196 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Ludwig Bystrom 7/20/94 Texas (AHL) 65 2 14 16 20
Ornskoldsvik, Sweden 6-1, 175 Draft: 43rd overall (2012)
Nick Ebert 5/11/94 Ontario (AHL) 44 2 10 12 28
Livingston, N.J. 6-0, 203 Trade: LA 6/25/16
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Dan Hamhuis 12/13/82 Vancouver 58 3 10 13 28
Smithers, B.C. 6-1, 209 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Niklas Hansson 1/8/95 HV71 (Swe) 44 7 15 22 14
Helsingborg, Sweden 6-1, 180 Draft: 68th overall (2013)
Julius Honka 12/3/95 Texas (AHL) 73 11 33 44 38
Jyvaskyla, Finland 5-11, 185 Draft: 14th overall (2014)
Stephen Johns 4/18/92 Texas (AHL) 55 4 20 24 43
Ellwood City, Pa. 6-4, 225 Trade: Chi 7/10/15
John Klingberg 8/14/92 Dallas 76 10 48 58 30
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Gothenburg, Sweden 6-2, 180 Draft: 131st overall (2010)
Esa Lindell 5/23/94 Texas (AHL) 73 14 28 42 56
1 JULIUS HONKA, D 6 RADEK FAKSA, C Vantaa, Finland 6-3, 210 Draft: 74th overall (2012)
AGE 20 TEAM Texas (AHL) AGE 22 TEAM Texas (AHL) Patrik Nemeth 2/8/92 Dallas 38 0 8 8 14
Stockholm, Sweden 6-3, 230 Draft: 41st overall (2010)
Fast and agile, he brings a ton of ofense from Proved he can score in the AHL, it just hasn’t Johnny Oduya 10/1/81 Dallas 82 4 17 21 26
the back end. Plays bigger than he is. translated to the NHL. Plays with an edge. Stockholm, Sweden 6-0, 195 Free Agent: signed 7/15/15
ACQUIRED 14th overall, 2014 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 13th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 Jamie Oleksiak 12/21/92 Dallas 19 0 2 2 21
Toronto, Ont. 6-7, 260 Draft: 14th overall (2011)
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 DENIS GURIANOV, RW 7 ESA LINDELL, D Jason Dickinson
Georgetown, Ont.
7/4/95 Texas (AHL)
6-2, 200
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AGE 19 TEAM Lada Togliatti (KHL) AGE 22 TEAM Texas (AHL) Justin Dowling 10/1/90 Texas (AHL) 52 11 35 46 10
His production wasn’t great last year, but he’s a Likes to join the rush and makes good reads of- Calgary, Alta. 5-10, 185 Free Agent: signed 3/26/14
Cody Eakin 5/24/91 Dallas 82 16 19 35 42
well-rounded player with tons of potential. fensively. Must be more consistent defensively. Winnipeg, Man. 6-0, 190 Trade: Wsh 6/22/12
ACQUIRED 12th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 74th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 Radek Faksa 1/9/94 Dallas 45 5 7 12 16
Vitkov, Czech. 6-3, 210 Draft: 13th overall (2012)
Travis Morin 1/9/84 Texas (AHL) 63 15 39 54 36
3 RILEY TUFTE, LW 8 DEVIN SHORE, C Minneapolis, Minn. 6-1, 190 Free Agent: signed 7/12/10
AGE 18 TEAM Blaine (USHS) AGE 22 TEAM Texas (AHL) Tyler Seguin 1/31/92 Dallas 72 33 40 73 16
Brampton, Ont. 6-1, 200 Trade: Bos 7/4/13
Mr. Hockey Award winner is a good skater with A smart, creative playmaking center who can
Devin Shore 7/19/94 Texas (AHL) 23 15 11 26 8
good hands. Bound for Minnesota-Duluth. quarterback a power play. Ajax, Ont. 6-1, 205 Draft: 61st overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 25th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 ACQUIRED 61st overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 Gemel Smith 4/16/94 Texas (AHL) 65 13 13 26 24
Toronto, Ont. 5-10, 195 Draft: 104th overall (2012)
Jason Spezza 6/13/83 Dallas 75 33 30 63 22
4 JASON DICKINSON, C 9 ROOPE HINTZ, LW Toronto, Ont. 6-3, 220 Trade: Ott 7/1/14
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 21 TEAM Texas (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM HIFK (Fin.) Jamie Benn 7/18/89 Dallas 82 41 48 89 64
Skilled two-way forward who can play center or High hockey IQ for a player his age. An ofen- Victoria, B.C. 6-2, 210 Draft: 129th overall (2007)
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wing. Reliable defensively and puts up points. sive catalyst who plays with high energy. Remi Elie 4/16/95 Texas (AHL) 64 6 11 17 51
Cornwall, Ont. 6-1, 210 Draft: 40th overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 29th overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 49th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Roope Hintz 11/17/96 HIFK (Fin) 33 8 12 20 4
Tampere, Finland 6-3, 185 Draft: 49th overall (2015)
AGE 23 TEAM Texas (AHL) AGE 21 TEAM HV71 (Swe.) Curtis McKenzie 2/22/91 Texas (AHL) 61 24 31 55 120
Golden, B.C. 6-2, 205 Draft: 159th overall (2009)
A power forward with a good ofensive game. Lethal on the power play. His skating needs to
Brendan Ranford 5/3/92 Texas (AHL) 76 19 40 59 49
Needs to find another level when recalled. develop before he makes the jump to the NHL. Edmonton, Alta. 5-10, 190 Free Agent: signed 7/2/14
ACQUIRED 44th overall, 2011 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 68th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 Antoine Roussel 11/21/89 Dallas 80 13 16 29 123
Roubaix, France 6-0, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/2/12
Riley Tufte 4/10/98 Blaine (High-MN) 25 47 31 78 53
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Coon Rapids, Minn. 6-5, 205 Draft: 25th overall (2016)
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Adam Cracknell 7/15/85 Van/Edm 52 5 5 10 20
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Prince Albert, Sask. 6-2, 210 Free Agent: signed 7/3/16
Patrick Eaves 5/1/84 Dallas 54 11 6 17 27
RILEY TUFTE One of the most intrigu- Calgary, Alta. 6-0, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
ing raw prospects out of Denis Gurianov 6/7/97 Togliatti (KHL) 47 4 1 5 6
POSITION Minnesota high school
Togliatti, Russia 6-3, 200 Draft: 12th overall (2015)
LEFT WINGER Ales Hemsky 8/13/83 Dallas 75 13 26 39 20
in a long time, Tufte Pardubice, Czech. 6-0, 185 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
25TH OVERALL had more trouble in Brett Ritchie 7/1/93 Texas (AHL) 35 14 14 28 26
Orangeville, Ont. 6-3, 220 Draft: 44th overall (2011)
two USHL stints. He’s a
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BLAINE Matej Stransky 7/11/93 Texas (AHL) 74 23 16 39 63
BENGALS mit with size and speed. Ostrava, Czech. 6-3, 210 Draft: 165th overall (2011)
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1 Dylan Larkin 1 Henrik Zetterberg 1 Gustav Nyquist 1 Niklas Kronwall 6 Jonathan Ericsson 1 Petr Mrazek
2 Justin Abdelkader 2 Frans Nielsen 2 Tomas Tatar 2 Mike Green 7 Xavier Ouellet 2 Jimmy Howard
3 Thomas Vanek 3 Riley Sheahan 3 Darren Helm 3 Danny DeKeyser 8 Ryan Sproul 3 Edward Pasquale
4 Andreas Athanasiou 4 Luke Glendening 4 Tomas Jurco 4 Alexey Marchenko 9 Brian Lashof
5 Anthony Mantha 5 Steve Ott 5 Drew Miller 5 Brendan Smith 10 Robbie Russo INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Pavel Datsyuk, C; Brad Richards, C; Kyle Quincey, D; Joakim Andersson, C
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Detroit, Mich. 6-3, 191 Free Agent: signed 3/29/13
Jonathan Ericsson 3/2/84 Detroit 71 3 12 15 56
Karlskrona, Sweden 6-4, 220 Draft: 291st overall (2002)
Mike Green 10/12/85 Detroit 74 7 28 35 38
Calgary, Alta. 6-1, 207 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Joe Hicketts 5/4/96 Victoria (WHL) 59 8 53 61 44
Kamloops, B.C. 5-8, 175 Free Agent: signed 9/24/14
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Nick Jensen 9/21/90 Grand Rapids (AHL) 75 3 16 19 17
St. Paul, Minn. 6-0, 196 Draft: 150th overall (2009)
Niklas Kronwall 1/12/81 Detroit 64 3 23 26 30
Stockholm, Sweden 6-0, 194 Draft: 29th overall (2000)
Brian Lashoff 7/16/90 Grand Rapids (AHL) 74 1 15 16 30
Albany, N.Y. 6-3, 212 Free Agent: signed 9/30/08
Alexey Marchenko 1/2/92 Detroit 66 2 9 11 10
Moscow, Russia 6-3, 210 Draft: 205th overall (2011)
Xavier Ouellet 7/29/93 Grand Rapids (AHL) 61 4 25 29 66
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Bayonne, France 6-1, 200 Draft: 48th overall (2011)
Robbie Russo 2/15/93 Grand Rapids (AHL) 71 5 34 39 42
1 ANTHONY MANTHA, LW 6 AXEL HOLMSTROM, C Westmount, Ill. 6-0, 189 Free Agent: signed 8/16/15
AGE 22 TEAM Grand Rapids (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM Skelleftea (Swe.) Vili Saarijarvi 5/15/97 Flint (OHL) 59 12 31 43 32
Rovaniemi, Finland 5-10, 163 Draft: 73rd overall (2015)
A deadly goal scorer who uses his size to fight A smart, gritty, energy player with ofensive Brendan Smith 2/8/89 Detroit 63 3 12 15 62
through traic and protect the puck. upside. Held back by his skating and strength. Mimico, Ont. 6-2, 211 Draft: 27th overall (2007)
ACQUIRED 20th overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 196th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Ryan Sproul 1/13/93 Grand Rapids (AHL) 75 12 23 35 22
Mississauga, Ont. 6-4, 206 Draft: 55th overall (2011)
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 EVGENY SVECHNIKOV, LW 7 GIVANI SMITH, LW Luke Glendening 4/28/89
Grand Rapids, Mich.
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AGE 19 TEAM Cape Breton (QMJHL) AGE 18 TEAM Guelph (OHL) Axel Holmstrom 6/29/96 Skelleftea (Swe) 48 8 15 23 20
A big skilled forward who can work down low He opens up space for his teammates and Arvidsjaur, Sweden 6-0, 198 Draft: 196th overall (2014)
Frans Nielsen 4/24/84 NY Islanders 81 20 32 52 12
and in front of the net. Needs to get quicker. makes life miserable for opponents. Herning, Denmark 6-1, 188 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
ACQUIRED 19th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 46th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 Tomas Nosek 9/1/92 Grand Rapids (AHL) 70 15 15 30 42
Pardubice, Czech. 6-3, 210 Free Agent: signed 6/14/14
Riley Sheahan 12/7/91 Detroit 81 14 11 25 12
3 DENNIS CHOLOWSKI, D 8 DYLAN SADOWY, LW St. Catharines, Ont. 6-3, 222 Draft: 21st overall (2010)
AGE 18 TEAM Chilliwack (BCHL) AGE 20 TEAM Barrie (OHL) Ben Street 2/13/87 San Antonio (AHL) 15 7 14 21 4
Coquitlam, B.C. 5-11, 185 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
A smooth-skating, puck-moving defenseman A strong, athletic player who outworks op-
Dominic Turgeon 2/25/96 Portland (WHL) 72 36 34 70 22
who needs a bigger test in the worst way. ponents. Prolific scorer in junior. Pointe-Claire, Que. 6-2, 196 Draft: 63rd overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 20th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 ACQUIRED From SJ, May, 2016 NHL ’18-19 Henrik Zetterberg 10/9/80 Detroit 82 13 37 50 24
Njurunda, Sweden 6-0, 195 Draft: 210th overall (1999)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
4 XAVIER OUELLET, D 9 ROBBIE RUSSO, D Andreas Athanasiou 8/6/94 Detroit 37 9 5 14 5
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London, Ont. 6-2, 192 Draft: 110th overall (2012)
AGE 23 TEAM Grand Rapids (AHL) AGE 23 TEAM Grand Rapids (AHL) Tyler Bertuzzi 2/24/95 Grand Rapids (AHL) 71 12 18 30 133
Not the best skater, but keeps himself in excel- Solid defensive player who enjoys playing Sudbury, Ont. 6-0, 178 Draft: 58th overall (2013)
lent position. High potential player. physical. Above-average puck-mover. Darren Helm 1/21/87 Detroit 77 13 13 26 32
St. Andrews, Man. 6-0, 196 Draft: 132nd overall (2005)
ACQUIRED 48th overall, 2011 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED Free agent, Aug., 2015 NHL ’17-18 Dylan Larkin 7/30/96 Detroit 80 23 22 45 34
Waterford, Mich. 6-1, 190 Draft: 15th overall (2014)
AGE 21 TEAM Grand Rapids (AHL) AGE 23 TEAM Grand Rapids (AHL) Anthony Mantha 9/16/94 Grand Rapids (AHL) 60 21 24 45 32
Longueuil, Que. 6-5, 214 Draft: 20th overall (2013)
Plays a high energy game and can contribute Has made tremendous strides since being
Steve Ott 8/19/82 St. Louis 21 0 2 2 34
ofensively. Hard to play against. drafted. An asset ofensively. Summerside, P.E.I. 6-0, 189 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
ACQUIRED 58th overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 55th overall, 2011 NHL ’17-18 Dylan Sadowy 4/2/96 Sag/Bar (OHL) 64 45 25 70 65
Brampton, Ont. 6-1, 180 Trade: SJ 5/26/16
E. Svechnikov 10/31/96 Cape Breton (QMJHL) 50 32 47 79 97
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 6-2, 199 Draft: 19th overall (2015)
Eric Tangradi 2/10/89 Grand Rapids (AHL) 72 28 28 56 66
Philadelphia, Pa. 6-4, 221 Free Agent: signed 7/8/15
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Tomas Tatar 12/1/90 Detroit 81 21 24 45 24
Ilava, Slovakia 5-10, 185 Draft: 60th overall (2009)
DENNIS CHOLOWSKI One of the most notable
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
surprises of the first Justin Abdelkader 2/25/87 Detroit 82 19 23 42 120
POSITION round, Cholowski has
Muskegon, Mich. 6-2, 218 Draft: 42nd overall (2005)
DEFENSEMAN Tomas Jurco 12/28/92 Detroit 44 4 2 6 16
tremendous raw tools as Kosice, Slovakia 6-1, 203 Draft: 35th overall (2011)
20TH OVERALL he just needs to put it all Gustav Nyquist 9/1/89 Detroit 82 17 26 43 34
Halmstad, Sweden 5-11, 183 Draft: 121st overall (2008)
together. He’ll do that as
2015-16 a freshman at St. Cloud
Teemu Pulkkinen
Vantaa, Finland
1/2/92 Detroit
5-11, 183
36 6 6 12
Draft: 111th overall (2010)
14
CHILLIWACK Thomas Vanek 1/19/84 Minnesota 74 18 23 41 22
CHIEFS State this season. Vienna, Austria 6-2, 214 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
40 Henrik Zetterberg 82 13 37 50 -15 24 2 0 3 214 6.1 28 22 539 536 50.1 3:06 0:05 19:24 5 1 0 1 3 4
13 Pavel Datsyuk 66 16 33 49 7 14 8 0 1 181 8.8 29 20 599 517 53.7 2:57 0:05 19:39 5 0 0 0 2 4
71 *Dylan Larkin 80 23 22 45 11 34 4 0 5 221 10.4 40 5 41 59 41.0 2:02 0:06 16:32 5 1 0 1 -2 18
21 Tomas Tatar 81 21 24 45 4 24 7 0 3 165 12.7 30 15 6 18 25.0 2:22 0:00 14:21 5 0 3 3 1 2
14 Gustav Nyquist 82 17 26 43 -2 34 7 0 3 161 10.6 31 12 0 2 0.0 2:47 0:00 15:10 5 1 0 1 2 6
8 Justin Abdelkader 82 19 23 42 -16 120 6 0 4 155 12.3 29 13 5 9 35.7 2:52 1:36 18:26 5 1 0 1 -3 35
25 Mike Green 74 7 28 35 -6 38 5 0 0 124 5.6 15 20 0 2 0.0 2:46 0:08 19:46 5 1 1 2 -1 10
17 Brad Richards 68 10 18 28 4 8 4 0 1 164 6.1 14 14 124 126 49.6 2:38 0:01 14:47 5 1 0 1 -4 7
43 Darren Helm 77 13 13 26 -2 32 0 0 3 165 7.9 26 0 39 38 50.6 0:43 1:48 15:04 5 1 0 1 -1 6
55 Niklas Kronwall 64 3 23 26 -21 30 0 0 2 61 4.9 12 14 — — — 2:51 2:14 22:00 5 0 1 1 3 8
15 Riley Sheahan 81 14 11 25 -8 12 3 1 2 128 10.9 20 4 358 424 45.8 1:09 2:02 15:13 5 0 1 1 0 4
41 Luke Glendening 81 8 13 21 4 46 0 0 3 88 9.1 21 0 614 511 54.6 0:05 3:08 14:34 5 0 1 1 -2 0
65 Danny DeKeyser 78 8 12 20 2 44 0 0 3 72 11.1 20 0 — — — 0:30 2:41 21:48 5 0 1 1 -3 4
2 Brendan Smith 63 3 12 15 1 62 1 0 0 82 3.7 14 1 — — — 0:36 1:09 17:36 3 0 1 1 2 0
52 Jonathan Ericsson 71 3 12 15 2 56 0 0 0 68 4.4 15 0 — — — 0:06 2:37 18:32 5 0 1 1 0 2
72 *A. Athanasiou 37 9 5 14 1 5 0 1 1 53 17.0 13 0 53 76 41.1 0:01 0:30 9:01 5 1 0 1 1 0
56 Teemu Pulkkinen 36 6 6 12 2 14 1 0 1 65 9.2 9 3 0 1 0.0 1:44 0:00 11:34 — — — — — —
27 Kyle Quincey 47 4 7 11 1 36 0 0 2 62 6.5 11 0 — — — 0:04 2:16 19:45 4 0 1 1 -2 4
47 *Alexey Marchenko 66 2 9 11 -5 10 0 0 0 40 5.0 10 0 — — — 0:02 2:07 16:49 3 0 0 0 -1 10
26 Tomas Jurco 44 4 2 6 -6 16 0 0 0 43 9.3 6 0 1 0 100.0 0:25 0:03 9:10 — — — — — —
39 *Anthony Mantha 10 2 1 3 -6 2 2 0 1 18 11.1 1 2 — — — 1:57 0:00 11:42 — — — — — —
18 Joakim Andersson 29 1 2 3 1 6 0 0 0 17 5.9 3 0 32 38 45.7 0:04 1:51 9:01 5 0 1 1 -1 2
20 Drew Miller 28 1 1 2 -5 2 0 0 0 27 3.7 2 0 1 1 50.0 0:02 2:58 12:58 — — — — — —
34 Petr Mrazek 54 0 2 2 — 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 — — — — — — 3 0 0 0 — 0
93 Johan Franzen 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 0 1 0 1 0.0 0:38 0:00 12:57 — — — — — —
61 *Xavier Ouellet 5 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 4 0.0 1 0 — — — 0:00 1:07 16:14 — — — — — —
35 Jimmy Howard 37 0 1 1 — 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 — — — — — — 2 0 0 0 — 0
49 Eric Tangradi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0:00 0:00 6:55 — — — — — —
83 *Tomas Nosek 6 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 4 4 50.0 0:04 1:27 10:08 — — — — — —
34 Petr Mrazek 54 2,961 2.33 27 16 6 6 4 115 1,448 .921 0 2 2 3 177 1.36 1 2 0 1 4 73 .945
35 Jimmy Howard 37 1,974 2.80 14 14 5 6 2 92 979 .906 0 1 2 2 117 3.59 0 2 1 0 7 64 .891
* indicates 2015-16 rookie
2016-17 SCHEDULE
1. Thu. Oct. 13 . . . . . at TB 42. Tue. Jan. 10 . . . . . . at Chi
2. Sat. Oct. 15 . . . . . at Fla 43. Thu. Jan. 12. . . . . . at Dal
3. Mon. Oct. 17. . . . . . . Ott 44. Sat. Jan. 14 . . . . . . . . . Pit
4. Wed. Oct. 19 . . .at NYR 45. Mon. Jan. 16 . . . . . . . .Mtl
5. Fri. Oct. 21 . . . . . . . .Nsh 46. Wed. Jan. 18. . . . . . .Bos
6. Sat. Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . SJ 47. Fri. Jan. 20 . . . . . . . at Buf
7. Tue. Oct. 25 . . . . . . . Car 48. Sun. Jan. 22 . . . . . . NYR
8. Thu. Oct. 27 . . . . . at StL 49. Tue. Jan. 24 . . . . . at Bos
9. Sat. Oct. 29 . . . . . . .Bos 50. Wed. Jan. 25. . . . . . . .Tor
10. Sun. Oct. 30 . . . . . . . .Fla 51. Tue. Jan. 31 . . . . . . . . . NJ
11. Wed. Nov. 2 . . . . . at Phi 52. Fri. Feb. 3. . . . . . . . . . NYI
12. Fri. Nov. 4. . . . . . . . .Wpg 53. Sat. Feb. 4. . . . . . at Nsh
13. Sun. Nov. 6 . . . . . . . Edm 54. Tue. Feb. 7. . . . . . . . . Clb
14. Tue. Nov. 8. . . . . . . at Phi 55. Thu. Feb. 9. . . . . . at Wsh
15. Thu. Nov. 10 . . . . . . . Van 56. Sat. Feb. 11 . . . . . at Clb
16. Sat. Nov. 12 . . . . . at Mtl 57. Sun. Feb. 12 . . . . . at Min
17. Tue. Nov. 15 . . . . . . . .TB 58. Wed. Feb. 15 . . . . . . StL
18. Fri. Nov. 18 . . . . . at Wsh 59. Sat. Feb. 18 . . . . . . Wsh
19. Sun. Nov. 20 . . . . . . .Cgy 60. Sun. Feb. 19 . . . . . .at Pit
20. Wed. Nov. 23 . . . . at Buf 61. Tue. Feb. 21 . . . . . . . NYI
21. Fri. Nov. 25 . . . . . . .at NJ 62. Tue. Feb. 28 . . . . .at Van
22. Sat. Nov. 26 . . . . . . . .Mtl 63. Fri. Mar. 3. . . . . . . at Cgy
23. Tue. Nov. 29 . . . . . . . Dal 64. Sat. Mar. 4. . . . . . at Edm
24. Thu. Dec. 1 . . . . . . . . .Fla 65. Tue. Mar. 7. . . . . . . at Tor
25. Sat. Dec. 3 . . . . . . .at Pit 66. Wed. Mar. 8 . . . . at Bos
26. Sun. Dec. 4 . . . . . .at NYI 67. Fri. Mar. 10 . . . . . . . . Chi
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PREDICTION
5TH
EDMONTON in PACIFIC
OILERS
BY DEREK VAN DIEST
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 43-1
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he Edmonton Oilers are a decade removed from playoff hockey led the team in scoring with goals and points last season and
but there s reason for optimism They have a generational talent
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DEPTH CHART
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FUTURE
Cranbrook, B.C. 6-6, 223 Draft: 158th overall (2013)
Brandon Davidson 8/21/91 Edmonton 51 4 7 11 20
Lethbridge, Alta. 6-2, 210 Draft: 162nd overall (2010)
Mark Fayne 5/15/87 Edmonton 69 2 5 7 18
Nashua, N.H. 6-3, 212 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
Mark Fraser 9/29/86 Binghamton (AHL) 60 2 5 7 136
Ottawa, Ont. 6-4, 220 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
WATCH
Caleb Jones 6/6/97 Portland (WHL) 72 10 45 55 64
Arlington, Texas 6-1, 192 Draft: 117th overall (2015)
Oscar Klefbom 7/20/93 Edmonton 30 4 8 12 6
Karlstad, Sweden 6-3, 215 Draft: 19th overall (2011)
Joey LaLeggia 6/24/92 Bakersfield (AHL) 63 8 19 27 38
Burnaby, B.C. 5-9, 182 Draft: 123rd overall (2012)
Adam Larsson 11/12/92 New Jersey 82 3 15 18 77
Skelleftea, Sweden 6-3, 205 Trade: NJ 6/29/16
David Musil 4/9/93 Bakersfield (AHL) 67 3 11 14 39
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Calgary, Alta. 6-4, 207 Draft: 31st overall (2011)
Darnell Nurse 2/4/95 Edmonton 69 3 7 10 60
1 JESSE PULJUARVI, RW 6 ANTON SLEPYSHEV, LW Hamilton, Ont. 6-4, 213 Draft: 7th overall (2013)
AGE 18 TEAM Karpat (Fin.) AGE 22 TEAM Bakersfield (AHL) Jordan Oesterle 6/25/92 Bakersfield (AHL) 44 4 21 25 10
Dearborn Heights, Mich. 6-0, 182 Free Agent: signed 3/31/14
An outstanding two-way player and playmaker, Impressive speed with great hands. Defensively Ziyat Paigin 2/8/95 AKB/Sch (KHL) 45 9 19 28 10
the big winger plays with hustle and speed. responsible and creative in the ofensive zone. Penza, Russia 6-6, 209 Draft: 209th overall (2015)
ACQUIRED 4th overall, 2016 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 88th overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 Griffin Reinhart 1/24/94 Edmonton 29 0 1 1 20
North Vancouver, B.C. 6-4, 212 Trade: NYI 6/26/15
Andrej Sekera 6/8/86 Edmonton 81 6 24 30 12
2 GRIFFIN REINHART, D 7 CALEB JONES, D Bojnice, Slovakia 6-0, 198 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Dillon Simpson 2/10/93 Bakersfield (AHL) 57 4 16 20 20
AGE 22 TEAM Bakersfield (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM Portland (WHL) Edmonton, Alta. 6-2, 194 Draft: 92nd overall (2011)
Well-rounded defenseman with good size and Plays physical and battles hard. A strong skater CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Drake Caggiula 6/20/94 North Dakota (NCHC) 39 25 26 51 60
vision. Could improve his foot speed. who is putting up points at the junior level. Markham, Ont. 5-9, 170 Free Agent: signed 5/7/16
ACQUIRED From NYI, June, 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 117th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Gregory Chase 1/1/95 Norfolk (ECHL) 43 18 19 37 46
Sherwood Park, Alta. 6-0, 190 Draft: 188th overall (2013)
Leon Draisaitl 10/27/95 Edmonton 72 19 32 51 20
3 LAURENT BROSSOIT, G 8 MARKUS NIEMELAINEN, D Cologne, Germany 6-1, 214 Draft: 3rd overall (2014)
AGE 23 TEAM Bakersfield (AHL) AGE 18 TEAM Saginaw (OHL) Jujhar Khaira 8/13/94 Bakersfield (AHL) 49 10 17 27 69
Surrey, B.C. 6-3, 214 Draft: 63rd overall (2012)
A big, athletic goalie who plays classic butterfly Reliable blueliner without obvious weakness.
Anton Lander 4/24/91 Edmonton 61 1 2 3 18
style. Sometimes has mental lapses. Adjusting to the North American game. Sundsvall, Sweden 6-0, 184 Draft: 40th overall (2009)
ACQUIRED From Cgy, Nov., 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 63th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 Mark Letestu 2/4/85 Edmonton 82 10 15 25 10
Elk Point, Alta. 5-10, 197 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Connor McDavid 1/13/97 Edmonton 45 16 32 48 18
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4 TYLER BENSON, LW 9 ETHAN BEAR, D Richmond Hill, Ont. 6-1, 190 Draft: 1st overall (2015)
R. Nugent-Hopkins 4/12/93 Edmonton 55 12 22 34 18
AGE 18 TEAM Vancouver (WHL) AGE 19 TEAM Seattle (WHL) Burnaby, B.C. 6-0, 189 Draft: 1st overall (2011)
A physical two-way player with a blistering Gets shots through from the point. Compact Bogdan Yakimov 10/4/94 Bakersfield (AHL) 36 5 10 15 10
shot. Battled through injuries last year. skater who can play big minutes. Nizhnekamsk, Russia 6-5, 232 Draft: 83rd overall (2013)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
ACQUIRED 32nd overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 124th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Matt Hendricks 6/17/81 Edmonton 68 5 7 12 82
Blaine, Minn. 6-0, 207 Trade: Nsh 1/15/14
AGE 22 TEAM Bakersfield (AHL) AGE 23 TEAM Bakersfield (AHL) Patrick Maroon 4/23/88 Ana/Edm 72 12 15 27 88
St. Louis, Mo. 6-3, 230 Trade: Ana 2/29/16
Big, strong and physical. Can be an efective A shutdown defender with good size and
Mitchell Moroz 5/3/94 Bakersfield (AHL) 40 5 5 10 99
energy player with limited ofensive upside. strength. Ofense is coming slowly. Edmonton, Alta. 6-2, 214 Draft: 32nd overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 63th overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 31st overall, 2011 NHL ’17-18 Benoit Pouliot 9/29/86 Edmonton 55 14 22 36 30
Alfred, Ont. 6-3, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
Anton Slepyshev 5/13/94 Bakersfield (AHL) 49 13 8 21 28
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Penza, Russia 6-2, 187 Draft: 88th overall (2013)
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Taylor Beck 5/13/91 Bri/SA (AHL) 50 17 17 34 32
NAME SCOUTING REPORT St. Catharines, Ont. 6-2, 203 Free Agent: signed 7/3/16
Jordan Eberle 5/15/90 Edmonton 69 25 22 47 14
JESSE PULJUJARVI Edmonton must have Regina, Sask. 5-11, 181 Draft: 22nd overall (2008)
rejoiced when Puljujarvi Zack Kassian 1/24/91 Edmonton 36 3 5 8 114
POSITION fell to them at No. 4. A
Windsor, Ont. 6-3, 217 Trade: Mtl 12/28/15
RIGHT WINGER Iiro Pakarinen 8/25/91 Edmonton 63 5 8 13 8
powerful winger who Loviisa, Finland 6-1, 215 Free Agent: signed 6/15/14
4TH OVERALL plays a 200-foot game, Jesse Puljujarvi 5/7/98 Karpat (Fin) 50 13 15 28 22
Alvkarleby, Sweden 6-4, 203 Draft: 4th overall (2016)
Puljujarvi was the MVP
2015-16 at the world juniors for
Jere Sallinen
Espoo, Finland
10/26/90 Jokerit (KHL)
6-0, 198
50 8 11 19
Free Agent: signed 3/13/16
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KARPAT Nail Yakupov 10/6/93 Edmonton 60 8 15 23 24
OULU gold-medal Finland. Nizhnekamsk, Russia 5-11, 195 Draft: 1st overall (2012)
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
2ND
FLORIDA in ATLANTIC
PANTHERS
BY GEORGE RICHARDS
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 21-1
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making the playoffs isn t enough Expectations are now lofty
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DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Jonathan Huberdeau 1 Aleksander Barkov 1 Jaromir Jagr 1 Aaron Ekblad 6 Alex Petrovic 1 Roberto Luongo
2 Jussi Jokinen 2 Vincent Trocheck 2 Reilly Smith 2 Keith Yandle 7 Steven Kampfer 2 James Reimer
3 Lawson Crouse 3 Nick Bjugstad 3 Jared McCann 3 Jason Demers 8 Jakub Kindl 3 Reto Berra
4 Logan Shaw 4 Derek MacKenzie 4 Colton Sceviour 4 Mike Matheson 9 Ian McCoshen
5 Shawn Thornton 5 Dave Bolland 5 Jonathan Marchessault 5 Mark Pysyk 10 Jonathan Racine INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Brian Campbell, D; Dmitry Kulikov, D; Erik Gudbranson, D; Willie Mitchell, D; Teddy Purcell, RW; Al Montoya, G; Quinton Howden, LW; Rocco Grimaldi, RW
FUTURE
Dorval, Que. 6-1, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
Michael Downing 5/19/95 Michigan (Big10) 35 3 17 20 66
Canton, Mich. 6-2, 204 Draft: 97th overall (2013)
Aaron Ekblad 2/7/96 Florida 78 15 21 36 41
Windsor, Ont. 6-4, 216 Draft: 1st overall (2014)
Linus Hultstrom 12/9/92 Djurgarden (Swe) 52 12 19 31 16
Vimmerby, Sweden 5-11, 180 Free Agent: signed 5/3/16
WATCH
Steven Kampfer 9/24/88 Florida 47 0 4 4 26
Ann Arbor, Mich. 5-11, 192 Trade: NYR 10/6/14
Jakub Kindl 2/10/87 Det/Fla 44 2 6 8 18
Sumperk, Czech. 6-3, 199 Trade: Det 2/27/16
Mike Matheson 2/27/94 Portland (AHL) 54 8 12 20 30
Pointe-Claire, Que. 6-2, 192 Draft: 23rd overall (2012)
Ian McCoshen 8/5/95 Boston College (HE) 40 6 15 21 86
Anaheim, Calif. 6-3, 215 Draft: 31st overall (2013)
Alex Petrovic 3/3/92 Florida 66 2 15 17 90
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Edmonton, Alta. 6-4, 206 Draft: 36th overall (2010)
Mark Pysyk 1/11/92 Buffalo 55 1 10 11 32
1 LAWSON CROUSE, LW 6 JAYCE HAWRYLUK, C Sherwood Park, Alta. 6-1, 200 Trade: Buf 6/25/16
AGE 19 TEAM Kingston (OHL) AGE 20 TEAM Brandon (WHL) Jonathan Racine 5/28/93 Portland (AHL) 69 1 8 9 89
Montreal, Que. 6-2, 194 Draft: 87th overall (2011)
Uses his big frame and strength to his advan- Dangerous ofensively, reliable defensively. A Brent Regner 5/17/89 Portland (AHL) 65 5 18 23 34
tage at both ends of the ice. strong skater who plays a gritty style. Westlock, Alta. 5-11, 189 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
ACQUIRED 11th overall, 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 32nd overall, 2014 NHL ’17-18 Thomas Schemitsch 10/26/96 Owen Sound (OHL) 51 9 22 31 22
Thornhill, Ont. 6-3, 206 Draft: 88th overall (2015)
Mackenzie Weegar 1/7/94 Portland (AHL) 62 7 17 24 60
2 MICHAEL MATHESON, D 7 ADAM MASCHERIN, LW Ottawa, Ont. 6-0, 212 Draft: 206th overall (2013)
Keith Yandle 9/9/86 NY Rangers 82 5 42 47 40
AGE 22 TEAM Portland (AHL) AGE 18 TEAM Kitchener (OHL) Boston, Mass. 6-1, 196 Trade: NYR 6/20/16
An ofensive defenseman who can fly and A pure sniper with a heavy, accurate shot. CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Aleksander Barkov 9/2/95 Florida 66 28 31 59 8
handles the puck well. Must be more physical. Small, agile skater with good strength. Tampere, Finland 6-3, 213 Draft: 2nd overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 23rd overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 38th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 Dave Bolland 6/5/86 Florida 25 1 4 5 16
Mimico, Ont. 6-0, 184 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
Nick Bjugstad 7/17/92 Florida 67 15 19 34 41
3 IAN MCCOSHEN, D 8 CONNOR BRICKLEY, LW Minneapolis, Minn. 6-6, 218 Draft: 19th overall (2010)
AGE 21 TEAM Boston College (HE) AGE 24 TEAM Portland (AHL) Graham Black 1/13/93 Albany (AHL) 50 7 2 9 20
Regina, Sask. 6-0, 185 Trade: NJ 6/10/16
A big, punishing defender with a long reach. A solid, hardworking two-way player who
Henrik Borgstrom 8/6/97 HIFK (Fin Jr.) 40 29 26 55 20
His ofensive game is improving. would fit nicely in a bottom-six role. Helsinki, Finland 6-3, 176 Draft: 23rd overall (2016)
ACQUIRED 31st overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 50th overall, 2010 NHL ’16-17 Jayce Hawryluk 1/1/96 Brandon (WHL) 58 47 59 106 101
Yorkton, Sask. 5-10, 188 Draft: 32nd overall (2014)
Derek MacKenzie 6/11/81 Florida 64 6 7 13 36
4 HENRIK BORGSTROM, C 9 JUHO LAMMIKKO, LW Sudbury, Ont. 5-11, 181 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
Denis Malgin 1/18/97 ZSC Lions (Swi) 38 5 12 17 12
AGE 18 TEAM HIFK Jr. (Fin.) AGE 20 TEAM Kingston (OHL) Olten, Switzerland 5-8, 163 Draft: 102nd overall (2015)
Ofensively creative. Potential to get much bet- Tall, lanky forward who will need to fill out. Greg McKegg 6/17/92 Portland (AHL) 47 10 13 23 22
ter as he fills out and gains experience. Great skater with excellent passing ability. St. Thomas, Ont. 6-0, 191 Trade: Tor 6/19/15
Vincent Trocheck 7/11/93 Florida 76 25 28 53 44
ACQUIRED 23rd overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 65th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Pittsburgh, Pa. 5-10, 182 Draft: 64th overall (2011)
AGE 19 TEAM Blainville-Bois. (QMJHL) AGE 19 TEAM Owen Sound (OHL) Lawson Crouse 6/23/97 Kingston (OHL) 49 23 39 62 56
Mt. Brydges, Ont. 6-4, 210 Draft: 11th overall (2015)
Tall, athletic and agile in the crease. Needs to Converted forward with great vision and an
Jonathan Huberdeau 6/4/93 Florida 76 20 39 59 43
improve his angles and glove hand. excellent shot. Excels as a PP quarterback. Saint Jerome, Que. 6-1, 188 Draft: 3rd overall (2011)
ACQUIRED 77th overall, 2015 NHL ’20-21 ACQUIRED 88th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Jussi Jokinen 4/1/83 Florida 81 18 42 60 42
Kalajoki, Finland 5-11, 198 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
Juho Lammikko 1/29/96 Kingston (OHL) 59 22 33 55 51
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Noormarkku, Finland 6-3, 203 Draft: 65th overall (2014)
Jared McCann 5/31/96 Vancouver 69 9 9 18 32
Stratford, Ont. 6-0, 179 Trade: Van 5/25/16
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Kyle Rau 10/24/92 Portland (AHL) 63 17 14 31 24
Eden Prairie, Minn. 5-8, 178 Draft: 91st overall (2011)
HENRIK BORGSTROM A surprise selection
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
in the first round, Jaromir Jagr 2/15/72 Florida 79 27 39 66 48
POSITION Borgstrom has a ton
Kladno, Czech. 6-3, 230 Trade: NJ 2/26/15
CENTER Jon. Marchessault 12/27/90 Tampa Bay 45 7 11 18 17
of potential and is still Cap-Rouge, Que. 5-9, 174 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
23RD OVERALL 3 frame. Very affable off Logan Shaw 10/5/92 Florida 53 5 2 7 13
Glace Bay, N.S. 6-3, 202 Draft: 76th overall (2011)
the ice, Borgstrom will
2015-16 play for the University
Reilly Smith
Toronto, Ont.
4/1/91 Florida
6-0, 185
82 25 25
Trade: Bos 7/1/15
50 31
HIFK Shawn Thornton 7/23/77 Florida 50 1 4 5 80
JR. of Denver this year. Oshawa, Ont. 6-2, 217 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
3RD
LOS ANGELES in PACIFIC
KINGS
BY DOUG WARD
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 15-1
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DEPTH CHART
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FUTURE
Duluth, Minn. 6-4, 212 Draft: 15th overall (2010)
Tom Gilbert 1/10/83 Montreal 45 1 1 2 12
Bloomington, Minn. 6-2, 202 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Kevin Gravel 3/6/92 Ontario (AHL) 55 7 13 20 30
Kingsford, Mich. 6-4, 185 Draft: 148th overall (2010)
Matt Greene 5/13/83 Los Angeles 3 0 0 0 8
Grand Ledge, Mich. 6-3, 229 Trade: Edm 6/29/08
WATCH
Paul Ladue 9/6/92 North Dakota (NCHC) 41 5 14 19 14
Grand Forks, Minn. 6-1, 186 Draft: 181st overall (2012)
Vincent LoVerde 4/14/89 Ontario (AHL) 56 11 21 32 54
Chicago, Ill. 5-11, 205 Free Agent: signed 5/14/14
Kurtis MacDermid 3/25/94 Ontario (AHL) 56 4 12 16 121
Sauble Beach, Que. 6-5, 208 Free Agent: signed 9/12/12
Alec Martinez 7/26/87 Los Angeles 78 10 21 31 40
Rochester Hills, Mich. 6-1, 210 Draft: 95th overall (2007)
Brayden McNabb 1/21/91 Los Angeles 81 2 12 14 92
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Davidson, Sask. 6-4, 216 Trade: Buf 3/5/14
Jake Muzzin 2/21/89 Los Angeles 82 8 32 40 64
1 ADRIAN KEMPE, LW 6 NIC DOWD, C Woodstock, Ont. 6-3, 216 Free Agent: signed 1/4/10
AGE 20 TEAM Ontario (AHL) AGE 26 TEAM Ontario (AHL) Rob Scuderi 12/30/78 Pit/Chi/LA 63 0 10 10 10
Syosset, N.Y. 6-1, 212 Trade: Chi 2/26/16
A top-level skater with a mean streak. Goes to An in-your-face player who goes to the tough Damir Sharipzyanov2/17/96 Owen Sound (OHL) 46 5 16 21 34
the net aggressively and battles hard for pucks. areas and battles hard for the puck. Nizhnekamsk, Russia 6-1, 187 Free Agent: signed 8/27/15
ACQUIRED 29th overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 198th overall, 2009 NHL ’17-18 Zach Trotman 8/26/90 Boston 38 2 5 7 22
Carmel, Ind. 6-3, 217 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 MICHAEL MERSCH, LW 7 ERIK CERNAK, D Michael Amadio 5/13/96
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
North Bay (OHL)
6-1, 190
68 50 48 98
Draft: 90th overall (2014)
40
AGE 23 TEAM Ontario (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM Erie (OHL) Andy Andreoff 5/17/91 Los Angeles 60 8 2 10 76
A big goal-scorer who does his best work A strong, heavy-hitting rearguard with a can- Pickering, Ont. 6-1, 203 Draft: 80th overall (2011)
Patrick Bjorkstrand 7/1/92 Zagreb (KHL) 57 13 9 22 12
around the net. Skating could still improve. non from the point. Physical but disciplined. Herning, Denmark 6-0, 176 Free Agent: signed 7/13/16
ACQUIRED 110th overall, 2011 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 43rd overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Jeff Carter 1/1/85 Los Angeles 77 24 38 62 20
London, Ont. 6-4, 215 Trade: Clb 2/23/12
Andrew Crescenzi 7/29/92 Ontario (AHL) 67 5 16 21 56
3 KALE CLAGUE, D 8 ALEXANDER DERGACHEV, C Thornhill, Ont. 6-4, 199 Trade: Tor 1/22/14
AGE 18 TEAM Brandon (WHL) AGE 20 TEAM St. Petersburg (KHL) A. Dergachyov 9/27/96 St. Petersburg (KHL) 33 2 0 2 4
Langepas, Russia 6-4, 200 Draft: 74th overall (2015)
A smart, mobile ofensive blueliner who will be A big, hard-working center with great hands. A
Nic Dowd 5/27/90 Ontario (AHL) 58 14 34 48 49
more efective as he gets stronger. good skater who protects the puck well. Huntsville, Ala. 6-1, 175 Draft: 198th overall (2009)
ACQUIRED 51st overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 ACQUIRED 74th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Anze Kopitar 8/24/87 Los Angeles 81 25 49 74 16
Jesenice, Slovenia 6-3, 224 Draft: 11th overall (2005)
Nick Shore 9/26/92 Los Angeles 68 3 7 10 32
4 DEREK FORBORT, D 9 JACOB MOVERARE, D Denver, Colo. 6-1, 194 Draft: 82nd overall (2011)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 24 TEAM Ontario (AHL) AGE 18 TEAM HV71 Jr. (Swe.) Kyle Clifford 1/13/91 Los Angeles 56 3 6 9 55
Solid defensively, with great size and a long A big defenseman who can eat up minutes. Ayr, Ont. 6-2, 206 Draft: 35th overall (2009)
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reach. Tough to play against. Plays a simple, physical game. Marian Gaborik 2/14/82 Los Angeles 54 12 10 22 20
Trencin, Slovakia 6-1, 205 Trade: Clb 3/5/14
ACQUIRED 15th overall, 2010 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 112th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 Adrian Kempe 9/13/96 Ontario (AHL) 55 11 17 28 27
Kramfors, Sweden 6-2, 187 Draft: 29th overall (2014)
AGE 22 TEAM Ontario (AHL) AGE 24 TEAM North Dakota (NCHC) Trevor Lewis 1/8/87 Los Angeles 75 8 8 16 20
Salt Lake City, Utah 6-1, 199 Draft: 17th overall (2006)
Protects the puck well with his considerable Good puck-mover with a good shot. Has of-
Joel Lowry 11/15/91 Ontario (AHL) 41 5 6 11 32
size (6-foot-7). Limited ofensive upside. fensive upside. Left NCAA after junior year. St. Louis, Mo. 6-1, 180 Draft: 140th overall (2011)
ACQUIRED 103rd overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 181st overall, 2012 NHL ’18-19 Michael Mersch 10/2/92 Ontario (AHL) 52 24 19 43 26
Park Ridge, Ill. 6-2, 218 Draft: 110th overall (2011)
Tanner Pearson 8/10/92 Los Angeles 79 15 21 36 18
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Kitchener, Ont. 6-1, 208 Draft: 30th overall (2012)
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Justin Auger 5/14/94 Ontario (AHL) 68 19 17 36 57
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Kitchener, Ont. 6-7, 229 Draft: 103rd overall (2013)
Jonny Brodzinski 6/19/93 Ontario (AHL) 65 15 13 28 16
KALE CLAGUE Coming off an injury- Ham Lake, Minn. 6-0, 202 Draft: 148th overall (2013)
shortened 2014-15, Dustin Brown 11/4/84 Los Angeles 82 11 17 28 30
POSITION Clague struggled early
Ithaca, N.Y. 6-0, 206 Draft: 13th overall (2003)
DEFENSEMAN Michael Latta 5/25/91 Washington 43 3 4 7 50
on, but there’s no deny- Kitchener, Ont. 6-0, 207 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
51ST OVERALL and hockey sense are his Teddy Purcell 9/8/85 Edm/Fla 76 14 29 43 12
St. John’s, Nfld. 6-2, 195 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
calling cards and if he
2015-16 can get stronger, he’ll be
Tyler Toffoli
Scarborough, Ont.
4/24/92 Los Angeles
6-1, 200
82 31 27 58
Draft: 47th overall (2010)
20
BRANDON Spencer Watson 4/25/96 Kingston (OHL) 64 43 46 89 32
WHEAT KINGS an effective pro. London, Ont. 5-10, 170 Draft: 209th overall (2014)
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
6TH
MINNESOTA in CENTRAL
WILD
BY MICHAEL RUSSO
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 40-1
ANDRE RINGUETTE/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Zach Parise 1 Eric Staal 1 Charlie Coyle 1 Ryan Suter 6 Mike Reilly 1 Devan Dubnyk
2 Mikael Granlund 2 Mikko Koivu 2 Jason Pominville 2 Jared Spurgeon 7 Nate Prosser 2 Darcy Kuemper
3 Nino Niederreiter 3 Erik Haula 3 Chris Stewart 3 Jonas Brodin 8 Christian Folin 3 Alex Stalock
4 Jason Zucker 4 Zac Dalpe 4 Jordan Schroeder 4 Matt Dumba 9 Gustav Olofsson
5 Joel Eriksson-Ek 5 Tyler Graovac 5 Alex Tuch 5 Marco Scandella 10 Victor Bartley INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Thomas Vanek, LW
FUTURE
Skokie, Ill. 5-11, 198 Draft: 80th overall (2014)
Jonas Brodin 7/12/93 Minnesota 68 2 5 7 18
Karlstad, Sweden 6-1, 195 Draft: 10th overall (2011)
Matt Dumba 7/25/94 Minnesota 81 10 16 26 38
Regina, Sask. 6-0, 193 Draft: 7th overall (2012)
Christian Folin 2/9/91 Minnesota 26 0 4 4 11
Gothenburg, Sweden 6-3, 214 Free Agent: signed 3/31/14
WATCH
Gustav Olofsson 12/1/94 Iowa (AHL) 52 2 15 17 12
Boras, Sweden 6-3, 197 Draft: 46th overall (2013)
Nate Prosser 5/7/86 Minnesota 54 0 3 3 39
Elk River, Minn. 6-2, 202 Waivers: StL 10/2/14
Mike Reilly 7/13/93 Minnesota 29 1 6 7 8
Chicago, Ill. 6-2, 191 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Marco Scandella 2/23/90 Minnesota 73 5 16 21 22
Montreal, Que. 6-3, 211 Draft: 55th overall (2008)
Nick Seeler 6/3/93 Minnesota (Big10) 36 0 10 10 43
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Eden Prairie, Minn. 6-2, 200 Draft: 131st overall (2011)
Carson Soucy 7/27/94 Minn.Duluth (NCHC) 38 3 9 12 61
1 JOEL ERIKSSON-EK, LW 6 JORDAN GREENWAY, LW Viking, Alta. 6-4, 209 Draft: 137th overall (2013)
AGE 19 TEAM Farjestad (Swe.) AGE 19 TEAM Boston University (HE) Jared Spurgeon 11/29/89 Minnesota 77 11 18 29 14
Edmonton, Alta. 5-9, 176 Free Agent: signed 9/23/10
No real weaknesses. Good shot, big and strong, A big (6-foot-5) power forward who can be a Ryan Suter 1/21/85 Minnesota 82 8 43 51 30
two-way player with a nose for the net. top-six guy once he refines his skills. Madison, Wis. 6-2, 206 Free Agent: signed 7/4/12
ACQUIRED 20th overall, 2015 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 50th overall, 2015 NHL ’20-21 Hunter Warner 9/21/95 Prince Albert (WHL) 72 3 18 21 78
Cambridge, Minn. 6-4, 210 Free Agent: signed 9/23/14
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 ALEX TUCH, RW 7 KIRILL KAPRIZOV, LW Sam Anas
Potomac, Md.
6/1/93 Quinnipiac (ECAC)
5-8, 160
43 24 26 50
Free Agent: signed 4/15/16
18
AGE 20 TEAM Boston College (HE) AGE 19 TEAM Novokuznetsk (KHL) Zac Dalpe 11/1/89 Iowa (AHL) 8 3 1 4 24
A point-producing, playmaking power forward Proved he can contribute at the pro level, but Paris, Ont. 6-2, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Adam Gilmour 1/29/94 Boston College (HE) 41 12 14 26 16
with soft hands and a good shot. still needs to improve. Size may limit him. Albany, N.Y. 6-4, 192 Draft: 98th overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 18th overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 135th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Tyler Graovac 4/27/93 Iowa (AHL) 39 5 11 16 20
Brampton, Ont. 6-5, 212 Draft: 191st overall (2011)
Erik Haula 3/23/91 Minnesota 76 14 20 34 24
3 LUKE KUNIN, C 8 TYLER GRAOVAC, C Pori, Finland 6-0, 193 Draft: 182nd overall (2009)
AGE 18 TEAM Wisconsin (Big Ten) AGE 23 TEAM Iowa (AHL) Pavel Jenys 4/2/96 Sby/Nia (OHL) 66 15 22 37 36
Brno, Czech. 6-3, 203 Draft: 199th overall (2014)
A natural scorer and hard worker. Accurate Development has been slowed by injuries, but
Mikko Koivu 3/12/83 Minnesota 82 17 39 56 40
shooter, but could be a more explosive skater. he’s been a consistent scorer at AHL level. Turku, Finland 6-3, 215 Draft: 6th overall (2001)
ACQUIRED 15th overall, 2016 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 191st overall, 2011 NHL ’17-18 Luke Kunin 12/4/97 Wisconsin (Big10) 34 19 13 32 34
Chesterfield, Mo. 6-0, 193 Draft: 15th overall (2016)
Eric Staal 10/29/84 Car/NYR 83 13 26 39 34
4 GUSTAV OLOFSSON, D 9 LOUIS BELPEDIO, D Thunder Bay, Ont. 6-4, 205 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 21 TEAM Iowa (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM Miami (NCHC) Joel Eriksson-Ek 1/29/97 Farjestad (Swe) 41 9 6 15 18
A smart, mobile player with good size. A classic Good leader who moves the puck well. As a Karlstad, Sweden 6-2, 184 Draft: 20th overall (2015)
stay-at-home defenseman. smaller player, he’ll have to bulk up. Mikael Granlund 2/26/92 Minnesota 82 13 31 44 20
Oulu, Finland 5-10, 184 Draft: 9th overall (2010)
ACQUIRED 46th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 80th overall, 2014 NHL ’19-20 Jordan Greenway 2/16/97 Boston U. (HE) 39 5 21 26 58
Canton, N.Y. 6-6, 218 Draft: 50th overall (2015)
AGE 23 TEAM Iowa (AHL) AGE 22 TEAM Minn-Duluth (NCHC) Mario Lucia 8/25/93 Notre Dame (HE) 37 12 12 24 12 KUNIN: BRIAN EBNER; ERIKSSON EK: JEFF VINNICK/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
Fairbanks, Alaska 6-3, 201 Draft: 60th overall (2011)
A dynamic ofensive force and power play spe- Big, strong blueliner plays with an edge. Of-
Nino Niederreiter 9/8/92 Minnesota 82 20 23 43 36
cialist. Still a defensive liability, but improving. fensive abilities beginning to emerge. Chur, Switzerland 6-2, 211 Trade: NYI 6/30/13
ACQUIRED Free agent, July 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 137th overall, 2013 NHL ’19-20 Zach Parise 7/28/84 Minnesota 70 25 28 53 36
Minneapolis, Minn. 5-11, 196 Free Agent: signed 7/4/12
Jason Zucker 1/16/92 Minnesota 71 13 10 23 20
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Newport Beach, Calif. 5-11, 185 Draft: 59th overall (2010)
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Christoph Bertschy 4/5/94 Iowa (AHL) 72 11 24 35 46
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Fribourg, Switzerland 5-10, 189 Draft: 158th overall (2012)
Charlie Coyle 3/2/92 Minnesota 82 21 21 42 16
LUKE KUNIN Kunin put up a great E. Weymouth, Mass. 6-3, 218 Trade: SJ 6/24/11
amount of points on a Kurtis Gabriel 4/20/93 Iowa (AHL) 66 6 4 10 137
POSITION bad team, but he’ll get
Newmarket, Ont. 6-4, 212 Draft: 81st overall (2013)
CENTER Zack Mitchell 1/7/93 Iowa (AHL) 70 22 20 42 26
more help this season as Orangeville, Ont. 6-0, 193 Free Agent: signed 3/4/14
27. Sun. Dec. 11. . . . . . . StL 68. Tue. Mar. 14. . . . . at Wsh
28. Tue. Dec. 13 . . . . . . . .Fla 69. Thu. Mar. 16 . . . . .at Car
29. Thu. Dec. 15 . . . . at Nsh 70. Sat. Mar. 18. . . . . . . NYR
30. Sat. Dec. 17 . . . . . . . . Ari 71. Sun. Mar. 19 . . . .at Wpg
31. Tue. Dec. 20 . . . . . . . Col 72. Tue. Mar. 21. . . . . . . . . SJ
32. Thu. Dec. 22 . . . . . at Mtl 73. Thu. Mar. 23 . . . . . . . Phi
33. Fri. Dec. 23 . . . . .at NYR 74. Sat. Mar. 25. . . . . . . . Van
34. Tue. Dec. 27 . . . . at Nsh 75. Sun. Mar. 26 . . . . . at Det
35. Thu. Dec. 29 . . . . . . . NYI 76. Tue. Mar. 28. . . . . . . Wsh
36. Sat. Dec. 31 . . . . . . . Clb 77. Thu. Mar. 30 . . . . . . . Ott
37. Thu. Jan. 5 . . . . . . . . at SJ 78. Sat. Apr. 1 . . . . . . at Nsh
38. Sat. Jan. 7 . . . . . . . .at LA 79. Sun. Apr. 2 . . . . . . . . Col
39. Sun. Jan. 8. . . . . . .at Ana 80. Tue. Apr. 4 . . . . . . . . . Car DEVAN DUBNYK
40. Thu. Jan. 12. . . . . . . . .Mtl 81. Thu. Apr. 6. . . . . . . at Col
41. Sat. Jan. 14 . . . . . . at Dal 82. Sat. Apr. 8 . . . . . . . .at Ari
PREDICTION
3RD
MONTREAL in ATLANTIC
CANADIENS
BY PAT HICKEY
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 22-1
FRANCOIS LACASSE/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
OFFENSE There s a myth the Canadiens can t score but they ranked
GM Marc Bergevin did the unthinkable when he traded fan favorite No in offense before Price was injured Alex Galchenyuk will
ǤǤǡǡϐ
start at center and he ll stay there (e s coming off a breakthrough
ǯϐϐ goal season (e ll be joined on the top line by goal scorer Max
Subban Bergevin signed Alexander Radulov to a one year deal gam Pacioretty and either Brendan Gallagher or Radulov Gallagher who
DEPTH CHART
MINAS PANAGIOTAKIS/GETTY IMAGES
FUTURE
Strathroy, Ont. 6-2, 205 Draft: 17th overall (2011)
Alexei Emelin 4/25/86 Montreal 72 0 12 12 71
Togliatti, Russia 6-2, 216 Draft: 84th overall (2004)
Joel Hanley 6/8/91 St. John’s (AHL) 64 5 8 13 25
Keswick, Ont. 6-0, 193 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Ryan Johnston 2/14/92 St. John’s (AHL) 37 0 12 12 14
Sudbury, Ont. 5-10, 180 Free Agent: signed 7/13/15
WATCH
Noah Juulsen 4/2/97 Everett (WHL) 63 7 21 28 37
Surrey, B.C. 6-2, 175 Draft: 26th overall (2015)
Brett Lernout 9/24/95 St. John’s (AHL) 69 2 10 12 73
Winnipeg, Man. 6-4, 213 Draft: 73rd overall (2014)
Andrei Markov 12/20/78 Montreal 82 5 39 44 38
Voskresensk, Russia 6-0, 194 Draft: 162nd overall (1998)
Greg Pateryn 6/20/90 Montreal 38 1 6 7 49
Sterling Heights, Mich. 6-2, 223 Trade: Tor 7/3/08
Jeff Petry 12/9/87 Montreal 51 5 11 16 16
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Ann Arbor, Mich. 6-3, 204 Trade: Edm 3/2/15
Zach Redmond 7/26/88 Colorado 37 2 4 6 10
1 MIKHAIL SERGACHEV, D 6 ZACH FUCALE, G Traverse City, Mich. 6-2, 205 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
AGE 18 TEAM Windsor (OHL) AGE 21 TEAM St. John’s (AHL) Philip Samuelsson 7/26/91 Springfield (AHL) 56 4 27 31 32
Leksand, Sweden 6-2, 194 Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
NHL-ready size and skill. A great skater who Calm and confident in goal, he handled a larger Mikhail Sergachev 6/25/98 Windsor (OHL) 67 17 40 57 56
played a ton of minutes in junior. than expected workload last season. Nizhnekamsk, Russia 6-2, 208 Draft: 9th overall (2016)
ACQUIRED 9th overall, 2016 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 36th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 Shea Weber 8/14/85 Nashville 78 20 31 51 27
Sicamous, B.C. 6-4, 236 Trade: Nsh 6/29/16
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 MICHAEL MCCARRON, RW 7 CHARLES HUDON, LW Daniel Audette
Buffalo, N.Y.
5/6/96 Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
5-8, 176
52 22 37 59
Draft: 147th overall (2014)
53
AGE 21 TEAM St. John’s (AHL) AGE 22 TEAM St. John’s (AHL) Jacob De La Rose 5/20/95 St. John’s (AHL) 34 7 7 14 18
A punishing physical player with good size who A threat to score whenever he touches the Arvika, Sweden 6-3, 214 Draft: 34th overall (2013)
David Desharnais 9/14/86 Montreal 65 11 18 29 20
creates chances by driving the net. puck. Improved defensively, but isn’t there yet. Laurier-Station, Que. 5-7, 174 Free Agent: signed 11/5/08
ACQUIRED 25th overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 122nd overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 Alex Galchenyuk 2/12/94 Montreal 82 30 26 56 20
Milwaukee, Wis. 6-1, 207 Draft: 3rd overall (2012)
Jeremy Gregoire 9/5/95 St. John’s (AHL) 62 6 5 11 70
3 NOAH JUULSEN, D 8 ARTTURI LEHKONEN, LW Sherbrooke, Que. 6-0, 193 Draft: 176th overall (2013)
AGE 19 TEAM Everett (WHL) AGE 21 TEAM Frolunda (Swe.) Torrey Mitchell 1/30/85 Montreal 71 11 8 19 51
Greenfield Park, Que. 5-11, 191 Trade: Buf 3/2/15
A smooth skater who excels at separating op- A natural scorer with tremendous speed who
Tomas Plekanec 10/31/82 Montreal 82 14 40 54 36
ponents from the puck. At times undisciplined. isn’t afraid to battle for pucks in the corner. Kladno, Czech. 5-11, 195 Draft: 71st overall (2001)
ACQUIRED 26th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 55th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 Lukas Vejdemo 1/25/96 Djurgarden (Swe) 52 5 12 17 12
Stockholm, Sweden 6-2, 194 Draft: 87th overall (2015)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
4 NIKITA SCHERBAK, RW 9 WILL BITTEN, C Paul Byron
Ottawa, Ont.
4/27/89 Montreal
5-8, 158
62 11 7
Waivers: Cgy 10/6/15
18 11
AGE 20 TEAM St. John’s (AHL) AGE 18 TEAM Flint (OHL) Daniel Carr 11/1/91 St. John’s (AHL) 24 10 11 21 10
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A quick, agile winger with fancy stickwork and Great skater who plays a 200-foot game. Reads Sherwood Park, Alta. 6-0, 191 Free Agent: signed 4/24/14
a hard, accurate shot. Defense has improved. plays well and is creative ofensively. Phillip Danault 2/24/93 Chi/Mtl 51 4 6 10 14
Victoriaville, Que. 6-0, 201 Trade: Chi 2/26/16
ACQUIRED 26th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 70th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 Brian Flynn 7/26/88 Montreal 56 4 6 10 6
Lynnfield, Mass. 6-1, 183 Trade: Buf 3/2/15
AGE 21 TEAM St. John’s (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM Djurgarden (Swe.) Artturi Lehkonen 7/4/95 Frolunda (Swe) 49 16 17 33 12
Piikkio, Finland 6-0, 174 Draft: 55th overall (2013)
An excellent shutdown player who can read Hard-working and disciplined defensively.
Stefan Matteau 2/23/94 NJ/Mtl 32 1 1 2 17
and break up ofensive plays. Good speed and shot, but not a goal-scorer. Chicago, Ill. 6-2, 220 Trade: NJ 2/29/16
ACQUIRED 36th overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 87th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Max Pacioretty 11/20/88 Montreal 82 30 34 64 34
New Canaan, Conn. 6-2, 213 Draft: 22nd overall (2007)
Martin Reway 1/24/95 Gotteron (Swi) 19 8 13 21 14
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Prague, Czech. 5-8, 170 Draft: 116th overall (2013)
Andrew Shaw 7/20/91 Chicago 78 14 20 34 69
Belleville, Ont. 5-11, 179 Trade: Chi 6/24/16
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Chris Terry 4/7/89 Carolina 68 8 3 11 16
Brampton, Ont. 5-10, 195 Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
MIKHAIL SERGACHEV A slick skater with size
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
and great offensive Sven Andrighetto 3/21/93 Montreal 44 7 10 17 6
POSITION skill, Sergachev plays
Zurich, Switzerland 5-10, 187 Draft: 86th overall (2013)
DEFENSEMAN Max Friberg 11/20/92 SD/SNF (AHL) 67 12 24 36 14
a pro-style game from Skovde, Sweden 5-11, 200 Trade: Ana 1/7/16
9TH OVERALL minutes. His Spitfires Michael McCarron 3/7/95 St. John’s (AHL) 58 17 21 38 91
Grosse Pointe, Mich. 6-6, 231 Draft: 25th overall (2013)
host the Memorial Cup,
2015-16 so he’s guaranteed a big
Alexander Radulov 7/5/86
Nizhny Tagil, Russia
CSKA Moscow (KHL)
6-1, 200
53 23 42 65
Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
73
WINDSOR Nikita Scherbak 12/30/95 St. John’s (AHL) 48 7 16 23 20
SPITFIRES spotlight this year. Moscow, Russia 6-2, 190 Draft: 26th overall (2014)
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
2ND
NASHVILLE in CENTRAL
PREDATORS
BY DAVID BOCLAIR
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 17-1
T
GRAIG ABEL/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
he Nashville Predators have barely been around long enough to deadline deal with the Washington Capitals These are now the
have traditions Yet recently the organization has turned away Go Go Predators They still rely heavily on a steady blueline only
from two of its most prominent ones an unyielding devotion to now it s a young fast and mobile group anchored by the offensively
ǦϐǤ adept Subban and Roman Josi
)ncreasingly the Predators have looked to the trade market rather
than waiting on prospects to develop The June blockbuster in which OFFENSE Conditioning is at the center literally of Nashville s at
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ϐ tempts to become more dangerous on the attack Johansen is the
ing Seth Jones for Ryan Johansen And Nashville s leader in goals and ϐǤͳ
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points each of the past two seasons Filip Forsberg was acquired in a but he has yet to show a willingness to get himself in the kind of
DEPTH CHART
JOHN RUSSELL/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
FUTURE
Quebec, Que. 5-11, 174 Draft: 115th overall (2015)
Jack Dougherty 5/25/96 Portland (WHL) 68 11 41 52 71
St. Paul, Minn. 6-1, 186 Draft: 51st overall (2014)
Mattias Ekholm 5/24/90 Nashville 82 8 27 35 44
Borlange, Sweden 6-4, 215 Draft: 102nd overall (2009)
Stefan Elliott 1/30/91 Milwaukee (AHL) 35 8 11 19 14
Vancouver, B.C. 6-1, 190 Trade: Ari 1/15/16
WATCH
Ryan Ellis 1/3/91 Nashville 79 10 22 32 35
Hamilton, Ont. 5-10, 180 Draft: 11th overall (2009)
Dante Fabbro 6/20/98 Penticton (BCHL) 45 14 53 67 30
Coquitlam, B.C. 6-0, 189 Draft: 17th overall (2016)
Petter Granberg 8/27/92 Nashville 27 0 2 2 13
Gallivare, Sweden 6-3, 200 Waivers: Tor 11/22/15
Matt Irwin 11/29/87 Providence (AHL) 64 5 25 30 27
Victoria, B.C. 6-1, 207 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Roman Josi 6/1/90 Nashville 81 14 47 61 43
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Bern, Switzerland 6-1, 201 Draft: 38th overall (2008)
P.K. Subban 5/13/89 Montreal 68 6 45 51 75
1 VLADISLAV KAMENEV, C 6 MAREK MAZANEC, G Anchorage, Alaska 6-0, 210 Trade: Mtl 6/29/16
AGE 20 TEAM Milwaukee (AHL) AGE 25 TEAM Milwaukee (AHL) Yannick Weber 9/23/88 Vancouver 45 0 7 7 24
Morges, Switzerland 5-11, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
A good-sized, fluid-skating center with excel- An athletic goalie who has become consistent CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
lent hands and a pass-first mentality. as he has matured and gained experience. Mike Fisher 6/5/80 Nashville 70 13 10 23 29
Peterborough, Ont. 6-1, 216 Trade: Ott 2/10/11
ACQUIRED 42nd overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 179th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 Frederick Gaudreau 5/1/93 Milwaukee (AHL) 75 15 27 42 31
Bromont, Que. 6-0, 179 Free Agent: signed 1/5/16
2 KEVIN FIALA, LW 7 YAKOV TRENIN, C Felix Girard
Quebec, Que.
5/9/94 Milwaukee (AHL)
5-10, 197
76 5 16 21
Draft: 95th overall (2013)
62
AGE 20 TEAM Milwaukee (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM Gatineau (QMJHL) Calle Jarnkrok 9/25/91 Nashville 81 16 14 30 14
A shifty, agile skater who can stickhandle in a An elite-level passer with good ofensive Gavle, Sweden 5-11, 186 Trade: Det 3/5/14
Ryan Johansen 7/31/92 Clb/Nsh 80 14 46 60 61
phone booth. Finds the net consistently. instincts. Good size, but needs to get stronger. Vancouver, B.C. 6-3, 218 Trade: Clb 1/6/16
ACQUIRED 11th overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 55th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Vladislav Kamenev 8/12/96 Milwaukee (AHL) 57 15 22 37 35
Orsk, Russia 6-2, 194 Draft: 42nd overall (2014)
Thomas Novak 4/28/97 Minnesota (Big10) 37 6 21 27 4
3 DANTE FABBRO, D 8 JACK DOUGHERTY, D St. Paul, Minn. 6-1, 179 Draft: 85th overall (2015)
AGE 18 TEAM Penticton (Jr. A) AGE 20 TEAM Portland (WHL) Mike Ribeiro 2/10/80 Nashville 81 7 43 50 62
Montreal, Que. 6-0, 179 Free Agent: signed 7/15/14
Projected as a shutdown defenseman, he put A solid, defensive defenseman who’s ofensive
Anthony Richard 12/20/96 Val-d’Or (QMJHL) 58 37 50 87 37
up big numbers. Bound for Boston University. play has developed in recent years. Trois-Rivieres, Que. 5-10, 163 Draft: 100th overall (2015)
ACQUIRED 17th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 51st overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Trevor Smith 2/8/85 Bern (Swi) 17 3 2 5 14
Ottawa, Ont. 6-1, 195 Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
Yakov Trenin 1/13/97 Gatineau (QMJHL) 57 26 35 61 56
4 JUUSE SAROS, G 9 ANTHONY RICHARD, C Chelyabinsk, Russia 6-2, 201 Draft: 55th overall (2015)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 21 TEAM Milwaukee (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM Val-d’Or (QMJHL) Pontus Aberg 9/23/93 Milwaukee (AHL) 74 25 15 40 32
A technically sound stopper with professional A feisty center with the skills needed to create Stockholm, Sweden 5-11, 196 Draft: 37th overall (2012)
FABBRO: GARRETT JAMES PHOTOGRAPHY; KAMENEV: JEFF VINNICK/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
experience after two years in Finland. chances. Inconsistent defensively. Cody Bass 1/7/87 Milwaukee (AHL) 39 4 5 9 84
Owen Sound, Ont. 6-0, 205 Free Agent: signed 7/4/15
ACQUIRED 99th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 100th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Kevin Fiala 7/22/96 Milwaukee (AHL) 66 18 32 50 78
St. Gallen, Switzerland 5-10, 193 Draft: 11th overall (2014)
AGE 18 TEAM Shawinigan (QMJHL) AGE 22 TEAM Milwaukee (AHL) Justin Kirkland 8/2/96 Kelowna (WHL) 69 31 36 67 69
Winnipeg, Man. 6-3, 183 Draft: 62nd overall (2014)
Plays a high risk/high reward style. Energetic A projected bottom-six center. Solid defen-
Mike Liambas 2/16/89 Rockford (AHL) 44 1 1 2 188
and physical player with strong ofensive skills. sively with limited ofensive upside. Toronto, Ont. 5-10, 203 Free Agent: signed 7/4/16
ACQUIRED 47th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 50th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 Miikka Salomaki 3/9/93 Nashville 61 5 5 10 28
Raahe, Finland 5-11, 203 Draft: 52nd overall (2011)
Colton Sissons 11/5/93 Nashville 34 4 2 6 12
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK North Vancouver, B.C. 6-1, 200 Draft: 50th overall (2012)
Colin Wilson 10/20/89 Nashville 64 6 18 24 14
Greenwich, Conn. 6-1, 221 Draft: 7th overall (2008)
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Harry Zolnierczyk 9/1/87 San Diego (AHL) 24 6 3 9 31
Toronto, Ont. 5-11, 180 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
DANTE FABBRO Boy, do the Preds love
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
their blueliners. They Viktor Arvidsson 4/8/93 Nashville 56 8 8 16 35
POSITION picked up another hot
Skelleftea, Sweden 5-9, 180 Draft: 112th overall (2014)
DEFENSEMAN Max Gortz 1/28/93 Milwaukee (AHL) 72 18 29 47 18
one in Fabbro, who put Hoor, Sweden 6-3, 202 Draft: 172nd overall (2012)
17TH OVERALL the BCHL, but also has Adam Payerl 3/4/91 Milwaukee (AHL) 74 13 16 29 114
Kitchener, Ont. 6-3, 218 Free Agent: signed 4/21/16
a great shutdown game
2015-16 in his repertoire. He’s
Craig Smith
Madison, Wis.
9/5/89 Nashville
6-1, 208
82 21 16 37
Draft: 98th overall (2009)
40
PENTICTON Austin Watson 1/13/92 Nashville 57 3 7 10 32
VEES headed to Boston U. Ann Arbor, Mich. 6-4, 204 Draft: 18th overall (2010)
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
8TH
NEW JERSEY in METRO
DEVILS
BY ANDREW GROSS
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 70-1
FRANCOIS LACASSE/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
Y ear under GM Ray Shero and coach John (ynes who drew
raves from the players for his up tempo enthusiastic style
generated optimism for the future but it was ultimately a
disappointment as the New Jersey Devils missed the playoffs for the
fourth straight season
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That plus the infusion of some talented prospects makes the Devils
a team with a brighter future under the Shero (ynes regime
DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Taylor Hall 1 Travis Zajac 1 Kyle Palmieri 1 Andy Greene 6 Steve Santini 1 Cory Schneider
2 Mike Cammalleri 2 Adam Henrique 2 Devante Smith-Pelly 2 Damon Severson 7 Vojtech Mozik 2 Keith Kinkaid
3 Reid Boucher 3 Pavel Zacha 3 Beau Bennett 3 John Moore 8 Andrew MacWilliam 3 Scott Wedgewood
4 Joseph Blandisi 4 Vernon Fiddler 4 Jacob Josefson 4 Ben Lovejoy 9 Karl Stollery
5 Luke Gazdic 5 Sergey Kalinin 5 Nick Lappin 5 Jon Merrill 10 Seth Helgeson INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Adam Larsson, D; David Schlemko, D; Jordin Tootoo, RW; Ryane Clowe, RW; Bobby Farnham, LW; David Warsofsky, D
FUTURE
Trenton, Mich. 5-11, 190 Free Agent: signed 4/4/06
Seth Helgeson 10/8/90 Albany (AHL) 42 2 5 7 52
Faribault, Minn. 6-4, 210 Draft: 114th overall (2009)
Joshua Jacobs 2/15/96 Sarnia (OHL) 67 4 20 24 38
Shelby Township, Mich. 6-2, 200 Draft: 41st overall (2014)
Ben Lovejoy 2/20/84 Pittsburgh 66 4 6 10 30
Concord, N.H. 6-1, 206 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
WATCH
Andrew MacWilliam 3/25/90 Manitoba (AHL) 72 1 14 15 86
Calgary, Alta. 6-2, 223 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Jon Merrill 2/3/92 New Jersey 47 1 4 5 28
Oklahoma City, Okla. 6-3, 205 Draft: 38th overall (2010)
John Moore 11/19/90 New Jersey 73 4 15 19 28
Winnetka, Ill. 6-3, 210 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Vojtech Mozik 12/26/92 Albany (AHL) 53 2 15 17 40
Praha, Czech. 6-2, 196 Free Agent: signed 6/15/15
Steve Santini 3/7/95 Boston College (HE) 41 1 18 19 50
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Bronxville, N.Y. 6-2, 207 Draft: 42nd overall (2013)
Reece Scarlett 3/31/93 Albany (AHL) 60 4 22 26 64
1 PAVEL ZACHA, C 6 REID BOUCHER, LW Edmonton, Alta. 6-1, 175 Draft: 159th overall (2011)
AGE 19 TEAM Sarnia (OHL) AGE 23 TEAM Albany (AHL) Damon Severson 8/7/94 New Jersey 72 1 20 21 32
Melville, Sask. 6-2, 205 Draft: 60th overall (2012)
Drafted as a center, he may ultimately be A crafty producer at every level. Just needs to Karl Stollery 11/21/87 San Jose (AHL) 67 6 18 24 65
viewed as a strong, skilled power forward. up his game another notch. Camrose, Alta. 5-11, 180 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
ACQUIRED 6th overall, 2015 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 99th overall, 2011 NHL ’16-17 CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Carter Camper 7/6/88 Hershey (AHL) 64 9 25 34 16
Rocky River, Ohio 5-9, 176 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
2 MICHAEL MCLEOD, C 7 JOHN QUENNEVILLE , C Blake Coleman 11/28/91
Plano, Texas
Albany (AHL)
5-11, 200
14 4 3 7
Draft: 75th overall (2011)
19
AGE 18 TEAM Mississauga (OHL) AGE 20 TEAM Brandon (WHL) Vernon Fiddler 5/9/80 Dallas 82 12 10 22 31
Strong, powerful skater more of a playmaker. He may be better suited to playing the wing at Edmonton, Alta. 5-11, 205 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Adam Henrique 2/6/90 New Jersey 80 30 20 50 23
Very adept in the faceof circle. the next level. Smart and skilled. Brantford, Ont. 6-0, 195 Draft: 82nd overall (2008)
ACQUIRED 12th overall, 2016 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 30th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Ben Johnson 6/7/94 Albany (AHL) 16 5 2 7 6
Hancock, Mich. 6-0, 190 Draft: 90th overall (2012)
Jacob Josefson 3/2/91 New Jersey 58 4 10 14 20
3 STEVE SANTINI, D 8 NATHAN BASTIAN, RW Stockholm, Sweden 6-0, 190 Draft: 20th overall (2009)
AGE 21 TEAM Boston College (HE) AGE 18 TEAM Mississauga (OHL) Ryan Kujawinski 3/30/95 Albany (AHL) 59 6 15 21 34
Kirkland Lake, Ont. 6-2, 205 Draft: 73rd overall (2013)
He’s a physical presence, a mobile stay-at- Hard worker along the boards and a net pres-
Michael McLeod 2/3/98 Mississauga (OHL) 57 21 40 61 71
home D-man and a shot blocker. ence. Skating needs some work. Mississauga, Ont. 6-2, 188 Draft: 12th overall (2016)
ACQUIRED 42nd overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 41st overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 John Quenneville 4/16/96 Brandon (WHL) 57 31 42 73 71
Edmonton, Alta. 6-1, 195 Draft: 30th overall (2014)
Blake Speers 1/2/97 Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 68 26 48 74 42
4 JOSEPH BLANDISI, LW 9 JOSHUA JACOBS, D Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 5-11, 185 Draft: 67th overall (2015)
Pavel Zacha 4/6/97 Sarnia (OHL) 51 28 36 64 97
AGE 22 TEAM Albany (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM Sarnia (OHL) Brno, Czech. 6-3, 210 Draft: 6th overall (2015)
He fits the remodeled Devils’ mold: speed up Left Michigan State after one year to play major Travis Zajac 5/13/85 New Jersey 74 14 28 42 25
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the wing and a willingness to go the net. junior. Strong, steady and skates well. Winnipeg, Man. 6-2, 185 Draft: 20th overall (2004)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
ACQUIRED Free agent, Jan., 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 41st overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Brandon Baddock 3/29/95 Edmonton (WHL) 68 22 13 35 143
Vermilion, Alta. 6-3, 215 Draft: 161st overall (2014)
AGE 19 TEAM Barrie (OHL) AGE 21 TEAM Boston College (HE) Reid Boucher 9/8/93 New Jersey 39 8 11 19 6
Lansing, Mich. 5-10, 195 Draft: 99th overall (2011)
In addition to his size, his athleticism and Left NCAA after freshman season to turn pro.
Mike Cammalleri 6/8/82 New Jersey 42 14 24 38 18
demeanor are most impressive to scouts. Plays fast, aggressive style. Toronto, Ont. 5-9, 185 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
ACQUIRED 42nd overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 100th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 Luke Gazdic 7/25/89 Edmonton 29 1 0 1 24
Toronto, Ont. 6-4, 225 Free Agent: signed 7/5/16
Taylor Hall 11/14/91 Edmonton 82 26 39 65 54
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Calgary, Alta. 6-1, 201 Trade: Edm 6/29/16
Sergey Kalinin 3/17/91 New Jersey 78 8 7 15 33
Omsk, Russia 6-3, 200 Free Agent: signed 5/29/15
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Blake Pietila 2/20/93 Albany (AHL) 58 10 7 17 41
Milford, Mich. 5-11, 200 Draft: 129th overall (2011)
MICHAEL MCLEOD Speed and power are
Ben Thomson 1/16/93 Albany (AHL) 73 6 12 18 109
McLeod’s hallmarks, as Brampton, Ont. 6-3, 205 Draft: 96th overall (2012)
POSITION he blazes down the ice Miles Wood 9/13/95 Boston College (HE) 37 10 25 35 76
CENTER Buffalo, N.Y. 6-1, 160 Draft: 100th overall (2013)
like few others. Competi- RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
SELECTED tive and skilled, he was Beau Bennett
Gardena, Calif.
11/27/91 Pittsburgh
6-2, 195
33 6 6
Trade: Pit 6/25/16
12 10
12TH OVERALL hobbled by a couple late Nick Lappin 11/1/92 Brown (ECAC) 31 17 16 33 12
Geneva, Ill. 6-1, 174 Free Agent: signed 3/8/16
injuries, which may have
2015-16 explained a so-so world
Kyle Palmieri
Smithtown, N.Y.
2/1/91 New Jersey
5-10, 185
82 30 27
Trade: Ana 6/26/15
57 39
MISSISSAUGA Devante Smith-Pelly 6/14/92 Mtl/NJ 64 14 11 25 30
STEELHEADS under-18s showing. Scarborough, Ont. 6-0, 214 Trade: Mtl 2/29/16
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
27. Fri. Dec. 9 . . . . . . . . . StL 68. Sat. Mar. 11. . . . . . .at Ari
28. Sun. Dec. 11. . . .at NYR 69. Tue. Mar. 14. . . . . . .Wpg
29. Thu. Dec. 15 . . . . . at StL 70. Thu. Mar. 16 . . . . . . . Phi
30. Sat. Dec. 17 . . . . . at Ott 71. Fri. Mar. 17. . . . . . . .at Pit
31. Sun. Dec. 18. . . .at NYR 72. Sun. Mar. 19 . . . . . . . Clb
32. Tue. Dec. 20 . . . . . . .Nsh 73. Tue. Mar. 21. . . . . . . NYR
33. Thu. Dec. 22 . . . . . . . Phi 74. Thu. Mar. 23 . . . . . at Tor
34. Fri. Dec. 23 . . . . . . .at Pit 75. Sat. Mar. 25. . . . . . . . Car
35. Tue. Dec. 27 . . . . . . . . Pit 76. Sun. Mar. 26 . . . . . . . Dal
36. Thu. Dec. 29 . . . . at Wsh 77. Fri. Mar. 31 . . . . . .at NYI
37. Sat. Dec. 31 . . . . . . Wsh 78. Sat. Apr. 1 . . . . . . . at Phi
38. Mon. Jan. 2 . . . . . . . .Bos 79. Tue. Apr. 4 . . . . . . . . . Phi
39. Tue. Jan. 3 . . . . . . .at Car 80. Thu. Apr. 6. . . . . . . . . . Pit MIKE CAMMALLERI
40. Fri. Jan. 6 . . . . . . . . . . .Tor 81. Sat. Apr. 8 . . . . . . . . . NYI
41. Sat. Jan. 7 . . . . . . . . Edm 82. Sun. Apr. 9 . . . . . . at Det
PREDICTION
3RD
NEW YORK in METRO
ISLANDERS
BY MICHAEL WILLHOFT
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 23-1
JEFF VINNICK/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
DEPTH CHART
GRAIG ABEL/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
FUTURE
Stephon Williams 4/28/93 Bridgeport (AHL) 29 15 13 1 2.77 .899
Fairbanks, Alaska 6-3, 196 Draft: 106th overall (2013)
DEFENSEMEN 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Johnny Boychuk 1/19/84 NY Islanders 70 9 16 25 31
Edmonton, Alta. 6-2, 227 Trade: Bos 10/4/14
Kyle Burroughs 7/12/95 Bridgeport (AHL) 31 2 8 10 30
Vancouver, B.C. 6-0, 203 Draft: 196th overall (2013)
WATCH
Calvin De Haan 5/9/91 NY Islanders 72 2 14 16 20
Carp, Ont. 6-1, 197 Draft: 12th overall (2009)
Matthew Finn 2/24/94 Bridgeport (AHL) 33 6 8 14 33
Toronto, Ont. 6-0, 199 Trade: Tor 9/17/15
Jesse Graham 5/13/94 Bridgeport (AHL) 52 5 12 17 34
Oshawa, Ont. 6-0, 176 Draft: 155th overall (2012)
Travis Hamonic 8/16/90 NY Islanders 72 5 16 21 35
St. Malo, Man. 6-2, 205 Draft: 53rd overall (2008)
Thomas Hickey 2/8/89 NY Islanders 62 6 12 18 30
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Calgary, Alta. 6-0, 189 Waivers: LA 1/15/13
Nick Leddy 3/20/91 NY Islanders 81 5 35 40 25
1 MATHEW BARZAL, C 6 LINUS SODERSTROM, G Eden Prairie, Minn. 6-0, 199 Trade: Chi 10/4/14
AGE 19 TEAM Seattle (WHL) AGE 20 TEAM Vita Hasten (Swe.) Loic Leduc 6/14/94 Missouri (ECHL) 21 1 1 2 25
Mercier, Que. 6-7, 219 Draft: 103rd overall (2012)
More of a playmaker than a goal scorer. An elite Has battled through various challenges, but has Scott Mayfield 10/14/92 Bridgeport (AHL) 54 5 7 12 80
level skater with a lot of quickness. impressed with his work ethic and focus. St. Louis, Mo. 6-4, 224 Draft: 34th overall (2011)
ACQUIRED 16th overall, 2015 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 95th overall, 2014 NHL ’20-21 Adam Pelech 8/16/94 Bridgeport (AHL) 27 2 5 7 6
Toronto, Ont. 6-3, 210 Draft: 65th overall (2012)
Ryan Pulock 10/6/94 Bridgeport (AHL) 51 7 17 24 12
2 RYAN PULOCK, D 7 ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER, LW Dauphin, Man. 6-2, 215 Draft: 15th overall (2013)
Devon Toews 2/21/94 Quinnipiac (ECAC) 40 7 23 30 26
AGE 21 TEAM Bridgeport (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM Shawinigan (QMJHL) Abbotsford, B.C. 6-1, 181 Draft: 108th overall (2014)
Possesses booming slapshot and has the ability Leader and ofensive catalyst needs to work on CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Mathew Barzal 5/26/97 Seattle (WHL) 58 27 61 88 58
to quarterback the power play. his defensive consistency. Coquitlam, B.C. 6-0, 182 Draft: 16th overall (2015)
ACQUIRED 15th overall, 2013 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 28th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Casey Cizikas 2/27/91 NY Islanders 80 8 21 29 31
Toronto, Ont. 5-11, 201 Draft: 92nd overall (2009)
Mikhail Grabovski 1/31/84 NY Islanders 58 9 16 25 33
3 KIEFFER BELLOWS, LW 8 DEVON TOEWS, D Potsdam, Germany 5-11, 186 Free Agent: signed 7/2/14
AGE 18 TEAM U.S. NTDP (USHL) AGE 22 TEAM Quinnipiac (ECAC) Brock Nelson 10/15/91 NY Islanders 81 26 14 40 30
Warroad, Minn. 6-3, 206 Draft: 30th overall (2010)
Skilled power forward can dominate games. He’s slightly undersized by NHL standards, but
Kyle Schempp 1/13/94 Ferris State (WCHA) 41 9 16 25 28
Also possesses high-end puckhandling. his playmaking abilities are super-sized. Saginaw, Mich. 5-11, 178 Draft: 155th overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 19th overall, 2016 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 108th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 John Tavares 9/20/90 NY Islanders 78 33 37 70 38
Mississauga, Ont. 6-1, 211 Draft: 1st overall (2009)
Carter Verhaeghe 8/14/95 Bridgeport (AHL) 30 6 9 15 6
4 MICHAEL DAL COLLE, LW 9 DOYLE SOMERBY, D Toronto, Ont. 6-1, 181 Trade: Tor 9/17/15
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 20 TEAM Kingston (OHL) AGE 22 TEAM Boston University (HE)
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Anthony Beauvillier 6/8/97 Shawinigan (QMJHL) 47 40 39 79 57
Finished well after rough start to final junior The large defenseman who skates well has Sorel-Tracy, Que. 5-11, 170 Draft: 28th overall (2015)
year. Great puck protection ability. some upside if he can refine his overall skills. Kieffer Bellows 6/10/98 Team USA (USHL) 23 16 16 32 41
Edina, Minn. 6-0, 196 Draft: 19th overall (2016)
ACQUIRED 5th overall, 2014 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 125th overall, 2012 NHL ’18-19 Jason Chimera 5/2/79 Washington 82 20 20 40 22
Edmonton, Alta. 6-3, 216 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
AGE 21 TEAM CSKA Moscow (KHL) AGE 20 TEAM Niagara (OHL) Ross Johnston 2/18/94 Bridgeport (AHL) 39 1 3 4 79
Charlottetown, P.E.I. 6-5, 232 Free Agent: signed 3/31/15
Moves well and has great athleticism. Put up Confidence has made him controversial. Has
Bracken Kearns 5/12/81 Bridgeport (AHL) 73 23 30 53 76
stunning numbers right through playofs. the ability to put up multi-point games. North Vancouver, B.C. 6-0, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/2/15
ACQUIRED 78th overall, 2014 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 28th overall, 2014 NHL ’17-18 Nikolay Kulemin 7/14/86 NY Islanders 81 9 13 22 22
Magnitogorsk, Russia 6-1, 225 Free Agent: signed 7/2/14
Andrew Ladd 12/12/85 Wpg/Chi 78 25 21 46 45
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Maple Ridge, B.C. 6-3, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Anders Lee 7/3/90 NY Islanders 80 15 21 36 51
Edina, Minn. 6-3, 228 Draft: 152nd overall (2009)
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Shane Prince 11/16/92 Ott/NYI 62 6 11 17 10
Rochester, N.Y. 5-11, 185 Trade: Ott 2/29/16
KIEFFER BELLOWS One of the most danger-
Alan Quine 2/25/93 Bridgeport (AHL) 56 19 29 48 24
ous offensive players in Belleville, Ont. 6-0, 200 Draft: 166th overall (2013)
POSITION the draft, Bellows has RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
LEFT WINGER Josh Bailey 10/2/89 NY Islanders 81 12 20 32 22
a killer shot that comes Bowmanville, Ont. 6-1, 210 Draft: 9th overall (2008)
19TH OVERALL still needs to hammer Josh Ho-Sang 1/22/96 Niagara (OHL) 66 19 63 82 44
Toronto, Ont. 6-0, 173 Draft: 28th overall (2014)
out the rest of his game,
2015-16 but suiting up for Boston
PA Parenteau
Hull, Que.
3/24/83 Toronto
6-0, 200
77 20 21 41
Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
68
U.S. Ryan Strome 7/11/93 NY Islanders 71 8 20 28 28
NTDP U. will help that. Mississauga, Ont. 6-1, 199 Draft: 5th overall (2011)
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
5TH
NEW YORK in METRO
RANGERS
BY STEVE ZIPAY
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 35-1
DARCY FINLEY/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
I t was never about the regular season for the New York
Rangers who had gone deep into the playoffs in three of the previ
ǤͳͲͳǡϐǦ
ing by the Pittsburgh Penguins was a blow that left the Rangers
bloodied a wound the franchise intends to stanch quickly But is a
Facing cap constraints GM Jeff Gorton went to the bargain rack when
free agency opened signing speedsters Michael Grabner and Nathan
Gerbe (e then dealt Derick Brassard to the Ottawa Senators for Mika
Zibanejad in a sign that change could be coming Zibanejad is nearly
six years younger and the Rangers who have stripped the prospect
single off season reset possible cupboard all but bare picked up a second rounder in the deal too
Fans were troubled by a mediocre second half which included a
penchant for blown leads and a leaky D corps that never consistently OFFENSE The Blueshirts were among the league leaders in goals but
got the puck to the forwards But expectations have been tempered that may be deceptive as they were a lowly th in shots Five play
DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Rick Nash 1 Derek Stepan 1 Mats Zuccarello 1 Ryan McDonagh 6 Brady Skjei 1 Henrik Lundqvist
2 Chris Kreider 2 Mika Zibanejad 2 J.T. Miller 2 Marc Staal 7 Adam Clendening 2 Antti Raanta
3 Pavel Buchnevich 3 Kevin Hayes 3 Michael Grabner 3 Dan Girardi 8 Dylan McIlrath 3 Magnus Hellberg
4 Nathan Gerbe 4 Oscar Lindberg 4 Jesper Fast 4 Kevin Klein 9 Mat Bodie
5 Tanner Glass 5 Josh Jooris 5 Nicklas Jensen 5 Nick Holden 10 Chris Summers INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Keith Yandle, D; Derick Brassard, C; Eric Staal, C; Dan Boyle, C; Dominic Moore, C; Viktor Stalberg, LW; Daniel Paille, LW
FUTURE
DEFENSEMEN 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Calle Andersson 5/16/94 Hartford (AHL) 43 5 4 9 14
Malmo, Sweden 6-2, 217 Draft: 119th overall (2012)
Adam Clendening 10/26/92 Pit/Edm 29 1 6 7 20
Niagara Falls, N.Y. 6-0, 190 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Dan Girardi 4/29/84 NY Rangers 74 2 15 17 20
Welland, Ont. 6-1, 208 Free Agent: signed 7/1/06
WATCH
Ryan Graves 5/21/95 Hartford (AHL) 74 9 12 21 53
Yarmouth, N.S. 6-4, 226 Draft: 110th overall (2013)
Nick Holden 5/15/87 Colorado 82 6 16 22 24
St. Albert, Alta. 6-4, 210 Trade: Col 6/25/16
Tommy Hughes 4/7/92 Hartford (AHL) 59 2 7 9 48
London, Ont. 6-2, 225 Free Agent: signed 4/1/13
Kevin Klein 12/13/84 NY Rangers 69 9 17 26 19
Kitchener, Ont. 6-1, 202 Trade: Nsh 1/22/14
Ryan McDonagh 6/13/89 NY Rangers 73 9 25 34 22
TOP 10 PROSPECTS St. Paul, Minn. 6-1, 216 Trade: Mtl 6/30/09
Dylan McIlrath 4/20/92 NY Rangers 34 2 2 4 64
1 PAVEL BUCHNEVICH, LW 6 IGOR SHESTERKIN, G Winnipeg, Man. 6-5, 220 Draft: 10th overall (2010)
AGE 21 TEAM St. Petersburg (KHL) AGE 20 TEAM St. Petersburg (KHL) Michael Paliotta 4/6/93 Lake Erie (AHL) 68 8 15 23 29
Westport, Conn. 6-4, 212 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Highly skilled and has the potential to be a Has a fantastic glove hand and is always cool, Brady Skjei 3/26/94 Hartford (AHL) 68 4 24 28 36
dynamic presence on the power play. calm and collected in the crease. Lakeville, Minn. 6-3, 206 Draft: 28th overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 75th overall, 2013 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 118th overall, 2014 NHL ’20-21 Marc Staal 1/13/87 NY Rangers 77 2 13 15 36
Thunder Bay, Ont. 6-4, 207 Draft: 12th overall (2005)
Chris Summers 2/5/88 Hartford (AHL) 74 3 8 11 51
2 BRADY SKJEI, D 7 RYAN GRAVES, D Ann Arbor, Mich. 6-2, 209 Trade: Ari 3/1/15
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 22 TEAM Hartford (AHL) AGE 21 TEAM Hartford (AHL) Steven Fogarty 4/19/93 Notre Dame (HE) 37 10 13 23 26
A nice puck-mover and shutdown D-man. Has Won the hardest shot award at the AHL All-Star Chambersburg, Pa. 6-3, 212 Draft: 72nd overall (2011)
Kevin Hayes 5/8/92 NY Rangers 79 14 22 36 30
the ability to pile up a ton of assists. Game and plays a strong stay-at-home game. Dorchester, Mass. 6-5, 227 Free Agent: signed 8/20/14
ACQUIRED 28th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 110th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 Josh Jooris 7/14/90 Calgary 59 4 9 13 39
Burlington, Ont. 6-1, 187 Free Agent: signed 7/15/16
Oscar Lindberg 10/29/91 NY Rangers 68 13 15 28 43
3 BRANDON HALVERSON, G 8 ADAM HUSKA, G Skelleftea, Sweden 6-1, 195 Trade: Phx 5/8/11
AGE 20 TEAM S.S. Marie (OHL) AGE 19 TEAM Green Bay (USHL) Cristoval Nieves 1/23/94 Michigan (Big10) 35 10 21 31 18
Syracuse, N.Y. 6-3, 200 Draft: 59th overall (2012)
Has good size and moves well in crease. Knock Can challenge shooters and has excellent lateral
Derek Stepan 6/18/90 NY Rangers 72 22 31 53 20
is he tends to give up plenty of rebounds. movement. Bound for Connecticut. Hastings, Minn. 6-0, 196 Draft: 51st overall (2008)
ACQUIRED 59th overall, 2014 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 184th overall, 2015 NHL ’20-21 Adam Tambellini 11/1/94 Hartford (AHL) 74 17 15 32 24
Port Moody, B.C. 6-2, 195 Draft: 65th overall (2013)
Mika Zibanejad 4/18/93 Ottawa 81 21 30 51 18
4 RYAN GROPP, LW 9 ROBIN KOVACS, RW Huddinge, Sweden 6-2, 222 Trade: Ott 7/18/16
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 20 TEAM Seattle (WHL) AGE 19 TEAM AIK (Swe.) Pavel Buchnevich 4/17/95 Sev/SKA (KHL) 58 16 21 37 24
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Not a flashy player, but speedster is able to put The crafty puck-mover with a quick release is Cherepovets, Russia 6-1, 176 Draft: 75th overall (2013)
up points in bunches. not is afraid to challenge defenders. Tanner Glass 11/29/83 NY Rangers 57 4 3 7 66
Regina, Sask. 6-1, 213 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
ACQUIRED 41st overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 62nd overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Michael Grabner 10/5/87 Toronto 80 9 9 18 12
Villach, Austria 6-1, 181 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
AGE 18 TEAM Mississauga (OHL) AGE 21 TEAM Hartford (AHL) Marek Hrivik 8/28/91 Hartford (AHL) 68 12 29 41 18
Cadca, Slovakia 6-2, 205 Free Agent: signed 5/30/12
Can play the game at a high tempo and has Has the size, skating ability and puck vision to
Chris Kreider 4/30/91 NY Rangers 79 21 22 43 58
excellent puck-handling skills. get to next level. Needs to refine his finish. Boxford, Mass. 6-3, 226 Draft: 19th overall (2009)
ACQUIRED 81st overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 ACQUIRED 65th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 J.T. Miller 3/14/93 NY Rangers 82 22 21 43 46
East Palestine, Ohio 6-1, 205 Draft: 15th overall (2011)
Rick Nash 6/16/84 NY Rangers 60 15 21 36 30
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Brampton, Ont. 6-4, 220 Trade: Clb 7/23/12
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Chris Brown 2/3/91 Her/Hfd (AHL) 40 6 12 18 40
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Flower Mound, Texas 6-2, 215 Trade: Wsh 2/28/16
Adam Chapie 7/6/91 UMass-Lowell (HE) 39 16 19 35 57
SEAN DAY Day is an effortless Oxford, Mich. 6-1, 185 Free Agent: signed 4/1/16
skater with great size, Jesper Fast 12/2/91 NY Rangers 79 10 20 30 18
POSITION but he’s a high-risk pick
Nassjo, Sweden 6-0, 188 Draft: 157th overall (2010)
DEFENSEMAN Nathan Gerbe 7/24/87 Carolina 47 3 4 7 14
due to other factors. Oxford, Mich. 5-5, 178 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
81ST OVERALL game better and there Robin Kovacs 11/16/96 AIK (Swe2) 44 21 13 34 54
Stockholm, Sweden 6-0, 176 Draft: 62nd overall (2015)
have also been questions
2015-16 about his commitment.
Malte Stromwall 8/24/94
Lulea, Sweden
AIK (Swe2)
6-0, 185
49 25 17 42
Free Agent: signed 4/12/16
26
MISSISSAUGA Mats Zuccarello 9/1/87 NY Rangers 81 26 35 61 34
STEELHEADS Can he turn it around? Oslo, Norway 5-7, 179 Free Agent: signed 5/26/10
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
27. Tue. Dec. 6 . . . . . .at NYI 68. Thu. Mar. 9. . . . . . .at Car
28. Thu. Dec. 8 . . . . .at Wpg 69. Sun. Mar. 12 . . . . . at Det
29. Fri. Dec. 9 . . . . . . . at Chi 70. Mon. Mar. 13. . . . . . . .TB
30. Sun. Dec. 11. . . . . . . . NJ 71. Fri. Mar. 17. . . . . . . . . .Fla
31. Tue. Dec. 13 . . . . . . . Chi 72. Sat. Mar. 18. . . . . . at Min
32. Thu. Dec. 15 . . . . . at Dal 73. Tue. Mar. 21. . . . . . .at NJ
33. Sat. Dec. 17 . . . . at Nsh 74. Wed. Mar. 22 . . . . . . NYI
34. Sun. Dec. 18. . . . . . . . NJ 75. Sat. Mar. 25. . . . . . .at LA
35. Tue. Dec. 20 . . . . . .at Pit 76. Sun. Mar. 26 . . . . .at Ana
36. Fri. Dec. 23 . . . . . . . . Min 77. Tue. Mar. 28. . . . . . . at SJ
37. Tue. Dec. 27 . . . . . . . Ott 78. Fri. Mar. 31 . . . . . . . . . Pit
38. Thu. Dec. 29 . . . . . .at Ari 79. Sun. Apr. 2 . . . . . . . . Phi
39. Sat. Dec. 31 . . . . . at Col 80. Wed. Apr. 5. . . . . at Wsh DEREK STEPAN
40. Tue. Jan. 3 . . . . . . . . . Buf 81. Sat. Apr. 8 . . . . . . . at Ott
41. Wed. Jan. 4 . . . . . . at Phi 82. Sun. Apr. 9 . . . . . . . . . Pit
PREDICTION
7TH
OTTAWA in ATLANTIC
SENATORS
BY BRUCE GARRIOCH
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 55-1
ANDRE RINGUETTE/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Mike Hofman 1 Derick Brassard 1 Bobby Ryan 1 Erik Karlsson 6 Mark Borowiecki 1 Craig Anderson
2 Clarke MacArthur 2 Kyle Turris 2 Mark Stone 2 Marc Methot 7 Michael Kostka 2 Andrew Hammond
3 Zack Smith 3 Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3 Curtis Lazar 3 Cody Ceci 8 Patrick Sielof 3 Matt O’Connor
4 Nick Paul 4 Chris Kelly 4 Chris Neil 4 Dion Phaneuf 9 Thomas Chabot
5 Matt Puempel 5 Philip Varone 5 Mike Blunden 5 Chris Wideman 10 Fredrick Claesson INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Mika Zibanejad, C; Chris Phillips, D; Alex Chiasson, RW; Patrick Wiercioch, D; Mark Fraser, D
FUTURE
Ottawa, Ont. 6-3, 205 Draft: 15th overall (2012)
Thomas Chabot 1/30/97 Saint John (QMJHL) 47 11 34 45 79
Sainte-Marie, Que. 6-2, 180 Draft: 18th overall (2015)
Fredrik Claesson 11/24/92 Binghamton (AHL) 55 3 7 10 50
Stockholm, Sweden 6-1, 205 Draft: 126th overall (2011)
Andreas Englund 1/21/96 Djurgarden (Swe) 46 2 4 6 36
Stockholm, Sweden 6-3, 189 Draft: 40th overall (2014)
WATCH
Macoy Erkamps 2/2/95 Brandon (WHL) 72 13 58 71 64
Delta, B.C. 6-0, 198 Free Agent: signed 4/1/16
Ben Harpur 1/12/95 Binghamton (AHL) 47 2 4 6 34
Hamilton, Ont. 6-6, 222 Draft: 108th overall (2013)
Erik Karlsson 5/31/90 Ottawa 82 16 66 82 50
Landsbro, Sweden 6-0, 191 Draft: 15th overall (2008)
Michael Kostka 11/28/85 Binghamton (AHL) 50 5 24 29 20
Etobicoke, Ont. 6-1, 210 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Marc Methot 6/21/85 Ottawa 69 5 7 12 34
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Ottawa, Ont. 6-3, 228 Trade: Clb 7/1/12
Dion Phaneuf 4/10/85 Tor/Ott 71 4 28 32 90
1 COLIN WHITE, C 6 JONATHAN DAHLEN, LW Edmonton, Alta. 6-3, 227 Trade: Tor 2/9/16
AGE 19 TEAM Boston College (HE) AGE 18 TEAM Timra (Swe.) Patrick Sieloff 5/15/94 Stockton (AHL) 52 2 9 11 54
Ann Arbor, Mich. 6-1, 205 Trade: Cgy 6/27/16
Solid at both ends of the ice. Scouts have Scoring winger and son of Ulf is skilled and Chris Wideman 1/7/90 Ottawa 64 6 7 13 34
compared him to Patrice Bergeron. smart, but needs to work on his skating. St. Louis, Mo. 5-10, 180 Draft: 100th overall (2009)
ACQUIRED 21st overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 42nd overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Derick Brassard 9/22/87 NY Rangers 80 27 31 58 30
Hull, Que. 6-1, 205 Trade: NYR 7/18/16
2 LOGAN BROWN, C 7 ANDREAS ENGLUND, D Logan Brown
Raleigh, N.C.
3/5/98 Windsor (OHL)
6-6, 220
59 21 53 74
Draft: 11th overall (2016)
40
AGE 18 TEAM Windsor (OHL) AGE 20 TEAM Djurgarden (Swe.) Chris Kelly 11/11/80 Boston 11 2 0 2 0
Playmaking center is big, tough to knock of Has grown into a strong, physical defenseman Toronto, Ont. 6-0, 193 Free Agent: signed 7/7/16
Curtis Lazar 2/2/95 Ottawa 76 6 14 20 18
the puck and has good hockey sense. and is able to read the play well. Salmon Arm, B.C. 6-0, 209 Draft: 17th overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 11th overall, 2016 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 40th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Chad Nehring 6/14/87 Hartford (AHL) 76 22 26 48 42
Springside, Sask. 5-11, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
J.-Gabriel Pageau 11/11/92 Ottawa 82 19 24 43 26
3 THOMAS CHABOT, D 8 GABRIEL GAGNE, RW Ottawa, Ont. 5-10, 180 Draft: 96th overall (2011)
AGE 19 TEAM Saint John (QMJHL) AGE 19 TEAM Shawinigan (QMJHL) Ryan Rupert 6/2/94 Tor/Bing (AHL) 59 13 12 25 49
Grand Bend, Ont. 5-8, 186 Trade: Tor 2/9/16
Made Canada’s WJC team and has worked hard Ofensive specialist who needs to learn how to
Kyle Turris 8/14/89 Ottawa 57 13 17 30 32
to improve shot, foot positioning and defense. use his 6-foot-5 frame to his advantage. New Westminster, B.C. 6-1, 190 Trade: Phx 12/17/11
ACQUIRED 18th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 36th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Philip Varone 12/4/90 Roc/Bing (AHL) 65 19 36 55 28
Vaughan, Ont. 5-10, 185 Trade: Buf 2/27/16
Colin White 1/30/97 Boston College (HE) 37 19 24 43 46
4 NICK PAUL, LW 9 MATT O’CONNOR, G Boston, Mass. 6-0, 183 Draft: 21st overall (2015)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 21 TEAM Binghamton (AHL) AGE 24 TEAM Binghamton (AHL) Ryan Dzingel 3/9/92 Ottawa 30 3 6 9 11
Budding power forward relegated to bottom Rookie pro season started terribly, but he Wheaton, Ill. 6-0, 190 Draft: 204th overall (2011)
six role unless his production comes around. rounded into form. Tracks the puck well. Mike Hoffman 11/24/89 Ottawa 78 29 30 59 18
Kitchener, Ont. 6-1, 180 Draft: 130th overall (2009)
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ACQUIRED From Dal July, 2014 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED Free agent, May , 2015 NHL ’18-19 Clarke MacArthur 4/6/85 Ottawa 4 0 0 0 0
Lloydminster, Alta. 6-0, 195 Free Agent: signed 7/5/13
AGE 23 TEAM Binghamton (AHL) AGE 24 TEAM Binghamton (AHL) Nick Paul 3/20/95 Binghamton (AHL) 45 6 11 17 10
Mississauga, Ont. 6-4, 230 Trade: Dal 7/1/14
Can shoot the puck well but there are deficien- Highly skilled forward with great vision. The
Francis Perron 4/18/96 R.Noranda (QMJHL) 62 41 67 108 38
cies in his defensive game. speedster had a 30-game NHL trial last year. Laval, Que. 6-0, 166 Draft: 190th overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 24th overall, 2011 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 204th overall, 2011 NHL ’17-18 Matt Puempel 1/24/93 Ottawa 26 2 1 3 9
Windsor, Ont. 6-2, 204 Draft: 24th overall (2011)
Tom Pyatt 2/14/87 Geneve-Servette (Swi) 42 11 18 29 8
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Thunder Bay, Ont. 5-11, 188 Free Agent: signed 5/24/16
Zack Smith 4/5/88 Ottawa 81 25 11 36 80
Maple Creek, Sask. 6-2, 209 Draft: 79th overall (2008)
NAME SCOUTING REPORT RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Mike Blunden 12/15/86 Syracuse (AHL) 49 21 17 38 68
LOGAN BROWN A quasi-local kid (born Toronto, Ont. 6-4, 217 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
in St. Louis, but summers Gabriel Gagne 11/11/96 Vic/Sha (QMJHL) 42 17 19 36 20
POSITION near Ottawa), Brown
Laval, Que. 6-5, 186 Draft: 36th overall (2015)
CENTER Chris Neil 6/18/79 Ottawa 80 5 8 13 165
has a ton of potential Flesherton, Ont. 6-1, 206 Draft: 161st overall (1998)
PREDICTION
4TH
PHILADELPHIA in METRO
FLYERS
BY WAYNE FISH
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 28-1
DARCY FINLEY/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Brayden Schenn 1 Claude Giroux 1 Jakub Voracek 1 Shayne Gostisbehere 6 Andrew MacDonald 1 Steve Mason
2 Michael Raffl 2 Sean Couturier 2 Wayne Simmonds 2 Mark Streit 7 Ivan Provorov 2 Michal Neuvirth
3 Chris VandeVelde 3 Scott Laughton 3 Matt Read 3 Michael Del Zotto 8 T.J. Brennan 3 Anthony Stolarz
4 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 4 Boyd Gordon 4 Dale Weise 4 Radko Gudas 9 Samuel Morin
5 Taylor Leier 5 Travis Konecny 5 Nick Cousins 5 Nick Schultz 10 Travis Sanheim INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Evgeny Medvedev, D; Ryan White, RW; R.J. Umberger, LW
FUTURE
Stouffville, Ont. 6-0, 195 Free Agent: signed 8/5/14
S. Gostisbehere 4/20/93 Philadelphia 64 17 29 46 24
Pembroke Pines, Fla. 5-11, 180 Draft: 78th overall (2012)
Radko Gudas 6/5/90 Philadelphia 76 5 9 14 116
Prague, Czech. 6-0, 204 Trade: TB 3/2/15
Robert Hagg 2/8/95 Lehigh Valley (AHL) 65 5 6 11 42
Uppsala, Sweden 6-2, 204 Draft: 41st overall (2013)
WATCH
Andrew MacDonald 9/7/86 Philadelphia 28 1 7 8 6
Judique, N.S. 6-1, 204 Trade: NYI 3/4/14
Brandon Manning 6/4/90 Philadelphia 56 1 6 7 66
Prince George, B.C. 6-1, 205 Free Agent: signed 11/23/10
Samuel Morin 7/12/95 Lehigh Valley (AHL) 76 4 15 19 118
Lac-Beauport, Que. 6-6, 202 Draft: 11th overall (2013)
Ivan Provorov 1/13/97 Brandon (WHL) 62 21 52 73 16
Yaroslavl, Russia 6-1, 201 Draft: 7th overall (2015)
Travis Sanheim 3/29/96 Calgary (WHL) 52 15 53 68 66
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Elkhorn, Man. 6-3, 181 Draft: 17th overall (2014)
Nick Schultz 8/25/82 Philadelphia 81 1 9 10 42
1 IVAN PROVOROV, D 6 PASCAL LABERGE, C Strasbourg, Sask. 6-1, 203 Free Agent: signed 7/2/14
AGE 19 TEAM Brandon (WHL) AGE 18 TEAM Victoriaville (QMJHL) Mark Streit 12/11/77 Philadelphia 62 6 17 23 18
Bern, Switzerland 5-11, 191 Trade: NYI 6/12/13
Well-rounded defender plays a 200-foot game. A tough, in-your-face player who causes havoc. CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Great skater and very smart. Dangerous in the ofensive zone. P-E Bellemare 3/6/85 Philadelphia 74 7 7 14 27
Le Blanc-Mesnil, France 6-0, 198 Free Agent: signed 6/11/14
ACQUIRED 7th overall, 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 36th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 Nick Cousins 7/20/93 Philadelphia 36 6 5 11 4
Belleville, Ont. 5-10, 188 Draft: 68th overall (2011)
2 TRAVIS SANHEIM, D 7 ROBERT HAGG, D Sean Couturier
Phoenix, Ariz.
12/7/92 Philadelphia
6-3, 211
63 11 28 39
Draft: 8th overall (2011)
30
AGE 20 TEAM Calgary (WHL) AGE 21 TEAM Lehigh Valley (AHL) Radel Fazleev 1/7/96 Calgary (WHL) 59 19 52 71 46
Impact player at both ends of the ice, he has to Not dominant in any particular aspect, but no Kazan, Russia 6-1, 176 Draft: 168th overall (2014)
Claude Giroux 1/12/88 Philadelphia 78 22 45 67 53
get stronger before jumping to the NHL. real weaknesses. Won’t shy from rough stuf. Hearst, Ont. 5-11, 185 Draft: 22nd overall (2006)
ACQUIRED 17th overall, 2014 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 41st overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 Boyd Gordon 10/19/83 Arizona 65 2 2 4 10
Unity, Sask. 6-0, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Travis Konecny 3/11/97 Ott/Sar (OHL) 60 30 71 101 27
3 GERMAN RUBTSOV, C 8 CARTER HART, G London, Ont. 5-10, 175 Draft: 24th overall (2015)
AGE 18 TEAM Team Russia (Jr.) AGE 18 TEAM Everett (WHL) Roman Lyubimov 6/1/92 CSKA Moscow (KHL) 52 7 7 14 25
Tver, Russia 6-2, 207 Free Agent: signed 7/11/16
Well developed defensively and an elite skater. Technically sound goalie who is always square
Andy Miele 4/15/88 Grand Rapids (AHL) 75 18 44 62 77
Versatile enough to play all over the lineup. to shots. Mentally tough. Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. 5-9, 175 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
ACQUIRED 22nd overall, 2016 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 48th overall, 2016 NHL ’21-22 German Rubtsov 6/27/98 Russia U18 (Rus Jr.) 28 12 14 26 10
Chekhov, Russia 6-2, 178 Draft: 22nd overall (2016)
Jordan Weal 4/15/92 LA/Phi 14 0 0 0 2
4 TRAVIS KONECNY, C 9 ANTHONY STOLARZ, G North Vancouver, B.C. 5-10, 179 Trade: LA 1/6/16
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 19 TEAM Sarnia (OHL) AGE 22 TEAM Lehigh Valley (AHL) Greg Carey 4/5/90 Springfield (AHL) 64 26 17 43 20
High-character player who makes things hap- Big goalie (6-foot-5) who plays the butterfly. Hamilton, Ont. 6-0, 195 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
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pen. Needs to watch the turnovers. Challenges shooters. AHL all-star. Chris Conner 12/23/83 Lehigh Valley (AHL) 58 16 39 55 14
Westland, Mich. 5-7, 181 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
ACQUIRED 24th overall, 2015 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 45th overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 Scott Laughton 5/30/94 Philadelphia 71 7 14 21 34
Oakville, Ont. 6-1, 190 Draft: 20th overall (2012)
AGE 21 TEAM Lehigh Valley (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM Val-d’Or (QMJHL) Oskar Lindblom 8/15/96 Brynas (Swe) 48 8 17 25 14
Gavle, Sweden 6-1, 191 Draft: 138th overall (2014)
A pillar defensively who matches up against High-energy player who can play in diferent
Danick Martel 12/12/94 Lehigh Valley (AHL) 67 22 15 37 68
opponent’s top players. Close to NHL-ready. roles and situations. Ofense still developing. Drummondville, Que. 5-8, 162 Free Agent: signed 3/10/15
ACQUIRED 11th overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 48th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Michael Raffl 12/1/88 Philadelphia 82 13 18 31 30
Villach, Austria 6-0, 200 Free Agent: signed 5/31/13
Brayden Schenn 8/22/91 Philadelphia 80 26 33 59 33
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Saskatoon, Sask. 6-1, 195 Trade: LA 6/23/11
Petr Straka 6/15/92 Lehigh Valley (AHL) 64 19 18 37 25
Plzen, Czech. 6-1, 185 Free Agent: signed 4/11/13
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Chris VandeVelde 3/15/87 Philadelphia 79 2 12 14 27
Moorhead, Minn. 6-2, 190 Free Agent: signed 12/12/13
GERMAN RUBTSOV Rubtsov’s season was
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
built around the world Nicolas Aube-Kubel 5/10/96 Val-d’Or (QMJHL) 61 38 46 84 71
POSITION under-18s, but a team
Slave Lake, Alta. 5-11, 187 Draft: 48th overall (2014)
CENTER Colin McDonald 9/30/84 Lehigh Valley (AHL) 51 14 18 32 30
drug scandal killed that Wethersfield, Conn. 6-2, 219 Free Agent: signed 7/3/15
22ND OVERALL less, the smart center Wayne Simmonds 8/26/88 Philadelphia 81 32 28 60 147
Scarborough, Ont. 6-2, 185 Trade: LA 6/23/11
skates well, hawks the
2015-16 puck and plays a great
Jakub Voracek
Kladno, Czech.
8/15/89 Philadelphia
6-2, 214
73 11 44
Trade: Clb 6/23/11
55 38
RUSSIA Dale Weise 8/5/88 Mtl/Chi 71 14 13 27 24
U18 two-way game. Winnipeg, Man. 6-2, 206 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
28 Claude Giroux 78 22 45 67 -8 53 6 1 5 241 9.1 38 27 1081 800 57.5 3:51 1:28 20:32 6 0 1 1 -2 2
17 Wayne Simmonds 81 32 28 60 -7 147 13 0 5 229 14.0 39 21 5 2 71.4 3:37 0:01 17:14 6 0 2 2 -1 13
10 Brayden Schenn 80 26 33 59 3 33 11 0 5 178 14.6 37 22 52 64 44.8 3:31 0:00 16:53 6 0 2 2 2 7
93 Jakub Voracek 73 11 44 55 -5 38 1 0 2 213 5.2 32 23 3 3 50.0 3:31 0:03 18:35 6 1 0 1 -1 4
53 *S. Gostisbehere 64 17 29 46 8 24 8 0 5 152 11.2 24 22 1 0 100.0 4:00 0:05 20:05 6 1 1 2 0 4
14 Sean Couturier 63 11 28 39 8 30 2 0 1 119 9.2 31 7 537 568 48.6 1:55 1:50 18:36 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 Michael Raffl 82 13 18 31 9 30 1 0 4 132 9.8 29 2 33 49 40.2 1:17 0:04 14:17 6 1 0 1 0 2
24 Matt Read 79 11 15 26 -5 27 2 0 2 127 8.7 19 7 24 26 48.0 1:19 1:40 15:15 6 0 0 0 1 2
32 Mark Streit 62 6 17 23 -1 18 2 0 1 110 5.5 15 8 — — — 3:06 1:26 21:52 6 0 1 1 0 6
21 Scott Laughton 71 7 14 21 -2 34 0 0 0 85 8.2 21 0 170 218 43.8 0:04 0:42 10:26 3 0 0 0 -1 0
25 Ryan White 73 11 5 16 -9 101 3 0 0 88 12.5 13 3 184 167 52.4 0:58 0:57 12:33 6 1 0 1 0 28
89 Sam Gagner 53 8 8 16 4 25 2 0 2 86 9.3 13 3 34 63 35.1 1:54 0:00 13:51 6 0 2 2 1 8
78 P-E Bellemare 74 7 7 14 -8 27 0 1 1 102 6.9 12 0 272 307 47.0 0:03 2:35 13:34 5 0 1 1 -1 15
3 Radko Gudas 76 5 9 14 -3 116 0 0 1 150 3.3 14 0 — — — 0:09 2:43 19:50 6 0 0 0 -2 18
76 Chris VandeVelde 79 2 12 14 -7 27 0 1 0 77 2.6 13 0 6 15 28.6 0:06 2:17 13:33 6 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Michael Del Zotto 52 4 9 13 -8 16 0 0 1 98 4.1 12 1 — — — 1:25 2:31 23:24 — — — — — —
82 Evgeny Medvedev 45 4 8 12 5 34 1 0 1 71 5.6 9 3 — — — 1:46 0:50 18:49 — — — — — —
52 *Nick Cousins 36 6 5 11 5 4 0 0 1 41 14.6 9 2 109 128 46.0 0:25 0:00 10:43 6 0 0 0 0 2
20 R.J. Umberger 39 2 9 11 1 15 1 0 0 48 4.2 9 2 2 3 40.0 0:29 0:08 10:09 — — — — — —
55 Nick Schultz 81 1 9 10 -1 42 0 0 0 70 1.4 10 0 1 0 100.0 0:03 2:56 17:56 6 0 0 0 1 2
47 Andrew MacDonald 28 1 7 8 10 6 0 0 0 20 5.0 6 2 — — — 0:45 1:48 20:07 6 1 0 1 0 2
23 Brandon Manning 56 1 6 7 2 66 0 0 1 67 1.5 7 0 0 1 0.0 0:19 1:08 16:31 6 0 1 1 -2 4
36 Colin McDonald 5 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 4 25.0 1 0 — — — 0:00 0:00 8:08 3 0 0 0 0 0
30 Michal Neuvirth 32 0 1 1 — 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 — — — — — — 3 0 0 0 — 0
58 *Taylor Leier 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 0 0 — — — 0:01 0:02 7:43 — — — — — —
19 *Jordan Weal 14 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0.0 0 0 33 35 48.5 0:41 0:03 9:21 — — — — — —
LA 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 20 24 45.5 0:21 0:00 8:07 — — — — — —
Phi 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 0 0 13 11 54.2 1:31 0:11 12:28 — — — — — —
35 Steve Mason 54 0 0 0 — 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 — — — — — — 3 0 0 0 — 0
30 Michal Neuvirth 32 1,825 2.27 18 8 4 2 3 69 908 .924 0 1 2 3 178 0.67 2 1 0 1 2 105 .981
35 Steve Mason 54 3,150 2.51 23 19 10 7 4 132 1,602 .918 0 0 2 3 176 4.09 0 3 0 0 12 81 .852
* indicates 2015-16 rookie
2016-17 SCHEDULE
1. Fri. Oct. 14 . . . . . . .at LA 42. Sun. Jan. 8. . . . . . . at Clb
2. Sat. Oct. 15 . . . . . .at Ari 43. Tue. Jan. 10 . . . . . . at Buf
3. Tue. Oct. 18 . . . . . at Chi 44. Thu. Jan. 12. . . . . . . . Van
4. Thu. Oct. 20 . . . . . . .Ana 45. Sat. Jan. 14 . . . . . at Bos
5. Sat. Oct. 22 . . . . . . . Car 46. Sun. Jan. 15 . . . . at Wsh
6. Mon. Oct. 24. . . . . at Mtl 47. Sat. Jan. 21 . . . . . . . . . NJ
7. Tue. Oct. 25 . . . . . . . Buf 48. Sun. Jan. 22 . . . . .at NYI
8. Thu. Oct. 27 . . . . . . . . Ari 49. Wed. Jan. 25. . . .at NYR
9. Sat. Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . Pit 50. Thu. Jan. 26. . . . . . . . .Tor
10. Sun. Oct. 30 . . . . .at Car 51. Tue. Jan. 31 . . . . . .at Car
11. Wed. Nov. 2 . . . . . . . Det 52. Thu. Feb. 2. . . . . . . . . .Mtl
12. Thu. Nov. 3 . . . . . .at NYI 53. Sat. Feb. 4. . . . . . . . . .LA
13. Sat. Nov. 5. . . . . . . at Mtl 54. Mon. Feb. 6. . . . . . . . StL
14. Tue. Nov. 8. . . . . . . . . Det 55. Thu. Feb. 9. . . . . . . . . NYI
15. Fri. Nov. 11 . . . . . . at Tor 56. Sat. Feb. 11 . . . . . . . . SJ
16. Sat. Nov. 12 . . . . . . . Min 57. Wed. Feb. 15 . . . at Cgy
17. Tue. Nov. 15 . . . . . . . Ott 58. Thu. Feb. 16 . . . . at Edm
18. Thu. Nov. 17 . . . . . .Wpg 59. Sun. Feb. 19 . . . . .at Van
19. Sat. Nov. 19 . . . . . . . .TB 60. Wed. Feb. 22 . . . . . Wsh
20. Tue. Nov. 22 . . . . . at Fla 61. Sat. Feb. 25 . . . . . .at Pit
21. Wed. Nov. 23 . . . . at TB 62. Tue. Feb. 28 . . . . . . . Col
22. Fri. Nov. 25 . . . . . . . NYR 63. Thu. Mar. 2. . . . . . . . . .Fla
23. Sun. Nov. 27 . . . . . . .Cgy 64. Sat. Mar. 4. . . . . . at Wsh
24. Tue. Nov. 29 . . . . . . .Bos 65. Tue. Mar. 7. . . . . . . at Buf
25. Thu. Dec. 1 . . . . . . at Ott 66. Thu. Mar. 9. . . . . . . at Tor
26. Sat. Dec. 3 . . . . . . . . Chi 67. Sat. Mar. 11. . . . . at Bos
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PREDICTION
2ND
PITTSBURGH in METRO
PENGUINS
BY SHELLY ANDERSON
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 10-1
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DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Carl Hagelin 1 Sidney Crosby 1 Phil Kessel 1 Kris Letang 6 Derrick Pouliot 1 Matt Murray
2 Chris Kunitz 2 Evgeni Malkin 2 Patric Hornqvist 2 Trevor Daley 7 Justin Schultz 2 Marc-Andre Fleury
3 Conor Sheary 3 Nick Bonino 3 Bryan Rust 3 Olli Maatta 8 David Warsofsky 3 Tristan Jarry
4 Scott Wilson 4 Eric Fehr 4 Tom Kuhnhackl 4 Ian Cole 9 Stuart Percy
5 Garrett Wilson 5 Oskar Sundqvist 5 Daniel Sprong 5 Brian Dumoulin 10 Tim Erixon INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Ben Lovejoy, D; Beau Bennett, RW; Jef Zatkof, G; Dustin Jefrey, C
FUTURE
Ann Arbor, Mich. 6-1, 219 Trade: StL 3/2/15
Trevor Daley 10/9/83 Chi/Pit 82 6 22 28 34
Toronto, Ont. 5-11, 195 Trade: Chi 12/14/15
Brian Dumoulin 9/6/91 Pittsburgh 79 0 16 16 14
Biddeford, Maine 6-4, 207 Trade: Car 6/22/12
Tim Erixon 2/24/91 WB/Scranton (AHL) 65 3 17 20 44
Port Chester, N.Y. 6-2, 200 Trade: Tor 7/1/15
WATCH
Cameron Gaunce 3/19/90 Portland (AHL) 75 2 35 37 60
Sudbury, Ont. 6-1, 210 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Kris Letang 4/24/87 Pittsburgh 71 16 51 67 66
Montreal, Que. 6-0, 201 Draft: 62nd overall (2005)
Olli Maatta 8/22/94 Pittsburgh 67 6 13 19 22
Jyvaskyla, Finland 6-2, 206 Draft: 22nd overall (2012)
Steve Oleksy 2/4/86 WB/Scranton (AHL) 63 2 17 19 123
Chesterfield, Mich. 6-0, 190 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Stuart Percy 5/18/93 Toronto (AHL) 58 4 20 24 47
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Oakville, Ont. 6-1, 187 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Derrick Pouliot 1/16/94 WB/Scranton (AHL) 37 6 17 23 26
1 MATT MURRAY, G 6 DOMINIK SIMON, RW Estevan, Sask. 6-0, 208 Draft: 8th overall (2012)
AGE 22 TEAM W-B/Scranton (AHL) AGE 22 TEAM W-B/Scranton (AHL) Ethan Prow 11/17/92 St. Cloud St. (NCHC) 37 8 30 38 2
Sauk Rapids, Minn. 6-0, 185 Free Agent: signed 3/29/16
If anyone has the mental fortitude to avoid a Gifted with an exceptional ofensive skill set. Chad Ruhwedel 5/7/90 Rochester (AHL) 59 10 16 26 26
post-Stanley Cup letdown, it’s him. Size may be the only thing he lacks. San Diego, Calif. 5-11, 191 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
ACQUIRED 83rd overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 137th overall, 2015 NHL ’17-18 Justin Schultz 7/6/90 Edm/Pit 63 4 14 18 16
Kelowna, B.C. 6-2, 193 Trade: Edm 2/27/16
David Warsofsky 5/30/90 Pit/NJ 22 1 1 2 2
2 DERRICK POULIOT, D 7 JAKE GUENTZEL, C Marshfield, Mass. 5-9, 170 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
AGE 22 TEAM W-B/Scranton (AHL) AGE 21 TEAM Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC) Anthony Angello 3/6/96 Cornell (ECAC) 34 11 13 24 26
He needs to do a better job in his own end, but Scored 14 points in 10 playof games for Wilkes- Albany, N.Y. 6-4, 197 Draft: 145th overall (2014)
Theodor Blueger 8/15/94 Minn. State (WCHA) 41 11 24 35 29
his skating and vision are NHL ready. Barre/Scranton after his collegiate season. Riga, Latvia 6-0, 185 Draft: 52nd overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 8th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 77th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 Nick Bonino 4/20/88 Pittsburgh 63 9 20 29 31
Hartford, Conn. 6-1, 196 Trade: Van 7/28/15
Sidney Crosby 8/7/87 Pittsburgh 80 36 49 85 42
3 DANIEL SPRONG, RW 8 OSKAR SUNDQVIST, C Cole Harbour, N.S. 5-11, 200 Draft: 1st overall (2005)
AGE 19 TEAM Charlottetown (QMJHL) AGE 22 TEAM W-B/Scranton (AHL) Jean-Sebastien Dea 2/8/94 WB/Scranton (AHL) 75 20 16 36 36
Laval, Que. 5-11, 175 Free Agent: signed 9/16/13
Great shooter must learn to play without the Good skill set for a two-way center. Ofensive
Jake Guentzel 10/6/94 Neb.-Omaha (NCHC) 35 19 27 46 20
puck. Just had major shoulder surgery. production will come with more experience. Omaha, Neb. 5-10, 167 Draft: 77th overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 46th overall, 2015 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 81st overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 Evgeni Malkin 7/31/86 Pittsburgh 57 27 31 58 65
Magnitogorsk, Russia 6-3, 195 Draft: 2nd overall (2004)
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Nikita Pavlychev 3/23/97 Des Moines (USHL) 58 9 13 22 161
4 TRISTAN JARRY, G 9 SCOTT WILSON, LW Yaroslavl, Russia 6-7, 200 Draft: 197th overall (2015)
Kevin Porter 3/12/86 Pittsburgh 41 0 3 3 0
AGE 21 TEAM W-B/Scranton (AHL) AGE 24 TEAM W-B/Scranton (AHL) Detroit, Mich. 5-11, 191 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
He shattered expectations in his first pro sea- He’s better when he plays with an edge. Proved Oskar Sundqvist 3/23/94 WB/Scranton (AHL) 45 5 12 17 30
son. Athletic and smooth for a big goalie. last year he could put up points at AHL level. Boden, Sweden 6-3, 209 Draft: 81st overall (2012)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
ACQUIRED 44th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 209th overall, 2011 NHL ’16-17 Carl Hagelin 8/23/88 Ana/Pit 80 14 25 39 32
Sodertalje, Sweden 5-11, 186 Trade: Ana 1/16/16
AGE 18 TEAM Lulea Jr. (Swe.) AGE 20 TEAM Cornell (ECAC) Chris Kunitz 9/26/79 Pittsburgh 80 17 23 40 41
Regina, Sask. 6-0, 195 Trade: Ana 2/26/09
Swallows rebounds, quick post-to-post. Plays A big, strong power forward who controls the
Tom Sestito 9/28/87 WB/Scranton (AHL) 41 5 9 14 104
deep in his net. Long development in order. puck down low. Impressed in freshman year. Rome, N.Y. 6-5, 228 Free Agent: signed 2/1/16
ACQUIRED 55th overall, 2016 NHL ’21-22 ACQUIRED 145th overall, 2014 NHL ’20-21 Conor Sheary 8/6/92 Pittsburgh 44 7 3 10 8
Winchester, Mass. 5-8, 175 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Garrett Wilson 3/16/91 Florida 29 0 0 0 24
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Barrie, Ont. 6-2, 199 Free Agent: signed 7/7/16
Scott Wilson 4/24/92 WB/Scranton (AHL) 34 22 14 36 19
Oakville, Ont. 5-11, 183 Draft: 209th overall (2011)
NAME SCOUTING REPORT RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Josh Archibald 10/6/92 WB/Scranton (AHL) 69 9 9 18 75
FILIP GUSTAVSSON The Pens managed to Regina, Sask. 5-10, 176 Draft: 174th overall (2011)
snag one of the best Eric Fehr 9/7/85 Pittsburgh 55 8 6 14 19
POSITION goalies in the draft with
Winkler, Man. 6-4, 212 Free Agent: signed 7/28/15
GOALTENDER Patric Hornqvist 1/1/87 Pittsburgh 82 22 29 51 36
Gustavsson, who held Sollentuna, Sweden 5-11, 189 Trade: Nsh 6/27/14
PREDICTION
3RD
ST. LOUIS in CENTRAL
BLUES
BY JEREMY RUTHERFORD
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 18-1
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Edmonton, Alta. 6-4, 212 Trade: Cgy 4/1/13
Chris Butler 10/27/86 Chicago (AHL) 46 4 14 18 39
St. Louis, Mo. 6-1, 196 Free Agent: signed 7/16/14
Vince Dunn 10/29/96 Niagara (OHL) 52 12 31 43 52
Lindsay, Ont. 6-0, 187 Draft: 56th overall (2015)
Joel Edmundson 6/28/93 St. Louis 67 1 8 9 63
Brandon, Man. 6-4, 207 Draft: 46th overall (2011)
WATCH
Morgan Ellis 4/30/92 St. John’s (AHL) 73 16 26 42 51
Summerside, P.E.I. 6-1, 211 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Carl Gunnarsson 11/9/86 St. Louis 72 3 6 9 31
Orebro, Sweden 6-2, 196 Trade: Tor 6/28/14
Brad Hunt 8/24/88 Bakersfield (AHL) 57 13 28 41 18
Maple Ridge, B.C. 5-9, 187 Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
Petteri Lindbohm 9/23/93 Chicago (AHL) 43 3 8 11 50
Helsinki, Finland 6-3, 198 Draft: 176th overall (2012)
Niko Mikkola 4/27/96 KalPa (Fin) 55 3 6 9 22
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Kiiminki, Finland 6-4, 185 Draft: 127th overall (2015)
Colton Parayko 5/12/93 St. Louis 79 9 24 33 29
1 IVAN BARBASHEV, C 6 TY RATTIE, RW St. Albert, Alta. 6-6, 226 Draft: 86th overall (2012)
AGE 20 TEAM Chicago (AHL) AGE 23 TEAM Chicago (AHL) Alex Pietrangelo 1/18/90 St. Louis 73 7 30 37 20
King City, Ont. 6-3, 210 Draft: 4th overall (2008)
Gritty and talented, he put up solid numbers in He was more comfortable at the NHL level last Jordan Schmaltz 10/8/93 Chicago (AHL) 71 6 30 36 24
his first professional season. season and looks close to sticking for good. Madison, Wis. 6-2, 190 Draft: 25th overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 33rd overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 32nd overall, 2011 NHL ’16-17 Kevin Shattenkirk 1/29/89 St. Louis 72 14 30 44 51
New Rochelle, N.Y. 6-0, 202 Trade: Col 2/19/11
Tommy Vannelli 1/26/95 Chicago (AHL) 7 0 1 1 8
2 JAKE WALMAN, D 7 JORDAN SCHMALTZ, D Minnetonka, Minn. 6-2, 165 Draft: 47th overall (2013)
Jake Walman 2/20/96 Providence (HE) 27 13 15 28 20
AGE 20 TEAM Providence (HE) AGE 22 TEAM Chicago (AHL) Toronto, Ont. 6-1, 170 Draft: 82nd overall (2014)
Averaged a point per game as sophomore in After three years at North Dakota, he made a CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Andrew Agozzino 1/3/91 San Antonio (AHL) 41 12 17 29 32
injury-shortened campaign for Friars. successful transition to pro last year. Kleinburg, Ont. 5-10, 187 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
ACQUIRED 82nd overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 25th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 Ivan Barbashev 12/14/95 Chicago (AHL) 65 10 18 28 15
Moscow, Russia 6-0, 180 Draft: 33rd overall (2014)
Conner Bleackley 2/7/96 Red Deer (WHL) 55 13 33 46 49
3 VILLE HUSSO, G 8 PETTERI LINDBOHM, D High River, Alta. 6-0, 192 Draft: 144th overall (2016)
AGE 21 TEAM HIFK (Fin.) AGE 23 TEAM Chicago (AHL) Kyle Brodziak 5/25/84 St. Louis 76 7 4 11 37
St. Paul, Alta. 6-2, 212 Free Agent: signed 7/2/15
A change in diet and improvement to his fitness Big and physical, with a hard shot. His skating
Alex Friesen 1/30/91 Utica (AHL) 65 14 17 31 75
led to a career year in Finland. is the main issue holding him back. St. Catharines, Ont. 5-9, 186 Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
ACQUIRED 94th overall, 2014 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 176th overall, 2012 NHL ’18-19 Jori Lehtera 12/23/87 St. Louis 79 9 25 34 38
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Helsinki, Finland 6-2, 210 Draft: 65th overall (2008)
Vladimir Sobotka 7/2/87 Omsk (KHL) 44 18 16 34 22
4 TAGE THOMPSON, RW 9 SAMUEL BLAIS, LW Trebic, Czech. 5-10, 197 Trade: Bos 6/26/10
Paul Stastny 12/27/85 St. Louis 64 10 39 49 26
AGE 18 TEAM Connecticut (HE) AGE 20 TEAM Charlottetown (QMJHL) Quebec City, Que. 6-0, 205 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
His size and skill project to be NHL caliber, but Undersized, ofensively talented player. Needs LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
there are questions about his drive and desire. to work on the defensive side of his game. Patrik Berglund 6/2/88 St. Louis 42 10 5 15 16
Vasteras, Sweden 6-3, 217 Draft: 25th overall (2006)
ACQUIRED 26th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 ACQUIRED 176th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Samuel Blais 6/17/96 Vic/Cha (QMJHL) 63 33 49 82 33
Montmagny, Que. 5-10, 164 Draft: 176th overall (2014)
AGE 19 TEAM Niagara (OHL) AGE 21 TEAM Chicago (AHL) Robby Fabbri 1/22/96 St. Louis 72 18 19 37 25
Mississauga, Ont. 5-10, 180 Draft: 21st overall (2014)
Explosive skater who loves to join the play in Played just seven games due to injury last year.
Landon Ferraro 8/8/91 Det/Bos 68 5 5 10 27
the ofensive zone. Still developing defensively. He needs to stay healthy to keep developing. Trail, B.C. 6-0, 186 Free Agent: signed 7/9/16
ACQUIRED 94th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 47th overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 Dmitrij Jaskin 3/23/93 St. Louis 65 4 9 13 26
Omsk, Russia 6-2, 217 Draft: 41st overall (2011)
Magnus Paajarvi 4/12/91 St. Louis 48 3 6 9 8
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Norrkoping, Sweden 6-3, 208 Trade: Edm 7/10/13
Jaden Schwartz 6/25/92 St. Louis 33 8 14 22 8
Wilcox, Sask. 5-10, 190 Draft: 14th overall (2010)
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Alexander Steen 3/1/84 St. Louis 67 17 35 52 48
Winnipeg, Man. 5-11, 212 Trade: Tor 11/24/08
TAGE THOMPSON The towering NCAA
Scottie Upshall 10/7/83 St. Louis 70 6 8 14 44
freshman boasts hockey Fort McMurray, Alta. 6-0, 200 Free Agent: signed 10/5/15
POSITION sense and NHL blood- RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
RIGHT WINGER David Perron 5/28/88 Pit/Ana 71 12 24 36 62
lines, but he needs to get Sherbrooke, Que. 6-0, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
26TH OVERALL wizard on the power play Ryan Reaves 1/20/87 St. Louis 64 3 1 4 68
Winnipeg, Man. 6-1, 224 Draft: 156th overall (2005)
for the Huskies. Now he
2015-16 must prove he can score
Vladimir Tarasenko 12/13/91
Yaroslavl, Russia
St. Louis
6-0, 219
80 40 34 74
Draft: 16th overall (2010)
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CONNECTICUT Tage Thompson 10/30/97 Connecticut (HE) 36 14 18 32 12
HUSKIES 5-on-5. Phoenix, Ariz. 6-5, 185 Draft: 26th overall (2016)
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
27. Thu. Dec. 8 . . . . . .at NYI 68. Mon. Mar. 13. . . . . .at LA
28. Fri. Dec. 9 . . . . . . . .at NJ 69. Wed. Mar. 15 . . . .at Ana
29. Sun. Dec. 11. . . . . at Min 70. Thu. Mar. 16 . . . . . . at SJ
30. Tue. Dec. 13 . . . . at Nsh 71. Sat. Mar. 18. . . . . . .at Ari
31. Thu. Dec. 15 . . . . . . . . NJ 72. Tue. Mar. 21. . . . . . at Col
32. Sat. Dec. 17 . . . . . . . Chi 73. Thu. Mar. 23 . . . . . . . Van
33. Mon. Dec. 19 . . . . . Edm 74. Sat. Mar. 25. . . . . . . .Cgy
34. Tue. Dec. 20 . . . . . at Dal 75. Mon. Mar. 27. . . . . . . . Ari
35. Thu. Dec. 22 . . . . . at TB 76. Wed. Mar. 29 . . . . .at Ari
36. Wed. Dec. 28 . . . . . . Phi 77. Fri. Mar. 31 . . . . . . at Col
37. Fri. Dec. 30 . . . . . . . .Nsh 78. Sun. Apr. 2 . . . . . . . .Nsh
38. Mon. Jan. 2 . . . . . . . . Chi 79. Tue. Apr. 4 . . . . . . . .Wpg
39. Thu. Jan. 5 . . . . . . . . . Car 80. Thu. Apr. 6. . . . . . . at Fla JAKE ALLEN
40. Sat. Jan. 7 . . . . . . . . . Dal 81. Sat. Apr. 8 . . . . . . .at Car
41. Tue. Jan. 10 . . . . . . . .Bos 82. Sun. Apr. 9 . . . . . . . . Col
PREDICTION
1ST
SAN JOSE in PACIFIC
SHARKS
BY DAVID POLLAK
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 16-1
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FUTURE
Coon Rapids, Minn. 5-11, 180 Draft: 141st overall (2013)
Brent Burns 3/9/85 San Jose 82 27 48 75 53
Barrie, Ont. 6-5, 230 Trade: Min 6/24/11
Dylan Demelo 5/1/93 San Jose 45 2 2 4 14
London, Ont. 6-1, 195 Draft: 179th overall (2011)
Brenden Dillon 11/13/90 San Jose 76 2 9 11 61
New Westminster, B.C. 6-4, 225 Trade: Dal 11/21/14
WATCH
Cavan Fitzgerald 8/23/96 Hal/Sha (QMJHL) 60 15 30 45 46
Boston, Mass. 6-1, 196 Free Agent: signed 10/6/15
Tim Heed 1/27/91 Skelleftea (Swe) 52 8 15 23 2
Gothenburg, Sweden 5-11, 176 Free Agent: signed 5/21/16
Paul Martin 3/5/81 San Jose 78 3 17 20 22
Minneapolis, Minn. 6-1, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Mirco Mueller 3/21/95 San Jose (AHL) 50 1 10 11 35
Winterthur, Switzerland 6-3, 205 Draft: 18th overall (2013)
Jeremy Roy 5/14/97 Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 45 6 28 34 27
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Longueuil, Que. 6-0, 188 Draft: 31st overall (2015)
David Schlemko 5/7/87 New Jersey 67 6 13 19 16
1 TIMO MEIER, RW 6 MAXIM LETUNOV, C Edmonton, Alta. 6-0, 190 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
AGE 19 TEAM Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) AGE 20 TEAM Connecticut (HE) M.-Edouard Vlasic 3/30/87 San Jose 67 8 31 39 48
Montreal, Que. 6-1, 205 Draft: 35th overall (2005)
Big power forward uses his size and skating to A dangerous ofensive player, he will need to CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
create chances in the ofensive zone. get bigger, stronger and more physical. Ryan Carpenter 1/18/91 San Jose (AHL) 66 18 37 55 33
Oviedo, Fla. 6-1, 180 Free Agent: signed 3/26/14
ACQUIRED 9th overall, 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED From Ari, June 2016 NHL ’18-19 Rourke Chartier 4/3/96 Kelowna (WHL) 42 25 21 46 16
Saskatoon, Sask. 5-11, 180 Draft: 149th overall (2014)
2 MIRCO MUELLER, D 7 JULIUS BERGMAN, D Logan Couture
Guelph, Ont.
3/28/89 San Jose
6-1, 200
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Draft: 9th overall (2007)
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AGE 21 TEAM San Jose (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM San Jose (AHL) Dylan Gambrell 8/26/96 Denver (NCHC) 41 17 30 47 19
Took a step back to AHL to work on the details A good player in all three zones, he plays with a Bonney Lake, Wash. 6-0, 179 Draft: 60th overall (2016)
Maxim Letunov 2/20/96 Connecticut (HE) 36 16 24 40 2
of his game. The experience helped. physical edge. Discipline can be a issue. Moscow, Russia 6-2, 155 Trade: Ari 6/20/16
ACQUIRED 18th overall, 2013 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 46th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 Patrick Marleau 9/15/79 San Jose 82 25 23 48 10
Aneroid, Sask. 6-2, 220 Draft: 2nd overall (1997)
Daniel O’Regan 1/30/94 Boston U. (HE) 39 17 27 44 16
3 NIKOLAY GOLDOBIN, LW 8 KEVIN LABANC, RW Berlin, Germany 5-9, 175 Draft: 138th overall (2012)
AGE 20 TEAM San Jose (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM Barrie (OHL) Joe Thornton 7/2/79 San Jose 82 19 63 82 54
London, Ont. 6-4, 220 Trade: Bos 11/30/05
Lots of skill and hockey sense. Needs to learn Averaged almost two points per game last
Chris Tierney 7/1/94 San Jose 79 7 13 20 20
when to make the simple plays. season, winning the OHL scoring title. Keswick, Ont. 6-0, 195 Draft: 55th overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 27th overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 171st overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Rudolfs Balcers 4/8/97 Stavanger (Nor) 43 15 9 24 16
Liepaja, Latvia 5-11, 165 Draft: 142nd overall (2015)
4 JEREMY ROY, D 9 DYLAN GAMBRELL, C Mikkel Boedker 12/16/89
Brondby, Denmark
Ari/Col
6-0, 211
80 17 34 51
Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
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AGE 19 TEAM Sherbrooke (QMJHL) AGE 20 TEAM Denver (NCHC) Joonas Donskoi 4/13/92 San Jose 76 11 25 36 20
A drop in production last year can be attributed A high floor, low ceiling player who can be a Raahe, Finland 6-0, 180 Free Agent: signed 5/19/15
to a nagging ankle injury. Great passer. solid bottom-six forward in a few years. Nikolay Goldobin 10/7/95 San Jose (AHL) 60 21 23 44 18
Moscow, Russia 5-11, 180 Draft: 27th overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 31st overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 60th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 Barclay Goodrow 2/26/93 San Jose (AHL) 57 20 19 39 43
Toronto, Ont. 6-2, 215 Free Agent: signed 3/6/14
AGE 20 TEAM Geneve (Sui.) AGE 21 TEAM Red Deer (WHL) Adam Helewka 7/21/95 Spo/RD (WHL) 53 42 32 74 57
Burnaby, B.C. 6-2, 204 Draft: 106th overall (2015)
Plays physical against top lines in the Swiss A smart player who can finish, he has been
Tomas Hertl 11/12/93 San Jose 81 21 25 46 26
League. Showed his ofensive side during WJC. steadily developing into a two-way player. Prague, Czech. 6-2, 210 Draft: 17th overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 53rd overall, 2014 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 106th overall, 2015 NHL ’17-18 Matt Nieto 11/5/92 San Jose 67 8 9 17 10
Long Beach, Calif. 5-11, 190 Draft: 47th overall (2011)
Markus Sorensen 4/7/92 Djurgarden (Swe) 47 15 19 34 34
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Sodertalje, Sweden 5-11, 156 Free Agent: signed 5/13/16
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Melker Karlsson 7/18/90 San Jose 65 10 9 19 16
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Lycksele, Sweden 6-0, 180 Free Agent: signed 5/30/14
Kevin Labanc 12/12/95 Barrie (OHL) 65 39 88 127 70
DYLAN GAMBRELL An integral part of Den- Brooklyn, N.Y. 5-10, 175 Draft: 171st overall (2014)
ver’s ‘Pacific Rim’ line, Jon Martin 8/23/95 Koo/SC (WHL) 70 41 32 73 80
POSITION the speedy Gambrell
Winnipeg, Man. 6-2, 220 Free Agent: signed 3/2/16
CENTER Timo Meier 10/8/96 Hal/RN (QMJHL) 52 34 53 87 46
helped get the Pioneers Herisau, Switzerland 6-1, 209 Draft: 9th overall (2015)
60TH OVERALL semifinal. Passed over Noah Rod 6/7/96 Geneve-Servette (Swi) 44 7 9 16 12
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switz. 6-0, 188 Draft: 53rd overall (2014)
in two drafts, the NCAA
2015-16 freshman was Denver’s
Joel Ward
North York, Ont.
12/2/80 San Jose
6-1, 226
79 21 22 43
Free Agent: signed 7/3/15
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DENVER Tommy Wingels 4/12/88 San Jose 68 7 11 18 63
PIONEERS second-leading scorer. Evanston, Ill. 6-0, 200 Draft: 177th overall (2008)
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
1ST
TAMPA BAY in ATLANTIC
LIGHTNING
BY ERIK ERLENDSSON
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 8-1
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Ornskoldsvik, Sweden 6-6, 223 Draft: 2nd overall (2009)
Slater Koekkoek 2/18/94 Syracuse (AHL) 60 5 10 15 26
Winchester, Ont. 6-2, 198 Draft: 10th overall (2012)
Dominik Masin 2/1/96 Peterborough (OHL) 57 8 32 40 50
Mestec Kralove, Czech. 6-2, 189 Draft: 35th overall (2014)
Nikita Nesterov 3/28/93 Tampa Bay 57 3 6 9 41
Chelyabinsk, Russia 5-11, 191 Draft: 148th overall (2011)
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Matt Spencer 3/24/97 Peterborough (OHL) 60 5 19 24 46
Guelph, Ont. 6-2, 203 Draft: 44th overall (2015)
Anton Stralman 8/1/86 Tampa Bay 73 9 25 34 20
Tibro, Sweden 5-11, 190 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
Andrej Sustr 11/29/90 Tampa Bay 77 4 17 21 30
Plzen, Czech. 6-7, 220 Free Agent: signed 3/21/13
Matt Taormina 10/20/86 Syracuse (AHL) 61 13 28 41 10
Warren, Mich. 5-10, 182 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Ben Thomas 5/28/96 Cgy/Van (WHL) 74 8 20 28 50
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Calgary, Alta. 6-1, 190 Draft: 119th overall (2014)
Luke Witkowski 4/14/90 Syracuse (AHL) 70 3 11 14 166
1 BRAYDEN POINT, C 6 DOMINIK MASIN, D Holland, Mich. 6-2, 200 Draft: 160th overall (2008)
AGE 20 TEAM Moose Jaw (WHL) AGE 20 TEAM Peterborough (OHL) CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Anthony Cirelli 7/15/97 Oshawa (OHL) 62 21 38 59 27
Injuries limited his games last season, but when Plays in all situations and eats up minutes. Looked Etobicoke, Ont. 6-0, 160 Draft: 72nd overall (2015)
healthy he was a monster. Great compete level. more comfortable in his second OHL year. Gabriel Dumont 10/6/90 St. John’s (AHL) 71 19 30 49 76
Ville Degelis, Que. 5-10, 181 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
ACQUIRED 79th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 35th overall, 2014 NHL ’17-18 Valtteri Filppula 3/20/84 Tampa Bay 76 8 23 31 46
Vantaa, Finland 6-0, 196 Free Agent: signed 7/5/13
2 BRETT HOWDEN, C 7 SLATER KOEKKOEK, D Tyler Johnson
Spokane, Wash.
7/29/90 Tampa Bay
5-8, 185
69 14 24 38
Free Agent: signed 3/7/11
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AGE 18 TEAM Moose Jaw (WHL) AGE 22 TEAM Syracuse (AHL) Vlad. Namestnikov 11/22/92 Tampa Bay 80 14 21 35 45
A big, strong guy who uses his size well. Must Ofense-minded with a heavy shot and solid Zhukovskiy, Russia 5-11, 180 Draft: 27th overall (2011)
Matthew Peca 4/27/93 Syracuse (AHL) 65 8 35 43 10
get quicker to succeed at the next level. playmaking ability. Has improved defensively. Petawawa, Ont. 5-8, 155 Draft: 201st overall (2011)
ACQUIRED 27th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 10th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 Brayden Point 3/13/96 Moose Jaw (WHL) 48 35 53 88 36
Calgary, Alta. 5-10, 160 Draft: 79th overall (2014)
Tanner Richard 4/6/93 Syracuse (AHL) 71 11 43 54 57
3 MITCHELL STEPHENS, RW 8 BORIS KATCHOUK, LW Markham, Ont. 6-0, 176 Draft: 71st overall (2012)
AGE 19 TEAM Saginaw (OHL) AGE 18 TEAM Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) Steven Stamkos 2/7/90 Tampa Bay 77 36 28 64 38
Markham, Ont. 6-1, 194 Draft: 1st overall (2008)
Solid all-around player who wins his battles. Smart, tenacious and versatile. There is concern
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Doesn’t dazzle you, but plays an efective game. about his ofensive production at the next level. Michael Bournival 5/31/92 St. John’s (AHL) 20 1 7 8 12
Shawinigan, Que. 5-11, 194 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
ACQUIRED 33rd overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 44th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21
Brian Boyle 12/18/84 Tampa Bay 76 13 7 20 57
Hingham, Mass. 6-7, 243 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
4 LIBOR HAJEK, D 9 TAYLOR RADDYSH, RW Cory Conacher 12/14/89
Burlington, Ont.
Bern (Swi)
5-8, 180
48 22 30 52
Free Agent: signed 7/13/16
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AGE 18 TEAM Saskatoon (WHL) AGE 18 TEAM Erie (OHL) Adam Erne 4/20/95 Syracuse (AHL) 59 14 15 29 74
A smooth skating defensive-defenseman with Has the size and skills to be a dangerous of- New Haven, Conn. 6-1, 210 Draft: 33rd overall (2013)
a long reach and good size. Must get stronger. fensive player if he can improve his skating. Yanni Gourde 12/15/91 Syracuse (AHL) 65 14 30 44 42
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St-Narcisse, Que. 5-9, 167 Free Agent: signed 3/9/14
ACQUIRED 37th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 ACQUIRED 58th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 Alex Killorn 9/14/89 Tampa Bay 81 14 26 40 44
Halifax, N.S. 6-2, 198 Draft: 77th overall (2007)
AGE 21 TEAM Syracuse (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM Peterborough (OHL) Ondrej Palat 3/28/91 Tampa Bay 62 16 24 40 20
Frydek-Mistek, Czech. 6-0, 188 Draft: 208th overall (2011)
He’s adjusting to the higher caliber of play at Strong skater who plays a physical game. Good
Cedric Paquette 8/13/93 Tampa Bay 56 6 5 11 51
the pro level. Physical power forward. ofensive upside, poised for a breakout year. Gaspe, Que. 6-1, 199 Draft: 101st overall (2012)
ACQUIRED 33rd overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 44th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Dennis Yan 4/14/97 Shawinigan (QMJHL) 62 32 37 69 86
Portland, Ore. 6-1, 184 Draft: 64th overall (2015)
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK J.T. Brown
Burnsville, Minn.
7/2/90 Tampa Bay
5-10, 175
78 8 14 22
Free Agent: signed 3/28/12
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27TH OVERALL a nice two-way game, Jeremy Morin 4/16/91 Rfd/Tor/SJ (AHL) 59 16 26 42 44
Auburn, N.Y. 6-1, 189 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
but he can also go on
2015-16 offensive tears, as he did
Mitchell Stephens 2/5/97
Peterborough, Ont.
Saginaw (OHL)
5-11, 188
39 20 18 38
Draft: 33rd overall (2015)
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MOOSE JAW Joel Vermin 2/5/92 Syracuse (AHL) 37 9 12 21 6
WARRIORS at the world under-18s. Bern, Switzerland 5-11, 192 Draft: 186th overall (2013)
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27. Sun. Dec. 4 . . . . . .at Car 68. Mon. Mar. 13. . . .at NYR
28. Thu. Dec. 8 . . . . . . . . Van 69. Tue. Mar. 14. . . . . . at Ott
29. Sat. Dec. 10 . . . . . . . . Pit 70. Thu. Mar. 16 . . . . . . . .Tor
30. Wed. Dec. 14 . . . at Cgy 71. Sat. Mar. 18. . . . . . . Wsh
31. Fri. Dec. 16 . . . . . .at Van 72. Tue. Mar. 21. . . . . . . . . Ari
32. Sat. Dec. 17 . . . . at Edm 73. Thu. Mar. 23 . . . . at Bos
33. Tue. Dec. 20 . . . . . . . Det 74. Fri. Mar. 24 . . . . . . at Det
34. Thu. Dec. 22 . . . . . . . StL 75. Mon. Mar. 27. . . . . . . Chi
35. Fri. Dec. 23 . . . . . at Wsh 76. Thu. Mar. 30 . . . . . . . Det
36. Wed. Dec. 28 . . . . . . .Mtl 77. Sat. Apr. 1 . . . . . . . . . .Mtl
37. Thu. Dec. 29 . . . . . . . .Tor 78. Sun. Apr. 2 . . . . . . . . Dal
38. Sat. Dec. 31 . . . . . . . Car 79. Tue. Apr. 4 . . . . . . at Bos
39. Tue. Jan. 3 . . . . . . . .Wpg 80. Thu. Apr. 6. . . . . . . at Tor BEN BISHOP
40. Thu. Jan. 5 . . . . . . . . .Nsh 81. Fri. Apr. 7 . . . . . . . . at Mtl
41. Sat. Jan. 7 . . . . . . . at Phi 82. Sun. Apr. 9 . . . . . . . . Buf
E verything fell into place for the Toronto Maple Leafs last season
They wanted th place and they got it They wanted Auston Mat
thews with the No pick and well you know the rest of the story
And now that they ve acquired a dependable starting goaltender in
Frederik Andersen from the Anaheim Ducks it raises the question is
the organization trying to speed up the rebuild Perhaps a little But the
Maple Leafs will continue to feel the pain coach Mike Babcock prom
ised when he was hired the team will inject even more youth into the
lineup so it s best that Leafs Nation not get too excited about the imme
diate future Some of the kids who looked good during their N(L stints
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last season appeared overwhelmed in the A(L playoffs with the Toronto
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Parenteau was the Leafs lone goal scorer and they elected not to
re sign him James van Riemsdyk had goals in games and was
on pace for before getting injured Matthews will give the offense a
shot in the arm (e ll be insulated down the middle by Nazem Kadri and
DEPTH CHART
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FUTURE
Toronto, Ont. 6-0, 195 Waivers: Van 10/6/15
Jared Cowen 1/25/91 Ottawa 37 0 4 4 16
Saskatoon, Sask. 6-5, 238 Trade: Ott 2/9/16
Travis Dermott 12/22/96 Erie (OHL) 51 6 37 43 65
Newmarket, Ont. 5-11, 197 Draft: 34th overall (2015)
Jake Gardiner 7/4/90 Toronto 79 7 24 31 32
Minnetonka, Minn. 6-2, 197 Trade: Ana 2/9/11
WATCH
Justin Holl 1/30/92 Toronto (AHL) 60 5 16 21 15
Edina, Minn. 6-2, 170 Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
Matt Hunwick 5/21/85 Toronto 60 2 8 10 32
Warren, Mich. 5-11, 191 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Viktor Loov 11/16/92 Toronto (AHL) 55 3 12 15 40
Sodertalje, Sweden 6-1, 212 Draft: 209th overall (2012)
Martin Marincin 2/18/92 Toronto 65 1 6 7 34
Kosice, Slovakia 6-4, 201 Trade: Edm 6/27/15
Andrew Nielsen 11/13/96 Lethbridge (WHL) 71 18 52 70 122
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Red Deer, Alta. 6-3, 207 Draft: 65th overall (2015)
Roman Polak 4/28/86 Tor/SJ 79 1 15 16 72
1 AUSTON MATTHEWS, C 6 TRAVIS DERMOTT, D Ostrava, Czech. 6-0, 237 Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
AGE 19 TEAM Zurich (Swi.) AGE 19 TEAM Erie (OHL) Morgan Rielly 3/9/94 Toronto 82 9 27 36 28
Vancouver, B.C. 6-1, 214 Draft: 5th overall (2012)
Elite-level talent who plays a conscientious An intelligent defenseman who is valuable in all Rinat Valiev 5/11/95 Toronto (AHL) 60 4 19 23 30
200-foot game. No apparent weaknesses. three zones. Skating and strength must improve. Nizhnekamsk, Russia 6-2, 214 Draft: 68th overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 1st overall, 2016 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 34th overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 Nikita Zaitsev 10/29/91 CSKA Moscow (KHL) 46 8 18 26 20
Moscow, Russia 6-2, 196 Free Agent: signed 5/2/16
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 WILLIAM NYLANDER, C 7 TOBIAS LINDBERG, RW Tyler Bozak
Regina, Sask.
3/19/86 Toronto
6-1, 196
57 12 23 35
Free Agent: signed 4/3/09
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AGE 20 TEAM Toronto (AHL) AGE 21 TEAM Toronto (AHL) Byron Froese 3/12/91 Toronto 56 2 3 5 16
Explosive speed, creativity and a well-rounded Versatile enough to play in a top-six ofensive Winkler, Man. 6-0, 199 Free Agent: signed 7/3/15
Frederik Gauthier 4/26/95 Toronto (AHL) 56 6 12 18 10
player who is a sure-fire top-six forward. role or a bottom-six checking role. St-Lin, Que. 6-5, 238 Draft: 21st overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 8th overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED From Ott, Feb., 2015 NHL ’17-18 Nazem Kadri 10/6/90 Toronto 76 17 28 45 73
London, Ont. 6-0, 192 Draft: 7th overall (2009)
Brooks Laich 6/23/83 Wsh/Tor 81 2 12 14 18
3 MITCH MARNER, C 8 CONNOR BROWN, RW Wawota, Sask. 6-2, 200 Trade: Wsh 2/28/16
AGE 19 TEAM London (OHL) AGE 22 TEAM Toronto (AHL) Mitch Marner 5/5/97 London (OHL) 57 39 77 116 68
Markham, Ont. 5-11, 160 Draft: 4th overall (2015)
A naturally-gifted scorer with great vision and A hard-working, ofensively gifted player. Must
William Nylander 5/1/96 Toronto (AHL) 38 18 27 45 10
work ethic who has dominated at the junior level. improve his skating and defensive play. Calgary, Alta. 5-11, 190 Draft: 8th overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 4th overall, 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 156th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 Auston Matthews 9/17/97 ZSC Lions (Swi) 36 24 22 46 6
Scottsdale, Ariz. 6-2, 210 Draft: 1st overall (2016)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
4 KASPERI KAPANEN, RW 9 CARL GRUNDSTROM, LW
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Colin Greening 3/9/86 Ott/Tor 31 7 8 15 13
St. John’s, Nfld. 6-2, 210 Trade: Ott 2/9/16
AGE 22 TEAM Toronto (AHL) AGE 18 TEAM MoDo (Swe.) Peter Holland 1/14/91 Toronto 65 9 18 27 28
Missed time last year due to a back injury. Plays Plays an aggressive, high-intensity game, best Toronto, Ont. 6-2, 201 Trade: Ana 11/16/13
on the perimeter, which hurts his production. suited to a bottom-six energy role. Andreas Johnson 11/21/94 Frolunda (Swe) 52 19 25 44 20
Gavle, Sweden 5-10, 183 Draft: 202nd overall (2013)
ACQUIRED From Pit, Feb., 2015 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 57th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 Leo Komarov 1/23/87 Toronto 67 19 17 36 40
Narva, Estonia 5-11, 211 Draft: 180th overall (2006)
AGE 22 TEAM Toronto (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM Shawinigan (QMJHL) Josh Leivo 5/26/93 Toronto (AHL) 51 17 31 48 14
Innisfil, Ont. 6-1, 204 Draft: 86th overall (2011)
A pesky winger who plays an explosive, grind- He’s an agile and explosive winger. The small
Matt Martin 5/8/89 NY Islanders 80 10 9 19 119
ing game. Has the skills to put up points. winger also like to play physical. Windsor, Ont. 6-3, 220 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
ACQUIRED From Nsh, Feb., 2015 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 125th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Milan Michalek 12/7/84 Ott/Tor 45 7 9 16 18
Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech. 6-2, 227 Trade: Ott 2/9/16
Kerby Rychel 10/7/94 Columbus 32 2 7 9 15
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Torrance, Calif. 6-1, 213 Trade: Clb 6/25/16
Dmytro Timashov 10/1/96 Que/Sha (QMJHL) 57 22 63 85 79
Kirovograd, Ukraine 5-9, 192 Draft: 125th overall (2015)
NAME SCOUTING REPORT James van Riemsdyk 5/4/89 Toronto 40 14 15 29 6
Middletown, N.J. 6-3, 209 Trade: Phi 6/23/12
AUSTON MATTHEWS How many generational
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talents does this genera- Connor Brown 1/14/94 Toronto (AHL) 34 11 18 29 8
POSITION tion have? Matthews is
Toronto, Ont. 5-11, 183 Draft: 156th overall (2012)
CENTER Zach Hyman 6/9/92 Toronto (AHL) 59 15 22 37 24
a superior talent thanks Toronto, Ont. 6-0, 202 Trade: Fla 6/19/15
1ST OVERALL and creativity, but his Tobias Lindberg 7/22/95 Bing/Tor (AHL) 56 11 23 34 20
Stockholm, Sweden 6-3, 217 Trade: Ott 2/9/16
size and two-way ability
2015-16 make him the kind of
Joffrey Lupul 9/23/83
Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.
Toronto
6-1, 211
46 11 3
Trade: Ana 2/9/11
14 12
ZURICH Nikita Soshnikov 10/14/93 Toronto (AHL) 52 18 10 28 18
LIONS player you build around. Nizhny Tagil, Russia 5-11, 186 Free Agent: signed 3/20/15
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
7 TH
VANCOUVER in PACIFIC
CANUCKS
BY BEN KUZMA
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 80-1
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FUTURE
Marysville, Mich. 5-10, 180 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Guillaume Brisebois 7/21/97 A.-Bathurst (QMJHL) 52 10 16 26 28
Longueuil, Que. 6-2, 175 Draft: 66th overall (2015)
Alexander Edler 4/21/86 Vancouver 52 6 14 20 46
Ostersund, Sweden 6-3, 215 Draft: 91st overall (2004)
Erik Gudbranson 1/7/92 Florida 64 2 7 9 49
Ottawa, Ont. 6-5, 216 Trade: Fla 5/25/16
WATCH
Ben Hutton 4/20/93 Vancouver 75 1 24 25 14
Brockville, Ont. 6-2, 183 Draft: 147th overall (2012)
Olli Juolevi 5/5/98 London (OHL) 57 9 33 42 16
Helsinki, Finland 6-2, 182 Draft: 5th overall (2016)
Philip Larsen 12/7/89 Jokerit (KHL) 52 11 25 36 39
Esbjerg, Denmark 6-0, 182 Trade: Edm 2/24/16
Carl Neill 7/6/96 Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 64 8 42 50 63
Blainville, Que. 6-1, 215 Draft: 144th overall (2015)
Tom Nilsson 8/19/93 Frolunda (Swe) 37 1 6 7 34
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Mora, Sweden 6-0, 176 Free Agent: signed 5/26/16
Andrey Pedan 7/3/93 Utica (AHL) 45 7 14 21 87
1 OLLI JUOLEVI, D 6 GUILLAUME BRISEBOIS, D Kaunas, Lithuania 6-5, 213 Trade: NYI 11/25/14
AGE 18 TEAM London (OHL) AGE 19 TEAM A-Bathurst (QMJHL) Luca Sbisa 1/30/90 Vancouver 41 2 6 8 26
Ozieri, Italy 6-2, 198 Trade: Ana 6/27/14
A smart player who reads the game extremely All-situations defenseman with smarts. Smooth Troy Stecher 4/7/94 North Dakota (NCHC) 43 8 21 29 37
well. Poised and smooth with the puck. skating gives him excellent mobility. Richmond, B.C. 5-10, 190 Free Agent: signed 4/13/16
ACQUIRED 5th overall, 2016 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 66th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Jordan Subban 3/3/95 Utica (AHL) 67 11 25 36 38
Toronto, Ont. 5-9, 175 Draft: 115th overall (2013)
Chris Tanev 12/20/89 Vancouver 69 4 14 18 8
2 THATCHER DEMKO, G 7 ANDREY PEDAN, D Toronto, Ont. 6-2, 185 Free Agent: signed 5/31/10
Nikita Tryamkin 8/30/94 Yekaterinburg (KHL) 53 4 7 11 71
AGE 20 TEAM Boston College (HE) AGE 23 TEAM Utica (AHL) Ekaterinburg, Russia 6-7, 228 Draft: 66th overall (2014)
Intelligent and driven, he has shown improve- A tough, physical defenseman. Positionally CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Michael Chaput 4/9/92 Lake Erie (AHL) 63 16 29 45 31
ment in his positioning and tracking. sound in his own end and a solid skater. Ile Bizard, Que. 6-2, 204 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
ACQUIRED 36th overall, 2014 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED From NYI, Nov. 2014 NHL ’16-17 Markus Granlund 4/16/93 Cgy/Van 47 6 4 10 14
Oulu, Finland 6-0, 178 Trade: Cgy 2/22/16
Bo Horvat 4/5/95 Vancouver 82 16 24 40 18
3 BROCK BOESER, RW 8 NIKITA TRYAMKIN, D London, Ont. 6-0, 206 Draft: 9th overall (2013)
AGE 19 TEAM North Dakota (NCHC) AGE 22 TEAM Yek. Avtomobilist (KHL) Joseph Labate 4/16/93 Utica (AHL) 66 10 10 20 79
Burnsville, Minn. 6-4, 190 Draft: 101st overall (2011)
A blend of power and finesse, he shows no fear Will be an imposing figure on an NHL blueline
Henrik Sedin 9/26/80 Vancouver 74 11 44 55 24
taking the puck to the net. Excellent release. once he adjusts to North American game. Ornskoldsvik, Sweden 6-2, 188 Draft: 3rd overall (1999)
ACQUIRED 23rd overall, 2015 NHL ’18-19 ACQUIRED 66th overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 Brandon Sutter 2/14/89 Vancouver 20 5 4 9 2
Huntington, N.Y. 6-3, 190 Trade: Pit 7/28/15
Dmitry Zhukenov 3/24/97 Chicoutimi (QMJHL) 64 15 42 57 58
4 BRENDAN GAUNCE, LW 9 WILLIAM LOCKWOOD, RW Omsk, Russia 5-11, 169 Draft: 114th overall (2015)
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AGE 22 TEAM Utica (AHL) AGE 18 TEAM U.S. NTDP (USHL) Sven Baertschi 10/5/92 Vancouver 69 15 13 28 14
Must recover the edge that had him almost Small, quick, ofense-oriented player. Must bulk Bern, Switzerland 5-11, 190 Trade: Cgy 3/2/15
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make the Canucks out of camp last year. up during tenure at Michigan. Alexandre Burrows 4/11/81 Vancouver 79 9 13 22 49
Pincourt, Que. 6-1, 188 Free Agent: signed 10/21/03
ACQUIRED 26th overall, 2012 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 64th overall, 2016 NHL ’20-21 Emerson Etem 6/16/92 NYR/Van 58 7 8 15 11
Long Beach, Calif. 6-1, 212 Trade: NYR 1/8/16
AGE 21 TEAM Utica (AHL) AGE 21 TEAM Utica (AHL) Daniel Sedin 9/26/80 Vancouver 82 28 33 61 36
Ornskoldsvik, Sweden 6-1, 187 Draft: 2nd overall (1999)
An ofensive force, great with the puck on his A versatile player who could fit a penalty-killing
Michael Zalewski 8/18/92 Utica (AHL) 58 16 17 33 46
stick. Much improved defensively. role. His ofense dried up as a rookie pro. New Hartford, N.Y. 6-2, 205 Free Agent: signed 3/14/14
ACQUIRED 115th overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 85th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Brock Boeser 2/25/97 North Dakota (NCHC) 42 27 33 60 26
Burnsville, Minn. 6-1, 191 Draft: 23rd overall (2015)
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Cole Cassels
Hartford, Conn.
5/4/95 Utica (AHL)
6-0, 178
67 2 5 7
Draft: 85th overall (2013)
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5TH OVERALL are calling cards and the Borna Rendulic 3/25/92 San Antonio (AHL) 68 16 22 38 41
Zagreb, Croatia 6-2, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Finnish star’s patience
2015-16 with the puck makes him
Anton Rodin
Stockholm, Sweden
11/21/90 Brynas (Swe)
5-11, 174
33 16 21 37
Draft: 53rd overall (2009)
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LONDON Jake Virtanen 8/17/96 Vancouver 55 7 6 13 45
KNIGHTS deadly on offense. New Westminster, B.C. 6-1, 208 Draft: 6th overall (2014)
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
PREDICTION
1ST
WASHINGTON in METRO
CAPITALS
BY BRIAN MCNALLY
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 12-1
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DEPTH CHART
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FUTURE
Winnipeg, Man. 6-1, 195 Draft: 53rd overall (2013)
John Carlson 1/10/90 Washington 56 8 31 39 14
Natick, Mass. 6-3, 215 Draft: 27th overall (2008)
Taylor Chorney 4/27/87 Washington 55 1 5 6 21
Thunder Bay, Ont. 6-1, 190 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Darren Dietz 7/17/93 St. John’s (AHL) 61 4 12 16 61
Medicine Hat, Alta. 6-1, 201 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
WATCH
Christian Djoos 8/6/94 Hershey (AHL) 62 8 14 22 8
Gothenburg, Sweden 5-11, 158 Draft: 195th overall (2012)
Connor Hobbs 1/4/97 Regina (WHL) 58 19 22 41 106
Regina, Sask. 6-1, 187 Draft: 143rd overall (2015)
Lucas Johansen 11/16/97 Kelowna (WHL) 69 10 39 49 20
Vancouver, B.C. 6-2, 176 Draft: 28th overall (2016)
Aaron Ness 5/18/90 Hershey (AHL) 62 6 21 27 22
Roseau, Minn. 5-10, 187 Free Agent: signed 7/1/15
Matt Niskanen 12/6/86 Washington 82 5 27 32 38
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Virginia, Minn. 6-0, 200 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
Dmitry Orlov 7/23/91 Washington 82 8 21 29 26
1 ILYA SAMSONOV, G 6 CHANDLER STEPHENSON, C Novokuznetsk, Russia 6-0, 212 Draft: 55th overall (2009)
AGE 19 TEAM Magnitogorsk (KHL) AGE 22 TEAM Hershey (AHL) Brooks Orpik 9/26/80 Washington 41 3 7 10 24
San Francisco, Calif. 6-2, 221 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
An athletic goalie who was great at the WJC. A projected bottom-six forward, he was a key Nate Schmidt 7/16/91 Washington 72 2 14 16 16
He’ll be a full-time starter in the KHL this year. penalty killer in Hershey last year. St. Cloud, Minn. 6-0, 191 Free Agent: signed 4/2/13
ACQUIRED 22nd overall, 2015 NHL ’20-21 ACQUIRED 77th overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 Jonas Siegenthaler 5/6/97 ZSC Lions (Swi) 40 3 5 8 28
Zurich, Switzerland 6-3, 220 Draft: 57th overall (2015)
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 JAKUB VRANA, LW 7 RILEY BARBER, RW Nicklas Backstrom 11/23/87
Gavle, Sweden
Washington
6-1, 213
75 20 50 70
Draft: 4th overall (2006)
36
AGE 20 TEAM Hershey (AHL) AGE 22 TEAM Hershey (AHL) Jay Beagle 10/16/85 Washington 57 8 9 17 24
A strong skater with a wicked shot. Focused on The former U.S. WJC captain impressed during Calgary, Alta. 6-3, 210 Free Agent: signed 3/26/08
Travis Boyd 9/14/93 Hershey (AHL) 76 21 32 53 24
continuing to adapt to the North American game. his rookie season in the AHL. Edina, Minn. 5-10, 185 Draft: 177th overall (2011)
ACQUIRED 13th overall, 2014 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 167th overall, 2012 NHL ’17-18 Paul Carey 9/24/88 Hershey (AHL) 44 13 18 31 18
Boston, Mass. 6-0, 190 Free Agent: signed 7/8/15
Lars Eller 5/8/89 Montreal 79 13 13 26 28
3 MADISON BOWEY, D 8 TRAVIS BOYD, C Rodovre, Denmark 6-2, 207 Trade: Mtl 6/24/16
AGE 20 TEAM Hershey (AHL) AGE 23 TEAM Hershey (AHL) Evgeny Kuznetsov 5/19/92 Washington 82 20 57 77 32
Chelyabinsk, Russia 6-0, 192 Draft: 26th overall (2010)
Showed his ofensive ability during his first pro A natural playmaker, the University of Minne-
Zach Sill 5/24/88 Hershey (AHL) 63 9 13 22 49
year. Added muscle has helped his game. sota grad is adjusting well to the pro game. Truro, N.S. 6-0, 202 Free Agent: signed 7/16/15
ACQUIRED 53rd overall, 2013 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 177th overall, 2011 NHL ’18-19 C. Stephenson 4/22/94 Hershey (AHL) 46 7 21 28 26
Saskatoon, Sask. 5-11, 190 Draft: 77th overall (2012)
LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
4 LUCAS JOHANSEN, D 9 ZACH SANFORD, LW Chris Bourque 1/29/86 Hershey (AHL) 72 30 50 80 56
SAMSONOV: JEFF VINNICK/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES; JOHANSEN: MARISSA BAECKER/GETTY IMAGES
Boston, Mass. 5-8, 174 Free Agent: signed 7/2/15
AGE 18 TEAM Kelowna (WHL) AGE 21 TEAM Boston College (HE) Andre Burakovsky 2/9/95 Washington 79 17 21 38 12
An emerging two-way defender with good size, A top scorer for the Eagles as a sophomore, he Klagenfurt, Austria 6-3, 198 Draft: 23rd overall (2013)
but will need to get stronger. just turned pro. Has the size, but is still raw. Marcus Johansson 10/6/90 Washington 74 17 29 46 16
Landskrona, Sweden 6-1, 209 Draft: 24th overall (2009)
ACQUIRED 28th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 61st overall, 2013 NHL ’19-20 Brad Malone 5/20/89 Carolina 57 2 4 6 75
Miramichi, N.B. 6-2, 207 Free Agent: signed 7/2/16
AGE 19 TEAM Zurich (Sui.) AGE 22 TEAM Notre Dame (HE) Alex Ovechkin 9/17/85 Washington 79 50 21 71 53
Moscow, Russia 6-3, 239 Draft: 1st overall (2004)
A long-term project, he is ironing out his game Was a consistent scorer for a solid NCAA team.
Zach Sanford 11/9/94 Boston College (HE) 41 13 26 39 44
playing against men in Switzerland. Two-way center is turning pro. Salem, Mass. 6-3, 185 Draft: 61st overall (2013)
ACQUIRED 57th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 100th overall, 2012 NHL ’18-19 Jakub Vrana 2/28/96 Hershey (AHL) 36 16 18 34 20
Prague, Czech. 5-11, 185 Draft: 13th overall (2014)
Nathan Walker 2/7/94 Hershey (AHL) 73 17 24 41 41
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Cardiff, England 5-8, 186 Draft: 89th overall (2014)
Daniel Winnik 3/6/85 Tor/Wsh 76 6 13 19 38
Toronto, Ont. 6-2, 203 Trade: Tor 2/28/16
NAME SCOUTING REPORT RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Riley Barber 2/7/94 Hershey (AHL) 74 26 29 55 34
LUCAS JOHANSEN Coming from the Kelow- Pittsburgh, Pa. 6-0, 194 Draft: 167th overall (2012)
na ‘D’ factory, Johansen Brett Connolly 5/2/92 Boston 71 9 16 25 20
POSITION is a effortless skater,
Campbell River, B.C. 6-2, 193 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
DEFENSEMAN Stanislav Galiev 1/17/92 Washington 24 0 3 3 4
perfectly suited for the Moscow, Russia 6-1, 187 Draft: 86th overall (2010)
27. Sun. Dec. 11. . . . . . . Van 68. Sun. Mar. 12 . . . . .at Ana
28. Tue. Dec. 13 . . . . .at NYI 69. Tue. Mar. 14. . . . . . . . Min
29. Fri. Dec. 16 . . . . . .at Car 70. Thu. Mar. 16 . . . . . . .Nsh
30. Sat. Dec. 17 . . . . . . . .Mtl 71. Sat. Mar. 18. . . . . . at TB
31. Wed. Dec. 21 . . . . at Phi 72. Tue. Mar. 21. . . . . . . .Cgy
32. Fri. Dec. 23 . . . . . . . . .TB 73. Thu. Mar. 23 . . . . . . . Clb
33. Tue. Dec. 27 . . . . .at NYI 74. Sat. Mar. 25. . . . . . . . . Ari
34. Thu. Dec. 29 . . . . . . . . NJ 75. Tue. Mar. 28. . . . . . at Min
35. Sat. Dec. 31 . . . . . .at NJ 76. Wed. Mar. 29 . . . . at Col
36. Sun. Jan. 1. . . . . . . . . Ott 77. Fri. Mar. 31 . . . . . . .at Ari
37. Tue. Jan. 3 . . . . . . . . . .Tor 78. Sun. Apr. 2 . . . . . . at Clb
38. Thu. Jan. 5 . . . . . . . . . Clb 79. Tue. Apr. 4 . . . . . . . at Tor
39. Sat. Jan. 7 . . . . . . . at Ott 80. Wed. Apr. 5. . . . . . . NYR EVGENY KUZNETSOV
40. Mon. Jan. 9 . . . . . . at Mtl 81. Sat. Apr. 8 . . . . . . at Bos
41. Wed. Jan. 11. . . . . . . . Pit 82. Sun. Apr. 9 . . . . . . . . .Fla
PREDICTION
5 TH
WINNIPEG in CENTRAL
JETS
BY TIM CAMPBELL
STANLEY CUP ODDS /// 29-1
DARCY FINLEY/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES
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innipeg fans had trouble galore with the pain part of the Jets
growing pains as they watched their team regress to the bot
tom of the Central Division They saw a point playoff team
go deliberately young holding jobs open for prospects
holding back cap space and eschewing experience
but this fall But Laine is just and a team that was among the two
or three youngest one with numerous near ready prospects will not
move far from that mark There was a nod to the value of experience
with the signings of Shawn Matthias and Brian Strait but the growing
part of growing pains will rest with the young core of Mark Scheifele
Consistency of philosophy hurt and it took until the draft lottery Jacob Trouba Nikolaj Ehlers and maybe Connor (ellebuyck
for some clarity to come back when the Jets vaulted from the sixth
spot up to No and optimism returned as Winnipeg landed a world OFFENSE Blake Wheeler posted a career best season averaging
of promise in sniper Patrik Laine who is pointed toward an N(L de nearly a point per game and became a strong captain candidate in
DEPTH CHART
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING DEFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE
1 Nikolaj Ehlers 1 Mark Scheifele 1 Blake Wheeler 1 Dustin Byfuglien 6 Ben Chiarot 1 Ondrej Pavelec
2 Mathieu Perreault 2 Bryan Little 2 Patrik Laine 2 Jacob Trouba 7 Brian Strait 2 Michael Hutchinson
3 Shawn Matthias 3 Alexander Burmistrov 3 Drew Staford 3 Tyler Myers 8 Josh Morrissey 3 Connor Hellebuyck
4 Kyle Connor 4 Adam Lowry 4 Joel Armia 4 Toby Enstrom 9 Paul Postma
5 Nic Petan 5 Quinton Howden 5 Marko Dano 5 Mark Stuart 10 Julian Melchiori INDICATES NEW ARRIVAL
KEY DEPARTURES Grant Clitsome, D
FUTURE
Nordingra, Sweden 5-10, 180 Draft: 239th overall (2003)
Jack Glover 5/17/96 Minnesota (Big10) 36 3 8 11 24
Golden Valley, Minn. 6-3, 190 Draft: 69th overall (2014)
Jan Kostalek 2/17/95 Manitoba (AHL) 52 1 8 9 20
Prague, Czech. 6-1, 181 Draft: 114th overall (2013)
Julian Melchiori 12/6/91 Manitoba (AHL) 62 3 4 7 46
Richmond Hill, Ont. 6-5, 214 Draft: 87th overall (2010)
WATCH
Joshua Morrissey 3/28/95 Manitoba (AHL) 57 3 19 22 47
Calgary, Alta. 6-0, 195 Draft: 13th overall (2013)
Tyler Myers 2/1/90 Winnipeg 73 9 18 27 72
Houston, Texas 6-8, 229 Trade: Buf 2/11/15
Nelson Nogier 5/27/96 Red Deer (WHL) 69 4 17 21 79
Saskatoon, Sask. 6-2, 191 Draft: 101st overall (2014)
Tucker Poolman 6/8/93 North Dakota (NCHC) 40 5 19 24 4
Dubuque, Iowa 6-2, 199 Draft: 127th overall (2013)
Paul Postma 2/22/89 Winnipeg 26 2 0 2 4
TOP 10 PROSPECTS Red Deer, Alta. 6-3, 195 Draft: 205th overall (2007)
Logan Stanley 5/26/98 Windsor (OHL) 64 5 12 17 103
1 PATRIK LAINE, RW 6 NIC PETAN, C Waterloo, Ont. 6-7, 225 Draft: 18th overall (2016)
AGE 18 TEAM Tappara (Fin.) AGE 21 TEAM Manitoba (AHL) Brian Strait 1/4/88 NY Islanders 52 1 5 6 31
Waltham, Mass. 6-1, 206 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Pure goal scorer has a terrific release, nose for Saw power play time in the NHL before being Mark Stuart 4/27/84 Winnipeg 64 1 2 3 66
the net and is full of confidence. sent down to find confidence. Has nice tools. Rochester, Minn. 6-2, 215 Trade: Bos 2/18/11
ACQUIRED 2nd overall, 2016 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 43rd overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 Jacob Trouba 2/26/94 Winnipeg 81 6 15 21 62
Rochester, Mich. 6-3, 202 Draft: 9th overall (2012)
CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
2 KYLE CONN0R, LW 7 ERIC COMRIE, G A. Burmistrov
Kazan, Russia
10/21/91 Winnipeg
6-1, 180
81 7 14 21
Draft: 8th overall (2010)
32
AGE 19 TEAM Michigan (Big Ten) AGE 20 TEAM Manitoba (AHL) Andrew Copp 7/8/94 Winnipeg 77 7 6 13 6
Smarts, speed and a great shot had him domi- He was a workhorse for Manitoba when Hel- Ann Arbor, Mich. 6-1, 206 Draft: 104th overall (2013)
Chase De Leo 10/25/95 Manitoba (AHL) 73 19 21 40 34
nating the NCAA. Turned pro after one year. lebuyck was called up. Plays with energy. La Mirada, Calif. 5-9, 185 Draft: 99th overall (2014)
ACQUIRED 17th overall, 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED 59th overall, 2013 NHL ’19-20 Bryan Little 11/12/87 Winnipeg 57 17 25 42 12
Edmonton, Alta. 6-0, 191 Draft: 12th overall (2006)
Adam Lowry 3/29/93 Winnipeg 74 7 10 17 53
3 JOEL ARMIA, RW 8 BRENDAN LEMIEUX, LW St. Louis, Mo. 6-5, 210 Draft: 67th overall (2011)
AGE 23 TEAM Manitoba (AHL) AGE 20 TEAM Windsor (OHL) Ryan Olsen 3/25/94 Manitoba (AHL) 65 6 7 13 90
Delta, B.C. 6-1, 187 Draft: 160th overall (2012)
Big-framed winger got his first big stretch of A gritty sandpaper player who has the skills to
Mathieu Perreault 1/5/88 Winnipeg 71 9 32 41 36
NHL action. Good hands for a man his size. contribute on the ofensive side. Drummondville, Que. 5-10, 188 Free Agent: signed 7/1/14
ACQUIRED From Buf, Feb., 2015 NHL ’16-17 ACQUIRED From Buf, Feb., 2015 NHL ’17-18 Nic Petan 3/22/95 Winnipeg 26 2 4 6 10
Delta, B.C. 5-9, 179 Draft: 43rd overall (2013)
Jack Roslovic 1/29/97 Miami (Ohio) (NCHC) 36 10 16 26 18
4 JOSH MORRISSEY, D 9 JACK ROSLOVIC, C Columbus, Ohio 6-1, 182 Draft: 25th overall (2015)
Mark Scheifele 3/15/93 Winnipeg 71 29 32 61 48
AGE 21 TEAM Manitoba (AHL) AGE 19 TEAM Miami (NCHC) Kitchener, Ont. 6-3, 207 Draft: 7th overall (2011)
Started slow in his first pro season, but dis- A gifted stickhandler with huge ofensive LEFT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
played poise and quickness in the new year. upside, he could improve his defensive play. Kyle Connor 12/9/96 Michigan (Big10) 38 35 36 71 6
Clinton Township, Mich. 6-1, 177 Draft: 17th overall (2015)
ACQUIRED 13th overall, 2013 NHL ’17-18 ACQUIRED 25th overall, 2015 NHL ’19-20 Marko Dano 11/30/94 Chi/Wpg 34 5 5 10 10
Eisenstadt, Austria 5-11, 183 Trade: Chi 2/25/16
AGE 18 TEAM Windsor (OHL) AGE 23 TEAM North Dakota (NCHC) Quinton Howden 1/21/92 Florida 58 6 5 11 18 CONNOR: JEFF VINNICK/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES; LAINE: MIKA KYLMANIEMI
Winnipeg, Man. 6-2, 189 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
More than just a 6-foot-7 defenseman. Good A late bloomer who has also played forward,
Brendan Lemieux 3/15/96 Bar/Wsr (OHL) 45 32 30 62 65
skater and puck mover. Has a nasty side. his brother joins him in Grand Forks this year. Denver, Colo. 6-1, 210 Trade: Buf 2/11/15
ACQUIRED 18th overall, 2016 NHL ’19-20 ACQUIRED 127th overall, 2013 NHL ’18-19 Shawn Matthias 2/19/88 Tor/Col 71 12 16 28 20
Mississauga, Ont. 6-4, 231 Free Agent: signed 7/1/16
Brandon Tanev 12/31/91 Providence (HE) 38 15 13 28 35
2016 NO. 1 DRAFT PICK Toronto, Ont. 6-0, 180 Free Agent: signed 3/30/16
RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A Pts PIM
Joel Armia 5/31/93 Winnipeg 43 4 6 10 12
NAME SCOUTING REPORT Pori, Finland 6-3, 205 Trade: Buf 2/11/15
Scott Kosmachuk 1/24/94 Manitoba (AHL) 67 19 17 36 41
PATRIK LAINE He can run an opponent Richmond Hill, Ont. 5-11, 185 Draft: 70th overall (2012)
over and then blast one Patrik Laine 4/19/98 Tappara (Fin) 46 17 16 33 6
POSITION past the goalie. While
Tampere, Finland 6-4, 206 Draft: 2nd overall (2016)
RIGHT J.C. Lipon 7/10/93 Manitoba (AHL) 45 13 17 30 87
WINGER Ovechkin comparisons Regina, Sask. 6-0, 183 Draft: 91st overall (2013)
Anthony Peluso 4/18/89 Winnipeg 35 1 4 5 44
might be daunting for North York, Ont. 6-3, 235 Waivers: StL 1/16/13
SELECTED the kid, the energy and Drew Stafford 10/30/85 Winnipeg 78 21 17 38 28
2ND OVERALL Milwaukee, Wis. 6-2, 214 Trade: Buf 2/11/15
raw power produced by Chris Thorburn 6/3/83 Winnipeg 82 6 6 12 81
Laine have made him a Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 6-3, 235 Trade: Pit 6/22/07
2015-16 Blake Wheeler 8/31/86 Winnipeg 82 26 52 78 49
TAPPARA potent weapon already. Plymouth, Minn. 6-5, 225 Trade: Bos 2/18/11
*Positions in roster and Future Watch may be different from depth chart due to team needs
2015-16 FINAL STANDINGS Total NHL Games: 1,230 Total NHL Goals: 6,565 NHL avg. Goals/Game: 5.34 OVERALL STANDINGS
GP W L OL SL ROW P
EASTERN CONFERENCE 1. Washington ....82 56 18 6 2 52 120
OVERALL HOME ROAD 2. Dallas ...............82 50 23 7 2 48 109
GP W L OL SL ROW GF GA P Pct. GP W L OL SL GF GA P GP W L OL SL GF GA P 3. St. Louis ..........82 49 24 5 4 44 107
1. Washington ............ 82 56 18 6 2 52 252 193 120 .732 41 29 8 4 0 129 93 62 41 27 10 2 2 123 100 58 4. Pittsburgh .......82 48 26 4 4 44 104
5. Chicago...........82 47 26 7 2 46 103
2. Pittsburgh................ 82 48 26 4 4 44 245 203 104 .634 41 26 11 1 3 134 104 56 41 22 15 3 1 111 99 48 6. Anaheim ..........82 46 25 7 4 43 103
3. Florida....................... 82 47 26 6 3 40 239 203 103 .628 41 25 11 4 1 126 103 55 41 22 15 2 2 113 100 48 7. Florida ..............82 47 26 6 3 40 103
4. NY Rangers ............ 82 46 27 7 2 43 236 217 101 .616 41 27 10 4 0 130 101 58 41 19 17 3 2 106 116 43 8. Los Angeles ...82 48 28 3 3 46 102
5. NY Islanders ........... 82 45 27 5 5 40 232 216 100 .610 41 25 11 4 1 127 103 55 41 20 16 1 4 105 113 45 9. NY Rangers ....82 46 27 7 2 43 101
6. Tampa Bay .............. 82 46 31 2 3 43 227 201 97 .591 41 25 13 1 2 120 99 53 41 21 18 1 1 107 102 44 10. NY Islanders...82 45 27 5 5 40 100
7. Philadelphia ............ 82 41 27 6 8 38 214 218 96 .585 41 23 10 4 4 107 99 54 41 18 17 2 4 107 119 42 11. San Jose .........82 46 30 3 3 42 98
12. Tampa Bay ......82 46 31 2 3 43 97
8. Detroit....................... 82 41 30 6 5 39 211 224 93 .567 41 22 13 3 3 109 103 50 41 19 17 3 2 102 121 43 13. Philadelphia ....82 41 27 6 8 38 96
9. Boston...................... 82 42 31 7 2 38 240 230 93 .567 41 17 18 5 1 111 129 40 41 25 13 2 1 129 101 53 14. Nashville ..........82 41 27 12 2 37 96
10. Carolina.................... 82 35 31 11 5 33 198 226 86 .524 41 19 15 5 2 107 114 45 41 16 16 6 3 91 112 41 15. Detroit ..............82 41 30 6 5 39 93
11. Ottawa ..................... 82 38 35 3 6 32 236 247 85 .518 41 21 14 2 4 119 109 48 41 17 21 1 2 117 138 37 16. Boston .............82 42 31 7 2 38 93
12. New Jersey ............. 82 38 36 2 6 36 184 208 84 .512 41 19 17 2 3 92 101 43 41 19 19 0 3 92 107 41 17. Minnesota .......82 38 33 9 2 35 87
13. Montreal................... 82 38 38 3 3 33 221 236 82 .500 41 22 16 2 1 105 103 47 41 16 22 1 2 116 133 35 18. Carolina ...........82 35 31 11 5 33 86
19. Ottawa.............82 38 35 3 6 32 85
14. Buffalo ...................... 82 35 36 4 7 33 201 222 81 .494 41 16 19 3 3 97 112 38 41 19 17 1 4 104 110 43 20. New Jersey .....82 38 36 2 6 36 84
15. Columbus................ 82 34 40 4 4 28 219 252 76 .463 41 18 17 4 2 120 128 42 41 16 23 0 2 99 124 34 21. Colorado .........82 39 39 4 0 35 82
16. Toronto ..................... 82 29 42 5 6 23 198 246 69 .421 41 14 18 5 4 111 121 37 41 15 24 0 2 87 125 32 22. Montreal ..........82 38 38 3 3 33 82
23. Buffalo .............82 35 36 4 7 33 81
WESTERN CONFERENCE 24. Arizona.............82 35 39 7 1 34 78
OVERALL HOME ROAD 25. Winnipeg ........82 35 39 5 3 32 78
26. Calgary ............82 35 40 4 3 33 77
GP W L OL SL ROW GF GA P Pct. GP W L OL SL GF GA P GP W L OL SL GF GA P 27. Columbus .......82 34 40 4 4 28 76
1. Dallas........................ 82 50 23 7 2 48 267 230 109 .665 41 28 11 2 0 138 107 58 41 22 12 5 2 129 123 51 28. Vancouver .......82 31 38 9 4 26 75
2. St. Louis................... 82 49 24 5 4 44 224 201 107 .652 41 24 13 3 1 108 97 52 41 25 11 2 3 116 104 55 29. Edmonton .......82 31 43 5 3 27 70
3. Chicago ................... 82 47 26 7 2 46 235 209 103 .628 41 26 11 3 1 120 84 56 41 21 15 4 1 115 125 47 30. Toronto ............82 29 42 5 6 23 69
4. Anaheim................... 82 46 25 7 4 43 218 192 103 .628 41 25 10 4 2 115 86 56 41 21 15 3 2 103 106 47
5. Los Angeles............ 82 48 28 3 3 46 225 195 102 .622 41 26 12 1 2 106 93 55 41 22 16 2 1 119 102 47 DIVISION STANDINGS
6. San Jose.................. 82 46 30 3 3 42 241 210 98 .598 41 18 20 1 2 116 113 39 41 28 10 2 1 125 97 59 EASTERN CONFERENCE
7. Nashville .................. 82 41 27 12 2 37 228 215 96 .585 41 23 11 5 2 128 98 53 41 18 16 7 0 100 117 43 ATLANTIC GP W L OL SL ROW P
8. Minnesota................ 82 38 33 9 2 35 216 206 87 .530 41 21 16 3 1 112 95 46 41 17 17 6 1 104 111 41 Florida .....................82 47 26 6 3 40 103
9. Colorado.................. 82 39 39 4 0 35 216 240 82 .500 41 17 20 4 0 108 126 38 41 22 19 0 0 108 114 44 Tampa Bay .............82 46 31 2 3 43 97
10. Arizona ..................... 82 35 39 7 1 34 209 245 78 .476 41 22 15 4 0 122 113 48 41 13 24 3 1 87 132 30 Detroit .....................82 41 30 6 5 39 93
Boston ....................82 42 31 7 2 38 93
11. Winnipeg ................. 82 35 39 5 3 32 215 239 78 .476 41 18 19 4 0 112 118 40 41 17 20 1 3 103 121 38 Ottawa ....................82 38 35 3 6 32 85
12. Calgary..................... 82 35 40 4 3 33 231 260 77 .470 41 21 16 3 1 129 125 46 41 14 24 1 2 102 135 31 Montreal .................82 38 38 3 3 33 82
13. Vancouver................ 82 31 38 9 4 26 191 243 75 .457 41 15 21 4 1 96 118 35 41 16 17 5 3 95 125 40 Buffalo ....................82 35 36 4 7 33 81
14. Edmonton................ 82 31 43 5 3 27 203 245 70 .427 41 19 20 1 1 109 114 40 41 12 23 4 2 94 131 30 Toronto....................82 29 42 5 6 23 69
METROPOLITAN GP W L OL SL ROW P
Washington ...........82 56 18 6 2 52 120
Pittsburgh ..............82 48 26 4 4 44 104
LEADING SCORERS DEFENSEMEN ROOKIES NY Rangers ...........82 46 27 7 2 43 101
NY Islanders ..........82 45 27 5 5 40 100
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts GP G A Pts Philadelphia ...........82 41 27 6 8 38 96
1. Patrick Kane, Chi ............. 82 46 60 106 1. Erik Karlsson, Ott............. 82 16 66 82 1. Artemi Panarin, Chi ......... 80 30 47 77 Carolina ..................82 35 31 11 5 33 86
2. Jamie Benn, Dal ............... 82 41 48 89 2. Brent Burns, SJ ................ 82 27 48 75 2. Jack Eichel, Buf ................ 81 24 32 56 New Jersey ............82 38 36 2 6 36 84
3. Sidney Crosby, Pit........... 80 36 49 85 3. Kris Letang, Pit ................. 71 16 51 67 3. Max Domi, Ari ................... 81 18 34 52 Columbus...............82 34 40 4 4 28 76
4. Joe Thornton, SJ .............. 82 19 63 82 4. Roman Josi, Nas .............. 81 14 47 61 4. Connor McDavid, Edm .. 45 16 32 48 WESTERN CONFERENCE
5. Erik Karlsson, Ott............. 82 16 66 82 5. John Klingberg, Dal ......... 76 10 48 58 5. S. Gostisbehere, Phi ...... 64 17 29 46 CENTRAL GP W L OL SL ROW P
Dallas ......................82 50 23 7 2 48 109
6. Joe Pavelski, SJ ................ 82 38 40 78 6. Mark Giordano, Cgy ....... 82 21 35 56 6. Dylan Larkin, Det.............. 80 23 22 45 St. Louis .................82 49 24 5 4 44 107
7. Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy .. 79 30 48 78 7. O. Ekman-Larsson, Ari ... 75 21 34 55 7. Anthony Duclair, Ari ........ 81 20 24 44 Chicago ..................82 47 26 7 2 46 103
8. Blake Wheeler, Wpg ...... 82 26 52 78 8. Dustin Byfuglien, Wpg ... 81 19 34 53 8. Sam Reinhart, Buf ........... 79 23 19 42 Nashville .................82 41 27 12 2 37 96
9. *Artemi Panarin, Chi........ 80 30 47 77 9. Shea Weber, Nas ............ 78 20 31 51 9. Nikolaj Ehlers, Wpg ........ 72 15 23 38 Minnesota ..............82 38 33 9 2 35 87
Colorado ................82 39 39 4 0 35 82
10. Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wsh .. 82 20 57 77 10. Drew Doughty, LA ........... 82 14 37 51 10. Robby Fabbri, StL ........... 72 18 19 37 Winnipeg ................82 35 39 5 3 32 78
11. Brent Burns, SJ ................ 82 27 48 75 11. Ryan Suter, Min................ 82 8 43 51 11. Sam Bennett, Cgy .......... 77 18 18 36 PACIFIC GP W L OL SL ROW P
12. Vladimir Tarasenko, StL.. 80 40 34 74 12. P.K. Subban, Mtl .............. 68 6 45 51 12. Joonas Donskoi, SJ ......... 76 11 25 36 Anaheim .................82 46 25 7 4 43 103
13. Anze Kopitar, LA .............. 81 25 49 74 13. Brent Seabrook, Chi....... 81 14 35 49 13. Colton Parayko, StL........ 79 9 24 33 Los Angeles...........82 48 28 3 3 46 102
14. Tyler Seguin, Dal .............. 72 33 40 73 14. Tyson Barrie, Col ............. 78 13 36 49 14. Mattias Janmark, Dal....... 73 15 14 29 San Jose.................82 46 30 3 3 42 98
Arizona ....................82 35 39 7 1 34 78
15. Alex Ovechkin, Wsh........ 79 50 21 71 15. Victor Hedman, TB.......... 78 10 37 47 15. Oscar Lindberg, NYR .... 68 13 15 28 Calgary ...................82 35 40 4 3 33 77
Vancouver ..............82 31 38 9 4 26 75
TEAM PENALTIES PENALTY KILL POWER PLAY Edmonton...............82 31 43 5 3 27 70
PIM BMI Avg. SH PPGA Pct. Adv. PPG Pct. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
1. Minnesota ...................... 545 20 6.6 1. Anaheim.......................... 290 37 87.2 1. Anaheim...........................242 56 23.1 Team 2014-15 2015-16
2. Carolina .......................... 562 18 6.9 2. Washington ................... 256 38 85.2 2. Chicago ...........................252 57 22.6 1. Chicago .......................21,767 21,860
3. Chicago ...........................611 30 7.5 3. St. Louis ..........................276 41 85.1 3. San Jose..........................275 62 22.5 2. Montreal......................21,287 21,288
4. Pittsburgh....................... 693 6 8.5 4. NY Islanders ...................232 36 84.5 4. Dallas................................262 58 22.1
3. Detroit..........................20,027 20,027
5. NY Rangers ....................704 6 8.6 5. Pittsburgh........................257 40 84.4 5. Washington ....................251 55 21.9
6. Carolina .......................... 204 32 84.3 4. Minnesota...................19,023 19,827
6. NY Islanders ...................718 24 8.8 6. St. Louis ..........................237 51 21.5
7. Dallas................................719 18 8.8 7. Tampa Bay ......................257 41 84.0 7. Boston ............................ 234 48 20.5 5. Philadelphia ...............19,271 19,227
8. Detroit ..............................724 24 8.8 8. New Jersey .................... 264 45 83.0 8. Los Angeles ...................235 47 20.0 6. Toronto ........................19,063 19,158
9. San Jose..........................727 20 8.9 9. Buffalo ..............................218 38 82.6 9. New Jersey .................... 256 51 19.9 7. Calgary........................19,097 19,146
10. Buffalo ..............................749 18 9.1 10. Dallas............................... 248 44 82.3 10. Nashville ......................... 259 51 19.7 8. Tampa Bay .................18,823 19,092
11. Washington ....................753 14 9.2 11. Boston .............................270 48 82.2 11. Philadelphia ................... 280 53 18.9 9. Boston..........................17,565 18,777
12. Calgary............................ 754 14 9.2 12. Montreal.......................... 254 46 81.9 12. Buffalo ............................. 254 48 18.9 10. Buffalo .........................18,581 18,591
13. Toronto ............................ 756 32 9.2 13. Toronto .............................272 50 81.6 13. Detroit ............................. 266 50 18.8 11. Pittsburgh...................18,618 18,551
14. Colorado ......................... 774 20 9.4 14. Detroit ..............................271 50 81.5 14. NY Rangers ....................226 42 18.6 12. Washington ...............19,099 18,511
15. Montreal........................... 774 10 9.4 15. Los Angeles ...................285 53 81.4 15. Minnesota ...................... 259 48 18.5 13. St. Louis......................18,545 18,451
16. Edmonton........................794 18 9.7 16. Nashville ..........................245 46 81.2 16. Pittsburgh........................261 48 18.4 14. Vancouver................... 18,711 18,431
17. Tampa Bay ..................... 809 14 9.9 17. Vancouver ...................... 249 47 81.1 17. NY Islanders ...................229 42 18.3 15. Dallas............................17,350 18,377
18. Nashville ..........................810 16 9.9 18. Edmonton....................... 254 48 81.1 18. Edmonton........................237 43 18.1 16. Los Angeles...............18,266 18,274
19. New Jersey .....................814 16 9.9 19. Columbus........................279 53 81.0 19. Colorado ........................ 266 48 18.0 17. Ottawa ........................18,259 18,085
20. Vancouver .......................821 18 10.0 20. Philadelphia ....................262 51 80.5 20. Arizona ............................ 300 53 17.7
21. San Jose......................... 236 46 80.5 18. NY Rangers ...............18,006 18,006
21. Florida ............................. 849 20 10.4 21. Columbus....................... 248 43 17.3
22. Chicago ...........................233 46 80.3 19. Colorado..................... 16,177 17,032
22. St. Louis ......................... 861 14 10.5 22. Calgary.............................270 46 17.0
23. Los Angeles .................. 866 10 10.6 23. Colorado ........................ 258 51 80.2 23. Florida ..............................278 47 16.9 20. Nashville .....................16,854 16,971
24. Ottawa ............................ 892 12 10.9 24. Florida ............................. 268 55 79.5 24. Carolina .......................... 238 40 16.8 21. Edmonton...................16,839 16,841
25. Winnipeg .........................920 10 11.2 25. Winnipeg .........................282 61 78.4 25. Montreal.......................... 259 42 16.2 22. San Jose..................... 18,708 16,747
26. Boston .............................933 14 11.4 26. NY Rangers ....................243 53 78.2 26. Ottawa ............................ 240 38 15.8 23. Anaheim......................16,865 16,337
27. Philadelphia ................... 966 10 11.8 27. Minnesota ...................... 204 45 77.9 27. Vancouver .......................247 39 15.8 24. Florida..........................11,271 15,384
28. Columbus....................... 995 14 12.1 28. Arizona ............................ 304 69 77.3 28. Tampa Bay ......................279 44 15.8 25. Winnipeg ....................15,038 15,294
29. Arizona ..........................1009 10 12.3 29. Ottawa .............................252 61 75.8 29. Toronto ............................ 259 40 15.4 26. New Jersey ................15,190 15,074
30. Anaheim........................1023 18 12.5 30. Calgary.............................233 57 75.5 30. Winnipeg .........................257 38 14.8 27. Columbus...................15,512 14,666
28. NY Islanders ..............15,335 13,627
SH: Shorthanded situations Adv.: Advantages 29. Arizona ........................13,345 13,350
BMI: Bench penalty minutes PPGA: Power play goals allowed PPG: Power play goals 30. Carolina....................... 12,716 12,204
NHL PIM: 23,925 NHL Total SH: 7,656 NHL PP Kills: 6,228 NHL PP: 7,656 NHL PP goals: 1,428 (including Winter Classic and Stadium Series games)
EVEN-STRENGTH POINTS POWER PLAY POINTS PCT. OF HIS TEAM’S GOALS INVOLVED IN HIS TEAM’S GOALS
GP G A P GP G A P GP G TG PCT. GP PTS TG PCT.
1. Patrick Kane, Chi ............... 82 29 40 69 1. Patrick Kane, Chi ............... 82 17 20 37 1. Alex Ovechkin, Wsh .......79 50 248 20.2 1. Patrick Kane, Chi ............82 106 234 45.3
2. Sidney Crosby, Pit ............ 80 26 35 61 2. Jamie Benn, Dal ................. 82 17 13 30 2. Patrick Kane, Chi ............82 46 234 19.7 2. Blake Wheeler, Wpg .....82 78 212 36.8
3. Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wsh... 82 15 44 59 3. Brent Burns, SJ .................. 82 7 23 30 3. Vladimir Tarasenko, StL .. 80 40 219 18.3 3. Erik Karlsson, Ott ...........82 82 230 35.7
4. Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy .... 79 24 33 57 4. Nicklas Backstrom, Wsh.. 75 3 27 30 4. Adam Henrique, NJ ....... 80 30 182 16.5 4. Sidney Crosby, Pit ........ 80 85 241 35.3
5. Blake Wheeler, Wpg ........ 82 21 36 57 5. Joe Thornton, SJ ................ 82 8 21 29 5. Kyle Palmieri, NJ .............82 30 182 16.5 5. Joe Thornton, SJ .............82 82 237 34.6
6. Erik Karlsson, Ott .............. 82 15 41 56 6. Joe Pavelski, SJ.................. 82 12 16 28 6. Steven Stamkos, TB ......77 36 224 16.1 6. Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy ...79 78 229 34.1
7. Jaromir Jagr, Fla ................. 79 22 33 55 7. O. Ekman-Larsson, Ari ..... 75 12 15 27 7. Joe Pavelski, SJ...............82 38 237 16.0 7. Vladimir Tarasenko, StL .. 80 74 219 33.8
8. Jamie Benn, Dal ................. 82 22 32 54 8. Evgeni Malkin, Pit .............. 57 11 16 27 8. Corey Perry, Ana.............82 34 215 15.8 8. Jamie Benn, Dal ..............82 89 265 33.6
9. *Artemi Panarin, Chi .......... 80 22 31 53 9. Claude Giroux, Phi ............ 78 6 21 27 9. Brad Marchand, Bos .....77 37 236 15.7 9. Anze Kopitar, LA .............81 74 223 33.2
10. Taylor Hall, Edm ................. 82 22 31 53 10. Kris Letang, Pit................... 71 5 22 27 10. Jamie Benn, Dal ..............82 41 265 15.5 10. Joe Pavelski, SJ...............82 78 237 32.9
11. Anze Kopitar, LA ................ 81 19 34 53 11. Shea Weber, Nas .............. 78 14 12 26 11. Wayne Simmonds, Phi ..81 32 211 15.2 11. *Artemi Panarin, Chi ...... 80 77 234 32.9
12. Joe Thornton, SJ ................ 82 11 42 53 12. Kevin Shattenkirk, StL ...... 72 6 20 26 12. Daniel Sedin, Van ...........82 28 186 15.1 12. Daniel Sedin, Van ...........82 61 186 32.8
13. John Tavares, NYI .............. 78 26 25 51 13. Erik Karlsson, Ott .............. 82 1 25 26 13. Sidney Crosby, Pit ........ 80 36 241 14.9 13. Taylor Hall, Edm ..............82 65 199 32.7
14. Vladimir Tarasenko, StL .... 80 28 22 50 14. Patrice Bergeron, Bos ..... 80 12 13 25 14. Filip Forsberg, Nas .........82 33 224 14.7 14. Claude Giroux, Phi .........78 67 211 31.8
15. Joe Pavelski, SJ.................. 82 26 24 50 15. Patrick Marleau, SJ............ 82 11 14 25 15. Brandon Saad, CBJ.......78 31 213 14.6 15. Brent Burns, SJ ...............82 75 237 31.6
16. Mark Scheifele, Wpg ........ 71 22 28 50 16. Nikita Kucherov, TB .......... 77 9 16 25 16. John Tavares, NYI ...........78 33 227 14.5 16. Kyle Palmieri, NJ .............82 57 182 31.3
17. Tyler Seguin, Dal ................ 72 26 23 49 17. Brent Seabrook, Chi ......... 81 6 19 25 17. Jeff Skinner, Car .............82 28 196 14.3 17. E. Kuznetsov, Wsh .........82 77 248 31.0
18. Jeff Carter, LA .................... 77 19 29 48 18. Alex Ovechkin, Wsh .......... 79 19 5 24 18. Matt Duchene, Col .........76 30 212 14.2 18. John Tavares, NYI ...........78 70 227 30.8
19. Alex Ovechkin, Wsh .......... 79 31 16 47 19. Vladimir Tarasenko, StL .... 80 12 12 24 19. Boone Jenner, CBJ ........82 30 213 14.1 19. Ryan O’Reilly, Buf ..........71 60 199 30.2
20. Brad Marchand, Bos ........ 77 27 20 47 20. Corey Perry, Ana................ 82 12 12 24 20. Tyler Toffoli, LA ................82 31 223 13.9 20. Max Pacioretty, Mtl .........82 64 216 29.6
21. Milan Lucic, LA .................. 81 18 29 47 21. Sidney Crosby, Pit ............ 80 10 14 24 21. Max Pacioretty, Mtl .........82 30 216 13.9 21. Henrik Sedin, Van ...........74 55 186 29.6
22. Tyler Toffoli, LA ................... 82 21 25 46 22. Jason Spezza, Dal ............. 75 9 15 24 22. Alex Galchenyuk, Mtl .....82 30 216 13.9 22. Nikita Kucherov, TB .......77 66 224 29.5
23. Max Pacioretty, Mtl ............ 82 21 25 46 23. Drew Doughty, LA ............. 82 9 15 24 23. James Neal, Nas .............82 31 224 13.8 23. Ryan Getzlaf, Ana...........77 63 215 29.3
24. Mike Hoffman, Ott ............. 78 20 26 46 24. *Artemi Panarin, Chi .......... 80 8 16 24 24. Mark Scheifele, Wpg .....71 29 212 13.7 24. Corey Perry, Ana.............82 62 215 28.8
25. Jussi Jokinen, Fla ............... 81 12 34 46 25. Tyler Seguin, Dal ................ 72 7 17 24 25. Patrice Bergeron, Bos ... 80 32 236 13.6 25. Patrice Bergeron, Bos . 80 68 236 28.8
MULTI-POINT GAMES SAVE PERCENTAGE GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE SHOTS AGAINST PER 60 MINUTES
No. GP ES PK OVERALL GP GAA GP SA/60
1. Patrick Kane, Chi ..............................................27 1. Brian Elliott, StL ............ 42 .934 .906 .930 1. Ben Bishop, TB .............................. 61 2.06 1. Craig Anderson, Ott ...................... 60 33.05
2. Sidney Crosby, Pit ...........................................25 2. Ben Bishop, TB ............ 61 .931 .908 .926 2. Brian Elliott, StL .............................. 42 2.07 2. Semyon Varlamov, Col .................. 57 32.55
- Jamie Benn, Dal ................................................25 3. Thomas Greiss, NYI ..... 41 .933 .885 .925 3. *John Gibson, Ana.......................... 40 2.07 3. *Joonas Korpisalo, CBJ ................. 31 32.25
4. Brent Burns, SJ .................................................24 4. Michal Neuvirth, Phi ..... 32 .930 .898 .924 4. Cory Schneider, NJ ........................ 58 2.15 4. Ryan Miller, Van............................... 51 32.22
5. Tyler Seguin, Dal ...............................................23 5. Corey Crawford, Chi ...58 .933 .874 .924 5. Al Montoya, Fla ............................... 25 2.18 5. Jacob Markstrom, Van ................... 33 32.10
6. Erik Karlsson, Ott .............................................21 6. Cory Schneider, NJ ......58 .933 .884 .924 6. Braden Holtby, Wsh ...................... 66 2.20 6. *Anders Nilsson, Edm/StL ............ 29 31.54
- *Artemi Panarin, Chi .........................................21 7. James Reimer, Tor/SJ ..40 .938 .833 .922 7. Jonathan Quick, LA ........................ 68 2.22 7. Mike Smith, Ari ................................ 32 31.51
8. Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy ...................................20 8. Braden Holtby, Wsh ....66 .928 .883 .922 8. Antti Raanta, NYR .......................... 25 2.24 8. Thomas Greiss, NYI ....................... 41 31.40
- Joe Thornton, SJ ...............................................20 9. Roberto Luongo, Fla .... 62 .937 .851 .922 9. Martin Jones, SJ .............................. 65 2.27 9. Jonathan Bernier, Tor ..................... 38 31.13
- Joe Pavelski, SJ.................................................20 10. Marc-Andre Fleury, Pit ..58 .927 .880 .921 10. Michal Neuvirth, Phi ....................... 32 2.27 10. *Louis Domingue, Ari ..................... 39 31.06
- Vladimir Tarasenko, StL ...................................20 11. Petr Mrazek, Det ...........54 .929 .874 .921 11. Marc-Andre Fleury, Pit ................... 58 2.29 11. Corey Crawford, Chi ..................... 58 31.02
12. Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wsh..................................19 12. *John Gibson, Ana........40 .918 .927 .920 12. Frederik Andersen, Ana ................ 43 2.30 12. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR .................. 65 30.92
- Kris Letang, Pit..................................................19 13. Jake Allen, StL............... 47 .926 .892 .920 13. Jaroslav Halak, NYI ........................ 36 2.30 13. Cam Talbot, Edm ............................ 56 30.68
- Nikita Kucherov, TB .........................................19 14. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR .. 65 .934 .840 .920 14. James Reimer, Tor/SJ .................... 40 2.31 14. Steve Mason, Phi ........................... 54 30.51
15. Nicklas Backstrom, Wsh.................................18 15. Chad Johnson, Buf ...... 45 .926 .882 .920 15. Devan Dubnyk, Min ........................ 67 2.33 15. Michael Hutchinson, Wpg ............ 30 30.45
- Alex Ovechkin, Wsh .........................................18 16. *Joonas Korpisalo, Clb .. 31 .931 .854 .920 16. Petr Mrazek, Det ............................. 54 2.33 16. Tuukka Rask, Bos ........................... 64 30.24
- Steven Stamkos, TB ........................................18 17. Al Montoya, Fla ............. 25 .920 .913 .919 17. *Connor Hellebuyck, Wpg ........... 26 2.34 17. Scott Darling, Chi........................... 29 30.15
18. Mats Zuccarello, NYR .....................................17 18. Frederik Andersen, Ana .. 43 .928 .882 .919 18. Roberto Luongo, Fla ...................... 62 2.35 18. Roberto Luongo, Fla ...................... 62 30.00
- Evgeni Malkin, Pit .............................................17 19. Antti Raanta, NYR ........ 25 .920 .892 .919 19. Jake Allen, StL................................. 47 2.35 19. Michal Neuvirth, Phi ....................... 32 29.85
- Filip Forsberg, Nas ...........................................17 20. Jaroslav Halak, NYI ......36 .919 .915 .919 20. Chad Johnson, Buf ........................ 45 2.36 20. Jimmy Howard, Det ........................ 37 29.76
- Jussi Jokinen, Fla ..............................................17 21. Jonathan Quick, LA ......68 .928 .875 .918 21. Thomas Greiss, NYI ....................... 41 2.36 21. Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ ................. 37 29.74
- John Tavares, NYI .............................................17 22. *C. Hellebuyck, Wpg ... 26 .937 .826 .918 22. Corey Crawford, Chi ..................... 58 2.37 22. James Reimer, Tor/SJ .................... 40 29.55
23. Jaromir Jagr, Fla ................................................16 23. Devan Dubnyk, Min ...... 67 .930 .843 .918 23. Cam Ward, Car............................... 52 2.41 23. Kari Lehtonen, Dal .......................... 43 29.51
- Ryan Getzlaf, Ana.............................................16 24. Steve Mason, Phi .........54 .932 .829 .918 24. Pekka Rinne, Nas ........................... 66 2.48 24. Brian Elliott, StL .............................. 42 29.51
- Anze Kopitar, LA ...............................................16 25. Martin Jones, SJ ............ 65 .925 .873 .918 25. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR .................. 65 2.48 25. Chad Johnson, Buf ........................ 45 29.41
Games in which players registered more then one point. ES: Even Strength Sv%; PK: Sv% while in penalty killing Minimum 25 GP Minimum 25 GP
OVERALL: Total Sv%; Minimum 25 GP
LW Jamie Benn, Dallas Best Penalty Killer 5. Mike Sullivan, Pit 35 (2-5-10) 6. Ken Hitchcock, StL 35 99 (1-8-70) 4. Artemi Panarin, Chi 43 (0-5-28) 5. Brad
RW Patrick Kane, Chicago Ryan Kesler, Anaheim (1-7-9) 7. Peter DeBoer, SJ 16 (1-3-2) 8. Darryl Sutter, LA Marchand, Bos 25 (0-2-19) 6. Filip Forsberg, Nsh 11
D Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Comeback Player 10 (1-1-2) 9. Dave Hakstol, Phi 10 (0-2-4) 10. John Hynes, (0-0-11) 7. Vladimir Tarasenko, StL 6 (1-0-1) 8. Taylor
D Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Mats Zuccarello, NY Rangers NJ 6 (1-0-1). Hall, Edm 2 (0-0-2) Joe Pavelski, SJ 2 (0-0-2) Daniel
G Braden Holtby, Washington Toughest Player FRANK SELKE TROPHY 1. Anze Kopitar, LA 1145 (77-36-20-7- Sedin, VAN 2 (0-0-2).
SECOND-TEAM ALL-STARS Wayne Simmonds, Philadelphia 2) 2. Patrice Bergeron, Bos 996 (46-52-27-11-4) 3. Ryan RIGHT WING 1. Patrick Kane, Chi 726 (144-2-0) 2. Vladimir
C Joe Thornton, San Jose Breakout Player Kesler, Ana 424 (9-20-24-17-23) 4. Jonathan Toews, Chi Tarasenko, StL 272 (0-75-47) 3. Joe Pavelski, SJ 137
LW Alex Ovechkin, Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington 409 (5-16-28-29-20) 5. Joe Thornton, SJ 166 (3-3-12-17- (1-36-24) 4. Jaromir Jagr, Fla 82 (1-13-38) 5. Blake
RW Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Best Coach 4) 6. Aleksander Barkov, Fla 115 (2-5-4-10-10) 7. Sidney Wheeler, Wpg 69 (0-16-21) 6. Corey Perry, Ana 7 (0-1-
D Brent Burns, San Jose Barry Trotz, Washington Crosby, Pit 73 (2-2-5-4-2) 8. Sean Couturier, Phi 62 (0-1- 4) 7. Alex Ovechkin, Wsh 6 (0-2-0) 8. Nikita Kucherov,
D Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Best GM 2-10-15) 9. Pavel Datsyuk, Det 55 (0-3-2-5-9) 10. Filip TB 5 (0-0-5) 9. Joe Thornton, SJ 3 (0-1-0) 10. Wayne
G Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Jim Rutherford, Pittsburgh Forsberg, Nsh 51 (2-3-1-1-2). Simmonds, Phi 3 (0-0-3).
GP MIN GAA SP
The NHL’s draft was held June 24-25 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. Listed on these pages No. Team CSS Player, Pos., Team (League), Ht. Wt. GP G A P PIM
is the complete order of selection. Skaters are listed with final Central Scouting Service ranking (CSS), 73 NJ 56 Joey Anderson, RW, Team USA (USHL), 5-11 192.......25 10 10 20 14
games played (GP), goals (G), assists (A), points (P) and penalty minutes (PIM). Goaltenders are listed with 74 Car 68 Hudson Elynuik, LW, Spokane (WHL), 6-5 201 ..............56 19 25 44 46
CSS goaltender ranking, games played (GP), minutes (MIN), goals-against average (GAA) and save percent- 75 Car 13G Jack LaFontaine, G, Janesville (NAHL), 6-3 197 ..............41 2,356 2.16 .921
age (SP). CSS abbreviations are European skater (E), goaltender (G), European Goaltender (EG), Re-entry
76 Nsh 93 Rem Pitlick, C, Muskegon (USHL), 5-9 196 .....................56 46 43 89 74
draft (RE) and not ranked (NR). Player bio abbreviations are position (Pos.), height (Ht.) and weight (Wt.).
77 Pit 100 Connor Hall, D, Kitchener (OHL), 6-3 190........................39 2 7 9 49
LEAGUE AND COUNTRY ABBREVIATIONS: BCHL - British Columbia Hockey League; BIG10 - Big Ten Conference; CCHL 78 Nsh 32 Frederic Allard, D, Chicoutimi (QMJHL), 6-1 179............64 14 45 59 34
- Central Canada Hockey League; Cze - Czech Republic; Den - Denmark; ECAC - ECAC Hockey; Fin - Finland; 79 Wpg 40 Luke Green, D, Saint John (QMJHL), 6-0 188.................61 10 25 35 29
GOJHL - Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League; HE - Hockey East; High - High School; KHL - Kontinental Hockey 80 NJ 98 Brandon Gignac, C, Shawinigan (QMJHL), 5-11 173 ... 67 24 37 61 41
League; MJHL - Manitoba Junior Hockey League; NAHL - North American Hockey League; NCHC - National 81 NYR 59 Sean Day, D, Mississauga (OHL), 6-2 228 ....................... 57 6 16 22 27
Collegiate Hockey Conference; OHL - Ontario Hockey League; OJHL - Ontario Junior A Hockey League; 82 Phi 64 Carsen Twarynski, LW, Calgary (WHL), 6-2 198............. 67 20 25 45 42
QMJHL - Quebec Major Junior Hockey League; RBHS - Red Bull Hockey Series; Rus - Russia; Swe - Sweden; 83 Chi 6EG Wouter Peeters, G, Salzburg (RBHS), 6-4 205 ..............24 - 3.27 -
Swi - Switzerland; USHL - United States Hockey League; WCHA - Western Collegiate Hockey Association; WHL - 84 Edm 86 Matthew Cairns, D, Georgetown (OJHL), 6-2 202 .........46 9 24 33 42
Western Hockey League. 85 Ana NR Joshua Mahura, D, Red Deer (WHL), 6-0 178 ....................2 0 1 1 0
86 Buf 156 Casey Fitzgerald, D, Boston College (HE), 5-11 186....39 4 23 27 46
87 Wsh 109 Garrett Pilon, C, Kamloops (WHL), 5-10 175 ..................71 15 32 47 24
FIRST ROUND 88 TB 8G Connor Ingram, G, Kamloops (WHL), 6-1 212................61 3,539 2.61 .922
GP MIN GAA SP 89 Fla 46E Linus Nassen, D, Lulea (Swe Jr.), 6-0 167 .........................42 5 16 21 22
No. Team CSS Player, Pos., Team (League), Ht. Wt. GP G A P PIM 90 Dal 57E Fredrik Karlstrom, C, AIK (Swe Jr.), 6-2 185 .....................44 13 20 33 16
1 Tor 1E Auston Matthews, C, ZSC Lions (Swi), 6-2 210.............36 24 22 46 6 91 Edm 33E Filip Berglund, D, Skelleftea (Swe Jr.), 6-3 209 ...............43 19 22 41 6
2 Wpg 2E Patrik Laine, LW, Tappara (Fin), 6-4 206.............................46 17 16 33 6
3 Clb 1 Pierre-Luc Dubois, C, Cape Breton (QMJHL), 6-2 201 ..62 42 57 99 112 FOURTH ROUND
4 Edm 3E Jesse Puljujarvi, RW, Karpat (Fin), 6-4 203........................50 13 15 28 22
5 Van 5 Olli Juolevi, D, London (OHL), 6-2 182 .............................. 57 9 33 42 16 GP MIN GAA SP
6 Cgy 2 Matthew Tkachuk, LW, London (OHL), 6-2 200 .............. 57 30 77 107 80 No. Team CSS Player, Pos., Team (League), Ht. Wt. GP G A P PIM
7 Ari 9 Clayton Keller, C, Team USA (USHL), 5-10 168.............23 13 24 37 14 92 Tor 72 Adam Brooks, C, Regina (WHL), 5-10 174 ...................... 72 38 82 120 30
8 Buf 3 Alexander Nylander, RW, Mississauga (OHL), 6-1 180 .. 57 28 47 75 18 93 Ana 33 Jack Kopacka, LW, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL), 6-2 185 ..... 67 20 23 43 12
9 Mtl 8 Mikhail Sergachev, D, Windsor (OHL), 6-2 208 .............. 67 17 40 57 56 94 Fla 95 Jonathan Ang, C, Peterborough (OHL), 5-11 165 ..........68 21 28 49 44
10 Col 16 Tyson Jost, C, Penticton (BCHL), 5-11 191 .....................48 42 62 104 43 95 NYI NR Anatoli Golyshev, LW, Yekaterinburg (KHL), 5-8 178 .....56 25 19 44 26
11 Ott 7 Logan Brown, C, Windsor (OHL), 6-6 220.......................59 21 53 74 40
12 NJ 13 Michael McLeod, C, Mississauga (OHL), 6-2 188 ......... 57 21 40 61 71 96 Cgy 10E Linus Lindstrom, C, Skelleftea (Swe Jr.), 5-11 164.........40 14 30 44 28
13 Car 15 Jake Bean, D, Calgary (WHL), 6-1 173 ..............................68 24 40 64 28 97 Wpg 16E Jacob Cederholm, D, HV71 (Swe Jr.), 6-4 187................35 1 4 5 28
14 Bos 6 Charlie McAvoy, D, Boston U. (HE), 6-0 208 ................... 37 3 22 25 56 98 NYR 53E Tarmo Reunanen, D, TPS (Fin Jr.), 6-0 178 .......................11 2 4 6 14
15 Min 11 Luke Kunin, C, Wisconsin (Big10), 6-0 193 .....................34 19 13 32 34 99 Buf 83 Brett Murray, LW, Carleton Place (CCHL), 6-4 216.......48 14 32 46 16
16 Ari 4 Jakob Chychrun, D, Sarnia (OHL), 6-2 205 ......................62 11 38 49 51 100 Mtl 74 Victor Mete, D, London (OHL), 5-10 174...........................68 8 30 38 18
17 Nsh 18 Dante Fabbro, D, Penticton (BCHL), 6-0 189 .................45 14 53 67 30 101 Tor 71 Keaton Middleton, D, Saginaw (OHL), 6-6 233 ..............66 1 6 7 66
18 Wpg 19 Logan Stanley, D, Windsor (OHL), 6-7 225......................64 5 12 17 103
19 NYI 10 Kieffer Bellows, LW, Team USA (USHL), 6-0 196 ..........23 16 16 32 41 102 NJ 37E Mikhail Maltsev, LW, Russia U18 (Rus Jr.), 6-3 198 .......29 11 12 23 20
20 Det 23 Dennis Cholowski, D, Chilliwack (BCHL), 6-0 170 ........50 2 28 40 16 103 Ott 185 Todd Burgess, C, Fairbanks (NAHL), 6-2 178..................60 38 57 95 42
21 Car 12 Julien Gauthier, RW, Val-d’Or (QMJHL), 6-4 225............54 41 16 57 24 104 Car 77 Max Zimmer, LW, Chicago (USHL), 6-0 187 ....................55 16 21 37 14
22 Phi 5E German Rubtsov, C, Russia U18 (Rus Jr.), 6-2 178 .......28 12 14 26 10 105 NJ 11G Evan Cormier, G, Saginaw (OHL), 6-3 202 ......................58 3,246 3.72 .890
23 Fla 9E Henrik Borgstrom, C, HIFK (Fin Jr.), 6-3 176 ....................40 29 26 55 20 106 Min 92 Brandon Duhaime, RW, Chicago/Tri-City (USHL), 6-1 198 ..57 15 27 42 143
24 Ana 14 Max Jones, LW, London (OHL), 6-3 203............................63 28 24 52 106 107 Det NR Alfons Malmstrom, D, Orebro (Swe Jr.), 6-2 190 ............41 2 6 8 36
25 Dal 17 Riley Tufte, LW, Blaine (High-MN), 6-5 205.......................25 47 31 78 53
108 Nsh 60E Hardy Haman Aktell, D, Skelleftea (Swe Jr.), 6-3 198.......2 1 0 1 2
26 StL 20 Tage Thompson, RW, Connecticut (HE), 6-5 185 ..........36 14 18 32 12
27 TB 22 Brett Howden, C, Moose Jaw (WHL), 6-2 193 ...............68 24 40 64 61 109 Phi 87 Connor Bunnaman, C, Kitchener (OHL), 6-1 207...........68 16 22 38 14
28 Wsh 26 Lucas Johansen, D, Kelowna (WHL), 6-2 176 .................69 10 39 49 20 110 Chi 15E Lucas Carlsson, D, Brynas (Swe), 6-0 189 .......................35 4 5 9 8
29 Bos 47 Trent Frederic, C, Team USA (USHL), 6-2 203 ...............23 4 10 14 23 111 SJ 45 Noah Gregor, C, Moose Jaw (WHL), 5-11 175............... 72 28 45 73 33
30 Ana 30 Sam Steel, C, Regina (WHL), 5-11 178 ............................ 72 23 47 70 24 112 LA 12E Jacob Moverare, D, HV71 (Swe Jr.), 6-3 198 ...................41 5 16 21 22
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Chi 171 Nathan Noel, C, Saint John (QMJHL), 5-11 179 .............61
Fla 66 Riley Stillman, D, Oshawa (OHL), 6-1 180 .......................62
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No. Team CSS Player, Pos., Team (League), Ht. Wt. GP G A P PIM 115 Ana 192 Alex Dostie, C, Gatineau (QMJHL), 5-10 165..................54 25 48 73 10
31 Tor 7E Yegor Korshkov, RW, Yaroslav (KHL), 6-4 180 ................41 6 6 12 23 116 Dal NR Rhett Gardner, C, North Dakota (NCHC), 6-2 200........41 11 7 18 52
32 Edm 24 Tyler Benson, LW, Vancouver (WHL), 6-0 201.................30 9 19 28 46 117 Wsh 84E Damien Riat, C, Geneve-Servette (Swi), 6-0 172 ............45 9 12 21 34
33 Buf 4E Rasmus Asplund, C, Farjestad (Swe), 5-11 176 .............46 4 8 12 16 118 TB 89 Ross Colton, LW, Cedar Rapids (USHL), 6-0 190.........55 35 31 66 79
34 Clb 57 Andrew Peeke, D, Green Bay (USHL), 6-3 205 .............56 4 25 29 30 119 StL 79 Tanner Kaspick, C, Brandon (WHL), 6-0 200 ..................53 13 18 31 37
35 StL 34 Jordan Kyrou, RW, Sarnia (OHL), 6-0 175 ........................65 17 34 51 14
120 NYI 28E Otto Koivula, RW, Ilves (Fin Jr.), 6-4 219............................49 26 32 58 18
36 Phi 28 Pascal Laberge, C, Victoriaville (QMJHL), 6-1 172.........56 23 45 68 64
37 TB 31 Libor Hajek, D, Saskatoon (WHL), 6-2 196......................69 3 23 26 76 121 Pit NR Ryan Jones, D, Lincoln (USHL), 6-2 186 ...........................60 3 27 30 112
38 Fla 42 Adam Mascherin, LW, Kitchener (OHL), 5-10 206 .........65 35 46 81 16
39 Chi 21 Alex DeBrincat, RW, Erie (OHL), 5-7 163 .........................60 51 50 101 28 FIFTH ROUND
40 Col 46 Cameron Morrison, LW, Youngstown (USHL), 6-2 200 ..60 34 32 66 42 GP MIN GAA SP
41 NJ 35 Nathan Bastian, RW, Mississauga (OHL), 6-4 205........64 19 40 59 50 No. Team CSS Player, Pos., Team (League), Ht. Wt. GP G A P PIM
42 Ott 11E Jonathan Dahlen, C, Timra (Swe2), 5-11 176...................51 15 14 29 8 122 Tor 203 Vladimir Bobylev, RW, Victoria (WHL), 6-2 202 .............. 72 28 39 67 60
43 Car 20E Janne Kuokkanen, C, Karpat (Fin Jr.), 6-1 175 .................. 47 22 31 53 53
123 Edm 10G Dylan Wells, G, Peterborough (OHL), 6-2 185................ 27 1,516 4.59 .871
44 TB 25 Boris Katchouk, LW, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL), 6-1 192 ..63 24 27 51 61
45 Chi 53 Chad Krys, D, Team USA (USHL), 5-11 185 ...................18 2 11 13 19 124 Mtl 159 Casey Staum, D, Hill-Murray (High-MN), 5-11 174.........12 3 4 7 4
46 Det 54 Givani Smith, LW, Guelph (OHL), 6-2 204 .......................65 23 19 42 146 125 StL 209 Nolan Stevens, C, Northeastern (HE), 6-3 183 ...............41 20 22 42 10
47 Nsh 38 Samuel Girard, D, Shawinigan (QMJHL), 5-10 162....... 67 10 64 74 10 126 Cgy 61 Mitchell Mattson, C, Grand Rapids (High-MN), 6-4 186..25 17 29 46 22
48 Phi 2G Carter Hart, G, Everett (WHL), 6-1 180.............................63 3,693 2.14 .918 127 Wpg 65 Jordan Stallard, C, Calgary (WHL), 6-2 188.....................68 21 28 49 20
49 Bos 49 Ryan Lindgren, D, Team USA (USHL), 6-0 198 ..............25 4 8 12 16 128 Dal 4G Colton Point, G, Carleton Place (CCHL), 6-4 219 .........33 1,891 2.16 .915
50 Chi 14E Artur Kayumov, LW, Russia U18 (Rus Jr.), 5-11 176 ......39 12 19 31 12 129 Buf NR Philip Nyberg, D, Linkoping (Swe Jr.), 6-3 189 ................45 4 14 18 51
51 LA 27 Kale Clague, D, Brandon (WHL), 6-0 177.........................71 6 37 43 54
52 Phi 62 Wade Allison, RW, Tri-City (USHL), 6-2 205....................56 25 22 47 46 130 Buf 90 Vojtech Budik, D, Prince Albert (WHL), 6-1 189............. 70 3 13 16 20
53 Det 8E Filip Hronek, D, Mountfield (Cze), 6-0 163 ........................40 0 4 4 22 131 Col NR Adam Werner, G, Farjestad (Swe Jr.), 6-5 185 ................30 1,783 2.49 .916
54 Cgy 3G Tyler Parsons, G, London (OHL), 6-1 184 ........................49 2,835 2.33 .921 132 NJ 36E Yegor Rykov, D, St. Petersburg (Rus Jr.), 6-2 205...........20 3 7 10 10
55 Pit 1EG Filip Gustavsson, G, Lulea (Swe Jr.), 6-2 184 ..................20 1,155 3.22 .893 133 Ott 44 Maxime Lajoie, D, Swift Current (WHL), 6-1 183............62 8 29 37 28
56 Cgy 41 Dillon Dube, C, Kelowna (WHL), 5-11 182 ......................65 26 40 66 50 134 Car 15G Jeremy Helvig, G, Kingston (OHL), 6-3 195 ..................... 27 1,437 2.13 .929
57 Tor 6E Carl Grundstrom, RW, MODO (Swe), 6-0 194...............49 7 9 16 53 135 Bos 27E Joona Koppanen, C, Ilves (Fin Jr.), 6-5 192 .......................40 9 17 26 14
58 TB 36 Taylor Raddysh, RW, Erie (OHL), 6-2 203 ........................ 67 24 49 73 18
59 StL 1G Evan Fitzpatrick, G, Sherbrooke (QMJHL), 6-3 206.......54 3,067 3.42 .896 136 Bos NR Cameron Clarke, D, Lone Star (NAHL), 6-2 180 ............59 9 41 50 29
60 SJ 67 Dylan Gambrell, C, Denver (NCHC), 6-0 179 ..................41 17 30 47 19 137 Det 96 Jordan Sambrook, D, Erie (OHL), 6-2 187 ........................ 67 9 18 27 40
61 Pit 22E Kasper Bjorkqvist, LW, Blues (Fin Jr.), 6-1 198 ................45 28 38 66 32 138 Nsh 143 Patrick Harper, C, Avon Old Farms (High-CT), 5-7 150 .. 27 20 39 59 -
139 Phi NR Linus Hogberg, D, Vaxjo (Swe Jr.), 6-1 176 .......................39 7 18 25 14
THIRD ROUND 140 Van 85 Cole Candella, D, Hamilton (OHL), 6-1 189..................... 37 4 16 20 12
GP MIN GAA SP 141 NYR 37 Tim Gettinger, LW, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL), 6-5 200 .....60 17 22 39 32
No. Team CSS Player, Pos., Team (League), Ht. Wt. GP G A P PIM
142 LA NR Michael Eyssimont, C, St. Cloud State (NCHC), 6-0 180..40 14 19 33 20
62 Tor 5G Joseph Woll, G, Team USA (USHL), 6-3 198 ..................12 670 2.60 .898
63 Edm 52 Markus Niemelainen, D, Saginaw (OHL), 6-5 198 .........65 1 26 27 28 143 Chi 26E Mathias From, LW, Rogle (Swe Jr.), 6-1 187.....................36 6 15 21 42
64 Van 108 William Lockwood, RW, Team USA (USHL), 5-11 172 ..20 3 3 6 27 144 StL RE Conner Bleackley, C, Red Deer (WHL), 6-0 192............55 13 33 46 49
65 Clb 29 Vitali Abramov, RW, Gatineau (QMJHL), 5-9 172 ...........63 38 55 93 36 145 Wsh 73 Beck Malenstyn, C, Calgary (WHL), 6-2 191................... 70 8 17 25 47
66 Cgy 50 Adam Fox, D, Team USA (USHL), 5-10 185 ....................25 5 17 22 2 146 Dal 69 Nicholas Caamano, RW, Flint (OHL), 6-1 188.................64 20 17 37 40
67 Car 51 Matt Filipe, LW, Cedar Rapids (USHL), 6-2 196 .............56 19 17 36 99 147 Wsh 92E Axel Jonsson Fjallby, LW, Djurgarden (Swe Jr.), 6-0 170 ..39 13 16 29 8
68 Ari 39 Cam Dineen, D, North Bay (OHL), 5-11 183 ...................68 13 46 59 18
148 TB 130 Christopher Paquette, C, Niagara (OHL), 6-1 207 ......... 57 5 11 16 18
69 Buf 75 Cliff Pu, C, London (OHL), 6-2 192 ....................................63 12 19 31 24
70 Mtl 43 Will Bitten, RW, Flint (OHL), 5-10 167 ............................... 67 30 35 65 32 149 Edm 110 Graham McPhee, LW, Team USA (USHL), 5-11 176 ....20 5 0 5 16
71 Col 60 Josh Anderson, D, Prince George (WHL), 6-2 221 .......39 1 5 6 86 150 SJ NR Manuel Wiederer, C, Moncton (QMJHL), 6-0 171..........54 29 35 64 41
72 Tor 121 J.D. Greenway, D, Team USA (USHL), 6-5 213 ..............25 2 8 10 8 151 Pit 62E Niclas Almari, D, Blues/Jokerit (Fin Jr.), 6-1 167 ...............39 2 5 7 14
168 Nsh NR Konstantin Volkov, G, St. Petersburg (Rus Jr.), 6-3 211 ... 17 929 2.33 .902 198 Nsh NR Adam Smith, D, Bowling Green (WCHA), 6-1 195 .......22 1 2 3 8
169 Phi 99 Tanner Laczynski, C, Chicago/Lincoln (USHL), 6-1 190 ..52 24 39 63 38 199 Phi 39E David Bernhardt, D, Djurgarden (Swe Jr.), 6-3 203 ........45 10 28 38 30
170 NYI NR Collin Adams, LW, Muskegon (USHL), 5-8 172 ..............59 27 34 61 37 200 NYI 144 David Quenneville, D, Medicine Hat (WHL), 5-8 182....64 14 41 55 30
171 NYR NR Gabriel Fontaine, C, Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL), 6-1 179 ..63 20 25 45 43 201 NYR 88 Ty Ronning, RW, Vancouver (WHL), 5-9 163 ................... 67 31 28 59 18
172 Phi 84 Anthony Salinitri, C, Sarnia (OHL), 5-10 168 ...................62 17 13 30 29 202 LA NR Jacob Friend, D, Owen Sound (OHL), 6-1 182...............54 4 17 21 106
173 Chi NR Blake Hillman, D, Denver (NCHC), 6-1 170......................39 3 8 11 14 203 Chi 114 Jake Ryczek, D, Sioux City/Waterloo (USHL), 5-10 181 ... 47 7 27 34 12
174 NYR 30G Tyler Wall, G, Leamington (GOJHL), 6-3 202 ..................31 1,809 1.49 .940 204 Min NR Brayden Chizen, D, Kelowna (WHL), 6-8 191 .................45 1 1 2 40
175 Fla NR Maxim Mamin, C, CSKA Moscow (KHL), 6-2 191 .........48 4 3 7 67 205 Ana 150 Tyler Soy, C, Victoria (WHL), 6-0 174 ................................. 72 46 39 85 27
176 Dal NR Jakob Stenqvist, D, MODO (Swe Jr.), 6-2 163 ................36 3 4 7 14 206 TB 78 Otto Somppi, C, Halifax (QMJHL), 6-1 180......................59 13 33 46 25
177 Wsh 126 Chase Priskie, D, Quinnipiac (ECAC), 6-0 185 ...............43 4 22 26 2 207 Wsh NR Dmitri Zaitsev, D, WB/Scranton (NAHL), 6-0 180..........53 7 15 22 74
178 TB 25E Oleg Sosunov, D, Yaroslavl (Rus Jr.), 6-8 230 .....................3 0 0 0 0 208 TB NR Ryan Lohin, C, Madison/Waterloo (USHL), 6-0 193......62 23 34 57 54
179 Tor 136 Nicholas Mattinen, D, London (OHL), 6-5 220 ................39 4 6 10 24 209 StL 136E Nikolaj Krag Christensen, C, Rodovre (Den), 6-3 201 ...30 2 2 4 10
180 SJ NR Mark Shoemaker, D, North Bay (OHL), 6-2 208 ............. 67 4 9 13 16 210 SJ NR Joachim Blichfeld, RW, Malmo (Swe Jr.), 6-2 176 ...........45 15 13 28 10
181 Pit 118 Joseph Masonius, D, Connecticut (HE), 6-0 190............34 6 15 21 40 211 StL NR Filip Helt, LW, Litvinov (Cze Jr.), 6-1 176 ...............................7 0 3 3 2
3. Jeff Lerg, Tol ............................. 42 2.17 .925 Aberdeen ............60 22 27 11 131 171 55 Michigan ..............20 12 5 3 2 107 68 41 UOIT ....................28 18 8 2 94 93 38
4. Parker Milner, Mo.................... 26 2.17 .925 MIDWEST DIVISION Penn State..........20 10 9 1 1 64 72 32 Queen’s ..............28 17 7 4 93 67 38
5. Ken Appleby, Adi (NJ) ........... 29 2.24 .924 Fairbanks ...............60 49 8 3 251 116 101 Ohio State ..........20 8 8 4 1 79 77 29 Nipissing .............28 12 12 4 73 98 28
6. Jake Paterson, Tol (Det) ........ 30 2.21 .923 Janesville................60 35 18 7 181 150 77 Michigan State ..20 6 12 2 1 47 72 21 Concordia...........28 10 12 6 103 112 26
7. Martin Ouellette, Rea............. 31 2.10 .922 MN Wilderness ...60 34 18 8 183 161 76 Wisconsin ...........20 3 13 4 2 54 80 15 Laurentian ...........28 7 15 6 65 103 20
8. Anthony Peters, Fla ................ 46 2.20 .920 Coulee Region ....60 33 26 1 177 165 67 *Teams are awarded three points for a win and an RMC ....................28 4 21 3 62 155 11
*Teams receive one point for an overtime loss (OL).
9. Nic Riopel, RC/Nfk ................ 34 2.65 .920 Springfield.............60 29 25 6 155 164 64 additional point for a shootout win (SW).
10. Shane Owen, Indy/Elm ..........47 2.48 .919 Kenai River............60 4 51 5 109 292 13 PLAYOFF CHAMPION MICHIGAN WOLVERINES PLAYOFF CHAMPION U. QUEBEC-TROIS-RIVIERES
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listed alphabetically with their date of birth, last year’s team(s) and stats.
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Pittsburgh Calgary 9:00 pm Pittsburgh Ottawa 7:30 pm Ottawa Winnipeg 7:00 pm
Yann Danis 6/21/81 Albany (AHL) 47 28 12 5 2.22 .908
Colorado Arizona 10:00 pm New Jersey Toronto 7:30 pm Toronto Detroit 7:00 pm
Ray Emery 9/28/82 Mannheim (Ger) 7 2 5 0 2.86 .900
St. Louis Los Angeles 10:00 pm Carolina Montreal 7:30 pm Anaheim Edmonton 10:00 pm
Jhonas Enroth 6/25/88 Los Angeles 16 7 5 1 2.17 .922
Boston Vancouver 10:00 pm Arizona Florida 7:30 pm Sunday, Apr. 2 Michael Leighton 5/19/81 Rockford (AHL) 46 28 8 11 2.44 .918
Tuesday, Mar. 14 Vancouver St. Louis 8:00 pm Boston Chicago 12:30 pm Anders Lindback 5/3/88 Arizona 19 5 7 1 3.11 .894
Winnipeg New Jersey 7:00 pm Calgary Nashville 8:00 pm NY Islanders Buffalo 3:00 pm Joni Ortio 4/16/91 Calgary 22 7 9 5 2.76 .902
NY Islanders Carolina 7:00 pm Philadelphia Minnesota 8:00 pm Carolina Pittsburgh 5:00 pm Kevin Poulin 4/12/90 Stockton (AHL) 29 14 11 4 2.86 .909
Minnesota Washington 7:00 pm Dallas Chicago 8:30 pm Colorado Minnesota 6:00 pm Karri Ramo 7/1/86 Calgary 37 17 18 1 2.63 .909
Tampa Bay Ottawa 7:30 pm Edmonton Colorado 9:00 pm Dallas Tampa Bay 6:00 pm DEFENSEMEN 2015-16 GP G A PTS PIM
Winnipeg Los Angeles 10:30 pm Nashville St. Louis 6:00 pm Matt Bartkowski 6/4/88 Vancouver 80 6 12 18 50
Toronto Florida 7:30 pm
Washington Columbus 6:00 pm Dan Boyle 7/12/76 NY Rangers 74 10 14 24 30
Chicago Montreal 7:30 pm Friday, Mar. 24
San Jose Vancouver 7:00 pm Carlo Colaiacovo 1/27/83 Buffalo 36 1 4 5 10
Dallas Edmonton 9:00 pm NY Islanders Pittsburgh 7:00 pm
Philadelphia NY Rangers 7:30 pm Raphael Diaz 1/9/86 Hartford (AHL) 37 6 15 21 16
Buffalo San Jose 10:30 pm Tampa Bay Detroit 7:30 pm
Anaheim Calgary 9:30 pm Christian Ehrhoff 7/6/82 LA/Chi 48 2 10 12 34
Arizona Los Angeles 10:30 pm San Jose Dallas 8:30 pm
Arizona Los Angeles 10:30 pm Brandon Gormley 2/18/92 Colorado 26 0 1 1 8
Wednesday, Mar. 15 Winnipeg Anaheim 10:00 pm
Monday, Apr. 3 Nicklas Grossmann 1/22/85 Arizona 58 3 4 7 24
Pittsburgh Philadelphia 7:30 pm Saturday, Mar. 25 Toronto Buffalo 7:00 pm Eric Gryba 4/14/88 Edmonton 53 1 5 6 75
Boston Calgary 9:00 pm Philadelphia Columbus 2:00 pm Ottawa Detroit 7:00 pm Barret Jackman 3/5/81 Nashville 73 1 4 5 76
St. Louis Anaheim 10:00 pm Vancouver Minnesota 2:00 pm Montreal Florida 7:30 pm Michal Jordan 7/17/90 Carolina 36 1 0 1 12
Detroit Colorado 10:00 pm Arizona Washington 7:00 pm Tuesday, Apr. 4 Jakub Nakladal 12/30/87 Calgary 27 2 3 5 6
Thursday, Mar. 16 Chicago Florida 7:00 pm Philadelphia New Jersey 7:00 pm Nikita Nikitin 6/16/86 Bakersfield (AHL) 30 1 13 14 0
Nashville Washington 7:00 pm Calgary St. Louis 7:00 pm Columbus Pittsburgh 7:00 pm Adam Pardy 3/29/84 Wpg/Edm 23 0 4 4 14
Philadelphia New Jersey 7:00 pm Ottawa Montreal 7:00 pm Tampa Bay Boston 7:00 pm Kyle Quincey 8/12/85 Detroit 47 4 7 11 36
Winnipeg NY Islanders 7:00 pm Carolina New Jersey 7:00 pm Detroit Ottawa 7:30 pm Kris Russell 5/2/87 Cgy/Dal 62 4 15 19 10
Florida Columbus 7:00 pm Boston NY Islanders 7:00 pm Washington Toronto 7:30 pm Dennis Seidenberg 7/18/81 Boston 61 1 11 12 24
Minnesota Carolina 7:00 pm Toronto Buffalo 7:00 pm NY Islanders Nashville 8:00 pm Brad Stuart 11/6/79 Colorado 6 0 0 0 0
Chicago Ottawa 7:30 pm San Jose Nashville 8:00 pm Winnipeg St. Louis 8:00 pm Mike Weber 12/16/87 Buf/Wsh 45 1 4 5 60
Toronto Tampa Bay 7:30 pm Colorado Edmonton 10:00 pm Carolina Minnesota 8:00 pm James Wisniewski 2/21/84 Carolina 1 0 0 0 0
Boston Edmonton 9:00 pm NY Rangers Los Angeles 10:30 pm Arizona Dallas 8:30 pm Marek Zidlicky 2/3/77 NY Islanders 53 4 12 16 20
Detroit Arizona 10:00 pm Sunday, Mar. 26 Chicago Colorado 9:00 pm CENTERS 2015-16 GP G A PTS PIM
Dallas Vancouver 10:00 pm Philadelphia Pittsburgh 12:30 pm Calgary Anaheim 10:00 pm Matt Cullen 11/2/76 Pittsburgh 82 16 16 32 20
Buffalo Los Angeles 10:30 pm Vancouver San Jose 10:30 pm Paul Gaustad 2/3/82 Nashville 63 2 4 6 46
Dallas New Jersey 5:00 pm
Edmonton Los Angeles 10:30 pm Stephen Gionta 10/9/83 New Jersey 82 1 10 11 43
St. Louis San Jose 10:30 pm Minnesota Detroit 7:00 pm
Wednesday, Apr. 5 Scott Gomez 12/23/79 StL/Ott 34 1 8 9 6
Friday, Mar. 17 Vancouver Winnipeg 8:00 pm
Montreal Buffalo 7:30 pm Cody Hodgson 2/18/90 Nashville 39 3 5 8 6
New Jersey Pittsburgh 7:00 pm NY Rangers Anaheim 9:00 pm
NY Rangers Washington 8:00 pm Shawn Horcoff 9/17/78 Anaheim 59 6 9 15 34
Florida NY Rangers 7:00 pm Monday, Mar. 27 David Legwand 8/17/80 Buffalo 79 5 9 14 14
Dallas Calgary 9:00 pm Florida Buffalo 7:00 pm Thursday, Apr. 6
Dominic Moore 8/3/80 NY Rangers 80 6 9 15 32
Buffalo Anaheim 10:00 pm Nashville NY Islanders 7:00 pm Ottawa Boston 7:00 pm
Mike Richards 2/11/85 Washington 39 2 3 5 8
Chicago Tampa Bay 7:30 pm NY Islanders Carolina 7:00 pm
Saturday, Mar. 18 Nick Spaling 9/19/88 Tor/SJ 58 3 10 13 24
Winnipeg Columbus 7:00 pm
Colorado Detroit 1:00 pm Arizona St. Louis 8:00 pm Jarret Stoll 6/24/82 NYR/Min 80 4 5 9 36
Pittsburgh New Jersey 7:00 pm
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St. Louis Florida 7:30 pm
Washington Tampa Bay 7:00 pm Tuesday, Mar. 28 Rene Bourque 12/10/81 Columbus 49 3 5 8 38
Tampa Bay Toronto 7:30 pm
NY Rangers Minnesota 7:00 pm Ottawa Philadelphia 7:00 pm Gabriel Bourque 9/23/90 Nashville 22 1 3 4 18
Nashville Dallas 8:00 pm
Montreal Ottawa 7:00 pm Nashville Boston 7:00 pm Ryan Carter 8/3/83 Minnesota 60 7 5 12 48
Minnesota Colorado 9:00 pm
Chicago Toronto 7:00 pm Buffalo Columbus 7:00 pm Dan Cleary 12/18/78 Grand Rapids (AHL) 35 3 12 15 8
Vancouver Arizona 10:00 pm Patrik Elias 4/13/76 New Jersey 16 2 6 8 10
Nashville Carolina 7:00 pm Detroit Carolina 7:00 pm Chicago Anaheim 10:00 pm
St. Louis Arizona 9:00 pm Florida Toronto 7:30 pm Ruslan Fedotenko 1/18/79 Iowa (AHL) 16 0 4 4 8
Edmonton San Jose 10:30 pm Tomas Fleischmann 5/16/84 Mtl/Chi 76 14 11 25 32
Vancouver Edmonton 10:00 pm Dallas Montreal 7:30 pm Calgary Los Angeles 10:30 pm Sam Gagner 8/10/89 Philadelphia 53 8 8 16 25
Anaheim San Jose 10:30 pm Washington Minnesota 8:00 pm Friday, Apr. 7 Chris Higgins 6/2/83 Vancouver 33 3 1 4 4
Sunday, Mar. 19 Los Angeles Edmonton 9:00 pm Tampa Bay Montreal 7:30 pm Lauri Korpikoski 7/28/86 Edmonton 71 10 12 22 10
Florida Pittsburgh 1:00 pm Anaheim Vancouver 10:00 pm Saturday, Apr. 8 Travis Moen 4/6/82 Dallas 23 0 2 2 21
Columbus New Jersey 1:00 pm NY Rangers San Jose 10:30 pm Columbus Philadelphia 12:30 pm Eric Nystrom 2/14/83 Nashville 46 7 0 7 20
Minnesota Winnipeg 5:00 pm Wednesday, Mar. 29 NY Rangers Ottawa 12:30 pm Brandon Pirri 4/10/91 Fla/Ana 61 14 15 29 30
Carolina Philadelphia 7:00 pm Chicago Pittsburgh 8:00 pm Washington Boston 3:00 pm Chris Porter 5/29/84 Minnesota 61 4 3 7 6
Colorado Chicago 7:00 pm Los Angeles Calgary 9:00 pm NY Islanders New Jersey 6:00 pm Brandon Prust 3/16/84 Vancouver 35 1 6 7 59
Ottawa Montreal 7:30 pm Washington Colorado 10:00 pm Chicago Los Angeles 6:00 pm Tuomo Ruutu 2/16/83 New Jersey 33 0 1 1 8
Los Angeles Calgary 9:30 pm St. Louis Arizona 10:30 pm Buffalo Florida 7:00 pm Mike Santorelli 12/14/85 Anaheim 70 9 9 18 8
Monday, Mar. 20 Thursday, Mar. 30 St. Louis Carolina 7:00 pm John Scott 9/26/82 St. John’s (AHL) 27 2 2 4 85
Boston Toronto 7:30 pm Columbus Carolina 7:00 pm Montreal Detroit 7:00 pm Ben Smith 7/11/88 SJ/Tor 22 2 4 6 0
Buffalo Detroit 7:30 pm NY Islanders Philadelphia 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Toronto 7:00 pm Alex Tanguay 11/21/79 Col/Ari 70 8 27 35 32
Arizona Nashville 8:00 pm Dallas Boston 7:30 pm Nashville Winnipeg 7:00 pm Jiri Tlusty 3/16/88 New Jersey 30 2 2 4 6
San Jose Dallas 8:30 pm Detroit Tampa Bay 7:30 pm Colorado Dallas 8:00 pm R.J. Umberger 5/3/82 Philadelphia 39 2 9 11 15
Los Angeles Edmonton 9:00 pm Florida Montreal 7:30 pm Minnesota Arizona 9:00 pm Jesse Winchester 10/4/83 Colorado-injured - - - - -
Anaheim Winnipeg 8:00 pm Edmonton Vancouver 10:00 pm Dainius Zubrus 6/16/78 San Jose 50 3 4 7 20
Tuesday, Mar. 21
Calgary San Jose 10:00 pm RIGHT WINGERS 2015-16 GP G A PTS PIM
NY Rangers New Jersey 7:00 pm Toronto Nashville 8:00 pm
Sunday, Apr. 9 Steve Bernier 3/31/85 NY Islanders 24 1 5 6 9
Calgary Washington 7:00 pm Ottawa Minnesota 8:00 pm
Ottawa NY Islanders 5:00 pm Brad Boyes 4/17/82 Toronto 60 8 16 24 12
Pittsburgh Buffalo 7:00 pm San Jose Edmonton 9:00 pm
New Jersey Detroit 5:00 pm Mike Brown 6/24/85 SJ/Mtl 58 2 3 5 90
Ottawa Boston 7:00 pm Friday, Mar. 31 Steve Downie 4/3/87 Arizona 26 3 3 6 53
Buffalo Tampa Bay 5:00 pm
Detroit Montreal 7:30 pm Pittsburgh NY Rangers 7:00 pm Justin Fontaine 11/6/87 Minnesota 60 5 11 16 20
Colorado St. Louis 6:00 pm
Carolina Florida 7:30 pm New Jersey NY Islanders 7:30 pm Columbus Toronto 6:00 pm Matt Halischuk 6/1/88 Winnipeg 30 0 3 3 4
Arizona Tampa Bay 7:30 pm Columbus Chicago 8:30 pm Carolina Philadelphia 7:00 pm Jiri Hudler 1/4/84 Cgy/Fla 72 16 30 46 27
Philadelphia Winnipeg 8:00 pm St. Louis Colorado 9:00 pm Florida Washington 7:00 pm David Jones 8/10/84 Cgy/Min 75 11 7 18 10
San Jose Minnesota 8:30 pm San Jose Calgary 9:00 pm Pittsburgh NY Rangers 7:00 pm Tyler Kennedy 7/15/86 New Jersey 50 3 13 16 14
Vancouver Chicago 8:30 pm Washington Arizona 10:00 pm Los Angeles Anaheim 8:30 pm Jack Skille 5/19/87 Colorado 74 8 6 14 11
St. Louis Colorado 9:00 pm Los Angeles Vancouver 10:00 pm Vancouver Edmonton 9:00 pm Radim Vrbata 6/13/81 Vancouver 63 13 14 27 12
AN (EXTRA)ORDINARY
CENTURY
MORGAN
RIELLY
Love ’em or hate ’em, the Toronto Maple Leafs are celebrating 100 years
of NHL hockey excellence. Well, the first 50 years were pretty darned good
OVER THE PAST century the Toronto Maple Ǥǯ ǫ ǯ ing The Leafs have made a cottage indus
Leafs have done some seemingly impos most Toronto thing ever try out of either destroying or trading good
sible things They made a folk hero out of Tie LEAF LOVERS: ) hear a panel of hockey young players so if ) were Marner or Mat
Domi They managed to alienate one of their experts is going to name the top Leafs thews ) d be worried about my future
all time greatest players to the point he won t of all time Man that s going to be tough So LEAF LOVERS: But did you see these kids
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used money he won by betting on a long shot
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horse to purchase King Clancy the greatest Probably somewhere in the top playing against a bunch of kids who are in
defenseman the franchise has ever seen LEAF LOVERS: The Leafs haven t won a a development camp Just wait until these
ǯ Cup in years but they haven t been that guys go up against established N(L players
loved and hated Technically that s impos bad Those teams in and with Doug They ll get eaten alive
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and the revenues that come with it by giv ϐǤdz turn things around You wait and see
ing their fans less You may not have heard LEAF HATERS: The Leafs once again did
but the Leafs are celebrating years of what they ve done for years They overpaid
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much hockey excellence that their centennial
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT a guy for accomplishments he earned some
where else Babcock chased the money and
season will span months Because you can
only cram so much super duper awesome
AN ORGANIZATION the chance to have a school named after him
With that cash he could just buy one
ness into days
The centennial season comes at a time
THAT SEEMS TO GAIN LEAF LOVERS:Dz
Canada Centre is amazing The place is al
when things are looking more hopeful than
ever With Brendan Shanahan and Lou Lam
MORE ADULATION ways full and these people really know their
hockey Toronto has without a doubt the
oriello at the tiller Mike Babcock behind the
bench and an embarrassment of riches when
BY GIVING THEIR most loyal fans in the game
LEAF HATERS: They have to be the most
it comes to young players and prospects
there s the distinct feeling the Maple Leafs FANS LESS loyal fans to put up with the past years
ϐ Ǥ to get excited is when they play The Good
who live and die by this franchise whose LEAF HATERS: Sure keep reminding Old Hockey Game by Stompin Tom Connors
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of both So as The Center of the (ockey Uni Gretzky conspired to rob the Leafs of a Stan
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verse celebrates years of Leafdom we ley Cup years ago ) m going to throw up LEAF LOVERS: Dz
present observations on the Maple Leafs cel LEAF LOVERS: Wow you look at this kid ) think he can win a Norris someday
ebrations from both perspectives group of prospects and there s a lot to like LEAF HATERS: )f he ever does that will be
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LEAF LOVERS: ) can t wait to see what the Mitch Marner is just too good for junior and great Then the Leafs will only be six Norris
Leafs have in store for their th season )t s boy is he going to be a handful for N(L de Trophies behind Nicklas Lidstrom
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ers all that history those Stanley Cups games ) ll get in my season ticket group
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are they going to celebrate years without LEAF HATERS: Dz ǫ can have mine Just the other day ) left two
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