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Enoch Root · 08-06-2015, 04:49 PM

I'm just looking at some of the potential players for the under23 team - they are going to get murdered.

There are 5 locks on defense, IMO:

Ekblad - Hamilton
Trouba - Jones
Reilly

and there are a few locks on forward (yes, including Gaudreau). Almost all of the good young forwards are Cs - getting some RWs is going to be a challenge. Here are a couple thoughts I had (including a young Cdn line and a young US line):

MacKinnon - McDavid - Bennett (for fun - I don't think he'll be on the team)
Gaudreau - Eichel - Galchenyuk (US line)
Huberdeau - Couturier - ??? (checking line)

and then there are a bunch more guys that maybe fit somewhere:

RNH, Monahan, Pearson, Strome, Horvat, Lazar, Drouin, Jenner, Domi?...

It could get ugly.

08-06-2015, 04:49 PM	#16
Enoch Root Franchise Player Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	I'm just looking at some of the potential players for the under23 team - they are going to get murdered. There are 5 locks on defense, IMO: Ekblad - Hamilton Trouba - Jones Reilly and there are a few locks on forward (yes, including Gaudreau). Almost all of the good young forwards are Cs - getting some RWs is going to be a challenge. Here are a couple thoughts I had (including a young Cdn line and a young US line): MacKinnon - McDavid - Bennett (for fun - I don't think he'll be on the team) Gaudreau - Eichel - Galchenyuk (US line) Huberdeau - Couturier - ??? (checking line) and then there are a bunch more guys that maybe fit somewhere: RNH, Monahan, Pearson, Strome, Horvat, Lazar, Drouin, Jenner, Domi?... It could get ugly.