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Originally Posted by Bingo
#1 - Turek (Riggin)
#2 - MacInnis (Commodore)
#3 - Phaneuf (Musil)
#4 - McCrimmon (Bouwmeester)
#5 - Giordano (Albelin)
#6 - Housley (Sarich)
#7 - Mullen (Brodie)
#8 - Risebrough (Bure)
#9 - McDonald (no vote)
#10 - Roberts (McGrattan)
#11 - Backlund (Yelle)
#12 - Iginla (Loob)
#13 - Gaudreau (Titov/Cammalleri)
#14 - Fleury (Nilsson)
#15 - McCarthy (Simon)
#16 - Chouinard (Stillman)
#17 - Hrdina (Bourque)
#18 - Stajan (Lombardi)
#19 - Tkachuk (Hunter)
#20 - Suter (Huselius)
#21 - Ference (Jokinen)
#22 - Conroy (Langkow)
#23 - Monahan (Reinhart)
#24 - Peplinski (Hudler)
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A no-brainer vote today, taking stock of what these teams look like
The premise that the first team, of course, should essentially expect to win the cup every year (playing against 'regular' teams, not other teams best number player (a separate interesting debate). Are they there yet? no not really. The wings are (and almost finished) and the d is also great (although I don't love the 3rd pair- yet). goalies we know what is coming. Centers get a facelift starting tomorrow
2nd team the question was playoff team? president trophy team? cup contender? cup winner? I still don't know how that team will shake out. I like the Swede line up top if Juice and the Magic Man come to play- eventually I like a 2nd line anchored by Langkow with some 2 way wingers to play against other top lines (not there yet) then secondary scoring from the 3rd line and Yelle and Hunter anchoring a grind line- D I have hopes for eventually. goalies we will see
FIRST TEAM
Roberts Conroy Iginla
Gaudreau Monahan Mullen
Tkachuk Backlund Fleury
Pepper Chouinard Lanny
(Hrdina, Stajan, Riser, McCarthy)
Chopper Gio
Suter Sarge
Housley Phaneuf
(Ference)
Turek
-wingers getting close
SECOND TEAM
Huselius Nilsson Loob
C/T Langkow Bourque
Stillman Jokinen Hudler
Lombardi Yelle Hunter
(Bure, Bigern, Simon)
Reinhart Brodie
Bouw Musil
Albelin Sarich
(Commodore)
Riggin
-Finally Bure to the pressbox !