[TheScorpion]

Scoring line 1:

LW Zach Parise (79 SC / 68 DF / 72 OV)
C Joe Pavelski (70 SC / 77 DF / 71 OV)
RW Kevin Labanc (69 SC / 56 DF / 67 OV)

Definitely an older line... but it's got a lot of scoring talent on it.

Scoring line 2:

LW James Neal (78 SC / 59 DF / 70 OV)
C Jeff Carter (75 SC / 69 DF / 69 OV)
RW Drake Caggiula (71 SC / 69 DF / 65 OV)

Caggiula adds some speed to this line. Neal should score 25-30. Not a lot of defensive deployments for these guys.

Utility line:

LW Lars Eller (72 SC / 84 DF / 72 OV)
C Adam Gaudette (69 SC / 58 DF / 67 OV)
RW Josh Archibald (90 CK / 68 SC / 84 DF / 66 OV)


Eller can pull the defensive weight on this line while also being a formidable scoring threat. Gaudette and Archibald are two young guys with tons of speed and upside.

Checking line:

LW Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (63 SC / 89 DF / 67 OV)
C Nic Dowd (63 SC / 89 DF / 67 OV)
RW Cal Clutterbuck (97 CK / 59 SC / 89 DF / 65 OV)

This line will probably allow a goal once a month. They're all solid as can be.

Extra forwards:

LW Matt Martin (99 CK / 60 SC / 58 DF / 61 OV)
C Riley Sheahan (62 SC / 80 DF / 65 OV)

Defense pair 1:

LD Ryan McDonagh (54 SC / 90 DF / 70 OV)
RD Tyler Myers (65 SC / 79 DF / 71 OV)

This is a bona-fide top pairing. McDonagh is highly-paid but he has the highest DF rating in the entire CPHL. Myers is a double threat.

Defense pair 2:

LD Marcus Pettersson (55 SC / 74 DF / 68 OV)
RD Anton Stralman (62 SC / 82 DF / 69 OV)

Pettersson is a young guy on the rise. He reminds me of Rasmus Andersson in a lot of ways. Stralman is still a top minute-munching #3/4 guy even in his mid-30s.

Defense pair 3:

LD Nick Leddy (59 SC / 66 DF / 69 OV)
RD Troy Stecher (62 SC / 68 DF / 66 OV)

Leddy is a good minute-muncher. Stecher is a nice young dman with upside.

Goalies:

Robin Lehner (85 OV)
Pavel Francouz (82 OV)

Really like this tandem. Hope I can afford Francouz.

In summation: please trade me a defenseman for one of my extra forwards! Hope you enjoyed the read. We're gonna be good!(?)