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MJK · 05-24-2021, 07:25 AM

Landeskog - Bergeron - Panarin
Tkachuk - Stamkos - Kucherov
Kreider - McCann - ???
Lucic - ??? - Gusev

We currently have a deeper top 6 than the start of last season. But could it be another case of too many top rated players? No idea what Kucherov will be rated so he may play anywhere from first line to 4th line. The good part is if he rates low we can lock him up 3 years on a cheap value contract. We still believe Bergeron and Stamkos can be a great 1-2 punch down the middle. We love the grit and physical play of Tkachuk and Landeskog. Toss in Panarin who has struggled to produce in the sim who knows what he will do but hoping if we partner him with Bergeron he can get it going. I think we will bring back Kreider depending on his re-rate.

Letang - Ekblad
Dillon - Krug
Kulak - Poolman

Not the best D right now, will need to add more DF guys and that is a priority of ours. Letang deserves to be signed, he is still one of the best D in the NHL putting up nice numbers. He is also a good D for us and plays top pair. Ekblad will play somewhere in our top 4 but we will be looking for a big DF minded guy.

MAF or Lehner
Vanecek

We can't afford to keep all our goalies so we will go with either MAF or Lehner. We are happy with Lehner on a good contract so are leaning on keeping him and will only sign and trade MAF if someone comes forward with a good enough offer for us to use close to 10mill in cap space. That is a big ask so he will likely hit the open market. Vanecek had a good NHL season which is not ideal because he may get a big raise as a RFA.

05-24-2021, 07:25 AM	#271
MJK Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: N/A Exp:	Landeskog - Bergeron - Panarin Tkachuk - Stamkos - Kucherov Kreider - McCann - ??? Lucic - ??? - Gusev We currently have a deeper top 6 than the start of last season. But could it be another case of too many top rated players? No idea what Kucherov will be rated so he may play anywhere from first line to 4th line. The good part is if he rates low we can lock him up 3 years on a cheap value contract. We still believe Bergeron and Stamkos can be a great 1-2 punch down the middle. We love the grit and physical play of Tkachuk and Landeskog. Toss in Panarin who has struggled to produce in the sim who knows what he will do but hoping if we partner him with Bergeron he can get it going. I think we will bring back Kreider depending on his re-rate. Letang - Ekblad Dillon - Krug Kulak - Poolman Not the best D right now, will need to add more DF guys and that is a priority of ours. Letang deserves to be signed, he is still one of the best D in the NHL putting up nice numbers. He is also a good D for us and plays top pair. Ekblad will play somewhere in our top 4 but we will be looking for a big DF minded guy. MAF or Lehner Vanecek We can't afford to keep all our goalies so we will go with either MAF or Lehner. We are happy with Lehner on a good contract so are leaning on keeping him and will only sign and trade MAF if someone comes forward with a good enough offer for us to use close to 10mill in cap space. That is a big ask so he will likely hit the open market. Vanecek had a good NHL season which is not ideal because he may get a big raise as a RFA.