In reality the dcore will be a mix of Scorp and Transplants lists. Shouldn’t be all the older guys Transplant has listed, and no way they take a dcore as young as Scorp predicts.
You have the old guard: Pietrangelo, Weber, Doughty
The guys that should be in their prime: Ekblad, Parayko, Hamilton, Reilly, Nurse, Toews, Morrissey, Weegar, Theodore, Chabot, Makar, Chychrun, Pelech, Pulock, Girard, Ellis
Then you have to consider in 2010 they had considered guys who have played together as a pair too. Personally I think Weber and Doughty shouldn’t be on the team. Both are past their best before date and the defensive options are too good to bring them on reputation.
Personally i could see these guys as locks:
Theodore - Pietrangelo
Rielly - Hamilton
Makar
Even then I’m not fully sold on Rielly and Hamilton as locks since they might be seen as too one dimensional. And honestly the last three spots could be anyone:
- Toews is a known commodity with Makar, or maybe the other big name from Colorado in Girard
- Ekblad-Weegar or Pelech-Pulock are both pairs that could make the team on their own performance and have the edge of having chemistry as a pair
- Parayko might have an edge in more of a defensive role
- Chabot, Chychrun could be involved based on their performance
- Personally I don’t see Morrissey or Nurse as truly options but you never know
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