Except no team has all 9 spots in their top 9 filled perfectly. Here is a projected top 9 for the Stanley Cup Champs:
Lehkonen - MacKinnon - Rantanen
Nichushkin - Newhook - Rodriguez
Meyers - Compher - O'Connor
Lehkonen is 27 and has never had a 20 goal season. His best season ever was 19-19-38 last year in 74 games. Compare that to Toffoli
Newhook is a 21 YO with 76 career games and 13 career goals. Good young player, but risk for a 2C
Meyers has 5 career games, Compher is a 30 pt guy, and O'Connor's career high is 24 pts. So their 3rd line had 57 pts last year COMBINED. Backlund, Coleman and Lewis had 88.
No team is without holes. And every team has Toffoli and or Dube type players in their top 6. The Flames' top 9 depth is as good as any in the league. Though it won't be a surprise if Treliving adds to it.
Rodriguez is 29 and last year he hit 10 goals for the first time in his career (19). Compare him to Dube.
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