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John Flyers Fan said:For the Flyers:
Niittymanki is guaranteed a spot.
Jeff Carter is next to a lock.
Mike Richards will also likely be a Flyer next year, and if not him possibly R.J. Umberger.
As of today the Flyers expect Primeau, Handzus, Carter and Richards to be their four centers next year, with Roenick moving to the wing.
I think all four of them will be on the roster. I know it's rookie heavy, but with Recchi gone, Leclair and Amonte more than like being bought out, and Kapannen possibly retiring, there's more than enough room on this Flyers team for those four guys. Personally, I would love to see an all rookie line of Umberger, Carter and Richards, but I doubt Hitch would do something that brave.
However, I could see a line up of something like this:
Gagne - Carter - Roenick
Radivojevic - Zeus - Umberger
Richards - Primeau - Knuble
Somik - Sharp - Eager/Stevenson.
And that means we can leave that idiot Brash off the ice or you can always swap Somik with Brash, but Hitch really likes Somik. Now, if he only had the hands to match the rest of his play, Somik would be a dynamite two way forward.