2013-2014 Line Combos (If There is Even a Season)

[Multimoodia]

We all have Berglund penciled in as the second-line center. How many of us question that he's shown enough to-date to be considered as such, especially for a top team?

I find his skating a little slow and, but for a brilliant start to his rookie year and a great first round of last year's playoffs, his offensive numbers lacking.

Of course he is not nearly good enough to be a good second line center...but then neither is Backes good enough to be a true first line center.
Ideally the Blues would sign a #1 center and push both players to the lines they should be on.
Not going to happen of course, but it would be nice.

 

[stlweir]

Berglund had 19 goals last year without a single PP goal. He upped his physical play last season. Definitely a solid 2 nd line center who should only get better.

 

[Lord Helix]

That's a crazy stat. What had he averaged on the power play in the past? Also, did his PP assists suffer as well?

 

[Lifetimebluesfan]

1) Langenbrunner and Nichol Retire
McDonald and D'Agostini allowed to walk as a UFA's

2) Pietrangelo(6.5 mil) and Shattenkirk(5 mil) get LTD's.
Russell, Cole, Berglund and Stewart get short term "prove it" deals(1-2 years) at close to the same rate they have right now.

3) Sign Antropov to a 2 year, 2.75 mil per deal.
Sign Malhotra to a 1 year, 800K deal
Sign Ron Hainsey to a 3 year, 3.25 mil deal

Schwartz Backes Oshie
Perron Berglund Stewart
Steen Antropov Tarasenko
Sobotka Malhotra Reaves
Peluso Porter
(29)

Hainsey Pietrangelo
Jackman Shattenkirk
Russell Polak
Cole
(23)

Halak/Elliott
(5.55)

Team Salary- 59 mil

Wouldn't mind seeing a team like this actually, not sure how anteopov is defensively, but I'm sure he'd be a solid 3LC like arnott. I think Langs could come back for the same deal. Let dags walk maybe or trade him for a draft pick. Sign Whitney two years 6 million. Sign all RFAs to similar deals that they had for one year. Petro and Shatty get small raises on one year deals. The rest RFAs get prove yourself deals..

 

[Celtic Note]

Just a thought out of boredom...

2012 Salary ($46.6)
2013 Salary ($57.95M)

FORWARDS (31.55)
Perron(3.5) - Backes(4.75) - Oshie (4)
Steen(3.6) - Weiss(5) - Tarasenko (.9)
Schwartz(.9) - Berglund(2.5) - Stewart(3)
Sobotka(1.4) - Malholtra (1.4) - Reaves(.6)

DEFENSE (20)
Cole(.9) - Petro ($6.75)
Jackman(3.25) - Shattenkirk ($4.5)
Rusell(1.5) - Polak (3.1)

GOALIES (6.4)
Halak (4.5)
Elliot(1.9)


*salary in ()

 

[Lord Helix]

Absolutely! I've been secretly wanting Weiss as well.

Weiss could wear 18 or 19, but if he takes 9, Sobotka goes to 60, while Schwartz honors his sister by taking 17.