Jeff Svoboda wrote his project lines for the new season.
Projecting the Blue Jackets: An early look at the 2021-22 roster
Because the future roster is difficult enough (nobody know progress young players, drafts etc) I suggest to make a roster for the next season.
My roster counts with:
1. young players will progress
2. Laine will show his game and resigned a new contract
3. without injuries
4. still without Domi (I`m afraid)
5. we want to give a chance young players more
Nyquist--Roslovic--Bjorkstrand
Jack is bad in defense that`s why that would be better so that he plays with players with quite good defense and positional play. Besides, Gus and Bjork are skill and have very good hockey vision/IQ.
Robinson--Kuraly—Chinakhov/Foudy/Bemstrom
Very speed line with excelent forchecking and defense.
Laine—xxx—Voráček
Jenner--xxx—Bemstrom/Chinakhov/Foudy
I deliberately wrote these two lines last. Because of the center. Texier has good chemistry with Jenner but the line Domi—Texier—Bemstrom played very good (I`m afraid, Torts let to play it only three/fourth times). Stenlund is, if he has his day, very good in offense and could play with Laine and Voracek (when we would close both eyes). But his defense is tragical. Dunne can`t play higher than 3th line although his defense and positional play are very good. Kuraly and Jenner..no. I doubt Danforth is a player for the first NHL line. Tex would maybe be ideal but often he keep the puck longer. So, I won`t suprise if Foudy play center because Jarmo and JD count with Johnson/Sillinger in the future, so they won`t trade anybody. IMHO, of course.
Why Chinakhov? Because Brad Larsen was one of the most favourite Bov Hartley players. And Bob Hartley was Yegor Chinakhov coach in Avangard Omsk. So maybe he will have a lot informations about Yegor.
Werenski, Peeke
As I wrote I count with progress young players, plus Peeke is RH
Gavrikov, Boqvist
Adam doesn`t have too good defense so maybe at least one season with Vladislav would help him
Bean, Lehtonen
Again, Jake doesn`t good defense. I think Mikko is better than Kukan and showed he can be good in defense too.
Merzlikins
Korpisalo
Tarasov is young and IMHO he must acclimatize to play in NA.
Of course many players can suprise us and I will be only glad.
Projecting the Blue Jackets: An early look at the 2021-22 roster
Because the future roster is difficult enough (nobody know progress young players, drafts etc) I suggest to make a roster for the next season.
My roster counts with:
1. young players will progress
2. Laine will show his game and resigned a new contract
3. without injuries
4. still without Domi (I`m afraid)
5. we want to give a chance young players more
Nyquist--Roslovic--Bjorkstrand
Jack is bad in defense that`s why that would be better so that he plays with players with quite good defense and positional play. Besides, Gus and Bjork are skill and have very good hockey vision/IQ.
Robinson--Kuraly—Chinakhov/Foudy/Bemstrom
Very speed line with excelent forchecking and defense.
Laine—xxx—Voráček
Jenner--xxx—Bemstrom/Chinakhov/Foudy
I deliberately wrote these two lines last. Because of the center. Texier has good chemistry with Jenner but the line Domi—Texier—Bemstrom played very good (I`m afraid, Torts let to play it only three/fourth times). Stenlund is, if he has his day, very good in offense and could play with Laine and Voracek (when we would close both eyes). But his defense is tragical. Dunne can`t play higher than 3th line although his defense and positional play are very good. Kuraly and Jenner..no. I doubt Danforth is a player for the first NHL line. Tex would maybe be ideal but often he keep the puck longer. So, I won`t suprise if Foudy play center because Jarmo and JD count with Johnson/Sillinger in the future, so they won`t trade anybody. IMHO, of course.
Why Chinakhov? Because Brad Larsen was one of the most favourite Bov Hartley players. And Bob Hartley was Yegor Chinakhov coach in Avangard Omsk. So maybe he will have a lot informations about Yegor.
Werenski, Peeke
As I wrote I count with progress young players, plus Peeke is RH
Gavrikov, Boqvist
Adam doesn`t have too good defense so maybe at least one season with Vladislav would help him
Bean, Lehtonen
Again, Jake doesn`t good defense. I think Mikko is better than Kukan and showed he can be good in defense too.
Merzlikins
Korpisalo
Tarasov is young and IMHO he must acclimatize to play in NA.
Of course many players can suprise us and I will be only glad.