Johnstown Jets
Managers: DaveG and Tony D
Coach: Bill Dineen
Petr Nedved - Martin Straka - Darcy Tucker
Geoff Sanderson - Andrew Cassels - Jeff O'Neill
Christian Ruuttu - Mark Johnson - Eddie Wares
Dave Reid - Radek Bonk - Wayne Presley
Bryan Mullen, Aarne Honkavaara
Anders Eldebrink - Keith Brown
Tom Kurvers - Dana Murzyn
Hal Laycoe - Grant Ledyard
Shawn Chambers
Ilya Bryzgalov
Gilles Meloche
Power Play 1: Petr Nedved - Martin Straka - Mark Johnson - Tom Kurvers - Eddie Wares
Power Play 2: Geoff Sanderson - Andrew Cassels - Jeff O'Neill - Anders Eldebrink - Keith Brown
Penalty Kill 1: Dave Reid - Christian Ruuttu - Hal Laycoe - Grant Ledyard
Penalty Kill 2: Andrew Cassels - Wayne Presley - Anders Eldebrink - Keith Brown
-First line has all 3 components that one would want. Straka's your passer, Nedved your shooter, and Tucker is your corners, gritty guy. My concern is whether Tucker can keep up with 2 guys that are way more talented and quick than he is.
-Three modern NHL guys, all 3 good skaters, but only one top 10 in goals, assists, or points among them. O'Neill has a little bit of grittiness, but who's your corner, grit guy?
-Where has Ruuttu played LW? I see him consistently listed as a center. How good was he defensively? Good enough to be on the 3rd line and #1 PK unit? Johnson was supposedly good in both ends, but his +/- indicates otherwise. How good was Wares defensively? Considering he sometimes played defense, I'll assume he was good. I think this line may be able to pass as a shutdown line, but is not elite.
-This 4th line looks more like a shutdown line compared to the 3rd. Reid and Presley are both good defensively, but have just one season over 50 points between them. Bonk provides good two-way ability and a good faceoff guy. A good shutdown line, but won't provide all that much offensively.
-Eldebrink is a good offensive, quick, mobile defenseman. Brown is a good two-way guy, but I don't think either one of these guys is a #1 defenseman in this. For a first pairing, it's a little sub-par if you ask me.
-Kurvers serves the same function as Eldebrink on the first pairing, the puck moving, offensive defenseman. Murzyn brings some much needed physicality to your top 4, can handle things in his own end, and isn't inept in the offensive zone.
-Laycoe is a good, steady 3rd pairing guy. Ledyard is the same. Overall, your defense will be fine in the offensive zone, but lacks physicality that may come to hurt you in the defensive zone.
-Bryzgalov has had 2 very good years the past 2 years, but beyond that was decent as a backup/1b behind Giggy, but I don't think he's a starter in this. Meloche is a pretty good backup, and I'd give him a good amount of time.
-Bill Dineen is one of the better coaches in the draft.
-PP looks pretty good, nothing earth shattering. I might take Eldebrink off the PK altogether and put Murzyn in there, which would give you a front of the net, physical presence that your PK units lack. PK units are decent.
