Obviously it’s way too early in the season to put much stock in what anybody is doing yet but as the season progresses, things will become more clear. As it currently stands there is a lot of unanswered questions, a lot of guys in the mix for spots (a lot more than what I’m about to list) and it’ll all come down to how they play and who gets sent back, outside of the obvious locks, there’s a lot of jostling left to do. These are based solely on the invites to the Summer Camps, what I’ve seen of the players to date (not just this season) and how I think they’ll keep going. The lines that are listed aren’t really that important, it’s just more visually appealing then lists and to generate some discussion. For most of the guys, they can be moved around the lineup and there’d be no complaints.
So scenario 1, is how I could see it shaking down if none of the 8 NHL guys get returned:
Lafreniere- Glass- Suzuki
Frost- Veleno- Tippett
Foudy- Bowers- Mattheos
McLeod- Studnicka- Dellandrea
Morand
Smith- Dobson
Beaudin- Mitchell
Joseph- Brook
McIsaac
DiPietro
Villalta
Rodrigue
99- 15
00- 7
01- 1
Scenario 2, is how I could see it shaking down if the team was to get all 8 NHL backs (will not happen but may as well list it):
Comtois- Thomas- Vilardi
Lafreniere- Glass- Suzuki
Formenton- Anderson-Dolan- Tippett
Frost- Bowers- Rasmussen
Hayton
Smith- Dobson
Beaudin- Bouchard
Joseph- Mitchell
Brook
DiPietro
Villalta
Rodrigue
99- 18
00- 4
01- 1
Scenario 3, is my realistic guess just based on who I think will be returned and who will stick in the NHL:
Lafreniere- Glass- Vilardi
Frost- Anderson-Dolan- Suzuki
Rasmussen- Hayton- Tippett
Foudy- Bowers- Studnicka
Veleno
Smith- Dobson
Beaudin- Mitchell
Joseph- Brook
McIsaac
DiPietro
Villalta
Rodrigue
99- 15
00- 7
01- 1