This idea is completely stolen from the main boards as a disclaimer, there are a bunch of threads around for the other teams.
What does the Caps roster look like in your head in 5 years time?
Ground rules: No Free Agents or trades allowed, only players currently in the Caps system, leave blanks if you foresee a gap that needs to be addressed in the future.
My thoughts
Ovechkin - Backstrom - Wilson
Burakovsky - Kuznetsov - Vrana
BLANK - BLANK - Barber
O'Brien/BLANK - Latta - BLANK
Alzner - Carlson
BLANK - Bowey
Djoos/Carrick - Lewington
Holtby - Grubauer
I think that top 6 has serious potential to pan out as things stand, depending on how Vrana turns out, Barber has potential to take that 2nd line spot if he keeps developing as well as he is currently. Another possibility would be Vrana and Barber playing opposite wings on the third line with someone else taking RW on the 2nd.
The third line could be a bit ropey besides Barber, C and LW could just as easily end up being blanks.
I'd like to think Lewington could end up taking the role Orpik is currently playing, hard hitting defence first guy that we could use down the line.
Either way I see the Cap's future being pretty bright, a lot of potential in the system. What do you guys think? About my roster and what you think it would look like.
What does the Caps roster look like in your head in 5 years time?
Ground rules: No Free Agents or trades allowed, only players currently in the Caps system, leave blanks if you foresee a gap that needs to be addressed in the future.
My thoughts
Ovechkin - Backstrom - Wilson
Burakovsky - Kuznetsov - Vrana
BLANK - BLANK - Barber
O'Brien/BLANK - Latta - BLANK
Alzner - Carlson
BLANK - Bowey
Djoos/Carrick - Lewington
Holtby - Grubauer
I think that top 6 has serious potential to pan out as things stand, depending on how Vrana turns out, Barber has potential to take that 2nd line spot if he keeps developing as well as he is currently. Another possibility would be Vrana and Barber playing opposite wings on the third line with someone else taking RW on the 2nd.
The third line could be a bit ropey besides Barber, C and LW could just as easily end up being blanks.
I'd like to think Lewington could end up taking the role Orpik is currently playing, hard hitting defence first guy that we could use down the line.
Either way I see the Cap's future being pretty bright, a lot of potential in the system. What do you guys think? About my roster and what you think it would look like.
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