I wonder what does the lineup look like for next season? I know is impossible to predict with trades and stuff but whats an educated guess?
Since i'm at worked bored i'll indulge you..
Line 1: Raffl*-Giroux-Voracek
Line 2: Gagner/LW via trade**-Couturier-Simmonds
Line 3: Read-Laughton-Konecny***
Line 4: Porter/VandeVelde/Leier-Bellemare-White
*Raffl is a UFA at the end of the season. I expect him to be extended before then.
**B.Schenn is absent because I expect him to get traded next summer as an RFA. Who we acquire could be a factor in the lineup, possible in Sam Gagners place who could walk as a UFA if we acquire a LW for Schenn.
***Konecny is too good for the AHL and will make the team out of training camp next season.
4th lines are always a crap shoot.
Defense 1A: Del Zotto-Medvedev*
Defense 1B: Morin**-Streit
Defense 3: MacDonald-Gostisbehere***
*Extended for 2 years.
**Makes team out of camp
***Makes team halfway through upcoming season
Schultz traded at this upcoming deadline. His cap hit will be a lot easier to move and Streit may have more value sticking around for his last year to usher in the youth than what we might get in draft picks. However, if a team offers a 1st he is gone and Ghost moves up to pair 2 and Gudas is back in the lineup.