Cole-Modano-Blake
Tkachuk-Gomez-Gionta
York-Weight-Parrish
Knuble-Conroy-Guerin
ex. Rolston, Drury
Leopold-Leetch
Mara-Rafalski
Chelios-Schneider
ex: Miller, Liles
Dipietro
Miller
ex. Esche
First line are all great skaters, two of them with good size. Cole can drive hard to the net and Modano setting him up. Blake gives the line some nice 2way play, as well as contributing on the offensive side of things. Second line has Gomez passing to two snipers, one of whom he already has chemistry with. The third line is based largely on past chemistry, Weight and Parrish were excellent at the WC's during the lockout, and York has shown some good chemistry with Parrish for NYI. The fourth line is pretty crash and bang, but has plenty of scoring to go with it. It can change momentum in any number of ways. Rolston and Drury's versatility give them the extra slots. All four lines are good offensively and defensively and should be rolled out pretty evenly.
On defense, Leetch and Leopold are both very good 2way players that know what it takes to win and can skate well enough to keep up with just about anyone. On the third pairing, Chelios is still one of the best defensive defenseman in the league, and he and Schneider know each other's games pretty well. On the second, Mara provides good size to Rafalski's dimuitive stature. Rafalski has a wealth of international experience, which will help Mara's lack of it, and both move the puck extremely well. Miller and Liles get the extras, as they bring very different aspects and can fill in depending on need.
Goalies just listed in order of preference at this particular moment. Dipietro's play at the WC's IMO gets him the nod as starter, but all three will likely battle it out.
