What our NHL team will look like in 3 years

[EagleBelfour]

Just want to see what NHL teams will look like in 3 years (even if it's pretty tough to know because the teams still have 3 years of draft and trades! But it's just a fin exercice to do)
As a Habs fan, I got to say that I really like our prospect. I think they gonna be great! (I'm not an prospect expert so for you Montreal fans, you can do another canadiens team and we will compare!)
Hope we can see the 30 teams on this boards!

Zednik - Koivu - Kostsitsyn
Plekanec(from C to LW) Ribeiro - Perezhogin
Bulis- - Chipchura - Ryder
Higgins- - Begin - Ward

Markov - Komisarek
Souray - Hainsey
Yemelin (I like this guy) Bouillon

Theodore
Danis

Out: Brisebois, Bonk, Sundstrom, Rivet, Dagenais
In: Hope a 3rd liner for Chipchura -don't think he will be ready- (Maybe we will keep bonk)
A top D-Man

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[ChemiseBleuHonnete]

Not Even Close....

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Tanguay-Wolski-Hejduk
Konowalchuk-Richardson-Svatos
Parshin-Hahl-?
?-?-?

?-?
Vaananen-Liles
Sauer-?

Aebischer
Sauve
Budaj


Really.. NO IDEA.. There will be some ufa signs of course.

 

[HuskyFlames]

For the Flames, IMO.

Rhino - Langkow - Iginla
Nilson - Lombardi - Kobasew
Nystrom - Trubachev - Donovan
Nemo - Wiemer - Clark

Leopold - Regehr
Lydman - Phaneuf
Ference - Warrener
Montador (possible Ramholt somewhere in there)

Kipper
Krahn

 

[Debrincat93]

what ours should look like:

Zetterberg - Datsyuk - Grigorenko
Shanahan (old as hell maybe)UFA - Hudler - UFA
Maltby - Draper - UFA grinder (or maybe Oulahen)
Franzen - McGrath (i hope) - different prospect (new draftee or Filpulla converted)

Lidstrom (if around) - Kronwall
Fischer - UFA
Quincey - Woolley

Legace
Howard

 

[Peter Griffin]

What the Canucks might look like:

D.Sedin-H.Sedin-Bertuzzi
King-Morrison-UFA
Cooke-Chubarov-Kesler
Ruutu-Smith-Bouck

Allen-Niedermayer
Ohlund-Bieksa
Koltsov/Edler-UFA

Auld
UFA

Pretty much impossible to tell what a team will look like just 3 years from now, especially heading into an uncertain CBA.

 

[Hedberg]

Without UFA it doesn't look good in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury-Andy Chiodo
Brooks Orpik-Ryan Whitney
Rick Jacman-Dick Tarnstrom
Noah Welch-Paul Bissonette
Martin Strbak
Ryan Malone-Evgeni Malkin-Konstantin Koltsov
Rico Fata-Maxime Talbot-Matt Hussey
Erik Christensen-Ben Eaves-Stephen Dixon
Ramzi Abid-Shane Endicott-Ryan Stone
Colby Armstrong

 

[West19]

For the Flames, IMO.

Rhino - Langkow - Iginla
Nilson - Lombardi - Kobasew
Nystrom - Trubachev - Donovan
Nemo - Wiemer - Clark

Leopold - Regehr
Lydman - Phaneuf
Ference - Warrener
Montador (possible Ramholt somewhere in there)

Kipper
Krahn

not really a flames fan so when do you think Chucko will be in the lineup?

 

[badtakemachine]

With players right now...

Tanguay - Sakic - Hejduk
Parshin - Wolski - Svatos
Konowalchuk - Gratton - Hinote
Laaksonen - Hahl - Laperriere

Foote - Liles
Vaananen - Boughner
Sauer - Skrastins

Aebischer
Sauve

 

[HuskyFlames]

not really a flames fan so when do you think Chucko will be in the lineup?

Well he will finish his 4 years of college and that will eb the soonest he will try for the NHL team. IMO, he will make a presence on the team in 4-6 years.

 

[SmokeyClause]

Hartnell (26) - UFA pickup - Sullivan (34)
Erat (26) - Legwand (27) - Radulov (21)
Walker (34) - Shafigullin (23) - Upshall (24)
Pivko (28) - Fiddler (28) - Tootoo (25)

Timonen (33) - Hamhuis (25)
Suter (23) - Zidlicky (31)
Weber (22) - Klein(23)/Hutch(28)

Vokoun (32)
Finley (26)

I'm probably a little aggressive in the development of some prospects. Expecting Radulov to be a second liner is pushing it. Ditto with Shaf at the 3rd line center spot.

 

[Habruti!]

Just want to see what NHL teams will look like in 3 years (even if it's pretty tough to know because the teams still have 3 years of draft and trades! But it's just a fin exercice to do)
As a Habs fan, I got to say that I really like our prospect. I think they gonna be great! (I'm not an prospect expert so for you Montreal fans, you can do another canadiens team and we will compare!)
Hope we can see the 30 teams on this boards!

Zednik - Koivu - Kostsitsyn
Plekanec(from C to LW) Ribeiro - Perezhogin
Bulis- - Chipchura - Ryder
Higgins- - Begin - Ward

Markov - Komisarek
Souray - Hainsey
Yemelin (I like this guy) Bouillon

Theodore
Danis

Out: Brisebois, Bonk, Sundstrom, Rivet, Dagenais
In: Hope a 3rd liner for Chipchura -don't think he will be ready- (Maybe we will keep bonk)
A top D-Man

i think you should switch Plekanek and Higgins to have something more accurate...

I would see probably both Koronev and Archer being potential fit at the blue line

 

[kruezer]

For the Flames, IMO.

Rhino - Langkow - Iginla
Nilson - Lombardi - Kobasew
Nystrom - Trubachev - Donovan
Nemo - Wiemer - Clark

Leopold - Regehr
Lydman - Phaneuf
Ference - Warrener
Montador (possible Ramholt somewhere in there)

Kipper
Krahn

Not too shabby, you really seem confident in Trubachev though Patrick, I'm not so sure, I wonder if Yelle would still be around then, he'd be 34 or in three years right? I don't know.

 

[Kaizer]

Tanguay-Wolski-Hejduk
Konowalchuk-Richardson-Svatos
Parshin-Hahl-?
?-?-?

?-?
Vaananen-Liles
Sauer-?

Aebischer
Sauve
Budaj


Really.. NO IDEA.. There will be some ufa signs of course.

Do you think that Forsberg, Sakic, Blake, Foote, Gratton, Skrastins, Lapperier (sp?), Hinote will retire in 3 years ?

 

[Captain Conservative]

I won't do my favorite team, the Avs, because if I think about the future, I will cry. I'll do my hometown team, the Caps.



Ovechkin-FA Signing-Zubrus
Semin-Aulin-Fehr
Fleishmann-Halpern-Gordon
Pettinger-Sutherby-Laich


FA Signing-Eminger
Witt-Morrisonn
FA Signing-Green

Kolzig
Ouellet

Not too bad, and I believe at that time, we'll still have ~10 prospects from the current crop with a chance to be good NHL players. Players like Daigneault, Bourque, Klepis, Johansson, Schultz, Werner, Barthel, Guggisberg, Salonen and Yunkov will still be very young(21-24, the lot of them). If we get a top 5 pick in the next draft, we could nab another franchise player to go along with Ovechkin. I believe Crosby, Johnson, Pouliot, Ryan and Brule all have the potential to be that player. Couple that with a potential crap finish this year, and we could have a potential power-house 5 or 6 years down the road. GMGM's plan to unload own high-priced talent could work out very well if we sign the right players to support and mentor our young potential. Obviously, theres a lot to look forward to for caps fans, and especially the prospect junkies that visit HF.

 

[nomorekids]

I'll play.

Hartnell Crosby Radulov
Erat Legwand Upshall
Shishkanov Shafigulin Hall
Pivko Smith Tootoo

Suter - Hamhuis
Weber - Timonen
Zidlicky - Eaton

Vokoun
Lassila

 

[Jeff Goldblum]

Pens

Malone-Malkin-Morozov
Koltsov-Kraft-Salmonsson
Beech-Stone-Armstrong
Talbot-Endicott-Murley
Carcillio/Christensen

Whitney-Welch
Orpik-Tarnstrom
Jackman-Scuderi
Bissonette/Koci

Fleury-Caron/Chiodo/Duba/FA

 

[Captain Conservative]

Pens

Malone-Malkin-Morozov
Koltsov-Kraft-Salmonsson
Beech-Stone-Armstrong
Talbot-Endicott-Murley
Carcillio/Christensen

Whitney-Welch
Orpik-Tarnstrom
Jackman-Scuderi
Bissonette/Koci

Fleury-Caron/Chiodo/Duba/FA

You don't think the Pens will make any big FA signings?

 

[MN_Gopher]

O' Sullivan- Gaborik- Roloston
Koivu- PM. Bouchard- Voloshanko
Wallin- Wanvig- Veillieux
Cochrane- Irmen- Foy
Burns- Mitchel
Kuba- Henry
Thelen- Schultz
Roloson and Harding

The wild will not spent much on FA's. We will probally be around the salary cap floor. We will sign our top own players to keep that unity, but to go out and get a big name i do not see it.

 

[EroCaps]

I won't do my favorite team, the Avs, because if I think about the future, I will cry. I'll do my hometown team, the Caps.



Ovechkin-FA Signing-Zubrus
Semin-Aulin-Fehr
Fleishmann-Halpern-Gordon
Pettinger-Sutherby-Laich


FA Signing-Eminger
Witt-Morrisonn
FA Signing-Green

Kolzig
Ouellet

Not too bad, and I believe at that time, we'll still have ~10 prospects from the current crop with a chance to be good NHL players. Players like Daigneault, Bourque, Klepis, Johansson, Schultz, Werner, Barthel, Guggisberg, Salonen and Yunkov will still be very young(21-24, the lot of them). If we get a top 5 pick in the next draft, we could nab another franchise player to go along with Ovechkin. I believe Crosby, Johnson, Pouliot, Ryan and Brule all have the potential to be that player. Couple that with a potential crap finish this year, and we could have a potential power-house 5 or 6 years down the road. GMGM's plan to unload own high-priced talent could work out very well if we sign the right players to support and mentor our young potential. Obviously, theres a lot to look forward to for caps fans, and especially the prospect junkies that visit HF.

Kolzig and Witt around in 3 years?

 

[HipCzech]

Sharks

Sturm - Marleau - Bernier
Michalek - McCauley - Cheechoo
Korolyuk - Goc - Kaspar
Clowe - Cavanagh - Morris

Hannan - Stuart
Ehrhoff - McLaren
Carle - Murray

Toskala
Ehelechner

 

[thestonedkoala]

O' Sullivan- Gaborik- Roloston
Koivu- PM. Bouchard- Voloshanko
Wallin- Wanvig- Veillieux
Cochrane- Irmen- Foy
Schultz- Mitchel
Kuba- Henry
Thelen- Zyuzin

Roloson and Harding

My take:

PM Bouchard- O'Sullivan - Gaborik
Dupuis- Wallin - Irmen
Veilleux - Koivu - Foy
Boogaard - Courchaine- UFA
Extra: Voloshenko, Draftee

Schultz - Mitchell
Thelen - Burns
Stoner- Michalek
Reitz

Harding
UFA

Notes:
1st Line: This will be a good defensive line but more importantly they have speed and skill and could see good points.

2nd line: I like this line, it's a mini-first line with a solid PFer but not elite in Irmen, a solid center and a good left winger. They won't get a lot of points but still enough to warrant a second line.

3rd line: Grind line, Koivu and Veilleux are going to be awesome as a shut down line. Foy is big and I don't see him scoring a lot of points. He should use his body more for shutting down other opponents. I could see him and Bouchard though pairing up and making a damn good combination.

4th line: Boogaard will be ready by then. Big guy and still developing. Johnson will probably be in the twighlight of his career. Courchaine won't see a lot of time if any. We'll see a few FAs but Minnesota is STOCKED in some good players.

Extra: I think Voloshenko will fit into the NHL in about 2-3 years. He'll spend some time next year in the RSL and then probably come over after that.

Defense: I don't like slotting Schultz in at number 1 but Burns and Thelen are still developing. Mitchell is probably our best defenseman if he continues to develop his game. Zyuzin is too streaky and Kuba is an okay but effective marshmellow but I could see him being traded for Stoner and Michalek (another okay but effective marshmellow of a defenseman). Reitz makes a strong complimentary defenseman.

This team I think will be sick.

 

[Captain Conservative]

Kolzig and Witt around in 3 years?

Why not?

 

[mattihp]

what ours should look like:

Zetterberg - Datsyuk - Grigorenko
Shanahan (old as hell maybe)UFA - Hudler - UFA
Maltby - Draper - UFA grinder (or maybe Oulahen)
Franzen - McGrath (i hope) - different prospect (new draftee or Filpulla converted)

Lidstrom (if around) - Kronwall
Fischer - UFA
Quincey - Woolley

Legace
Howard

No chance for Valtonen to be ready for a grinder role?

 

[EroCaps]

Why not?

Last I heard Witt was 50.50 on returning this year and Olie was almost a lock to be moved. Ouellet has been waiting and Kolzig is aging quickly.