I thought this could be a fun waste of time.
Envision in a hypothetical offseason with Ron Francis at the helm. Let’s say it’s the standard fare in that he makes a few changes, but leaves the bulk of the roster intact. It’s likely that the rookies would be coming in and the veteran UFAs would be going out if he’s in charge; that’s a testament to their quality as prospects. Also, let’s assume he sticks with his guy behind the bench.
Team Francis
Aho – Staal – Teravainen
Skinner – Lindholm – Williams
McGinn – Necas – Svechnikov
Zykov – Rask – Di Giuseppe
Slavin – Pesce
Fleury – Faulk
Hanifin – van Riemsdyk
Ward/Darling
HC: Bill Peters
...
Now, consider the result of the offseason:
Team Waddell
Aho – Staal – Teravainen
McGinn – Rask – Williams
Ferland – Necas – Svechnikov
Zykov – Martinook – Di Giuseppe
Slavin – Pesce
de Haan – Hamilton
Fleury/van Riemsdyk – Faulk
Darling/Mrazek
HC: Rod Brind’Amour
...
Any predictions about player performance and systems are yours to make. Which team wins in a 7 game series?
* The lines are representative of how I envision what a lineup with just a couple changes would look like and what the lineup with all the changes looks like. Re-arrange as you wish.
Envision in a hypothetical offseason with Ron Francis at the helm. Let’s say it’s the standard fare in that he makes a few changes, but leaves the bulk of the roster intact. It’s likely that the rookies would be coming in and the veteran UFAs would be going out if he’s in charge; that’s a testament to their quality as prospects. Also, let’s assume he sticks with his guy behind the bench.
Team Francis
Aho – Staal – Teravainen
Skinner – Lindholm – Williams
McGinn – Necas – Svechnikov
Zykov – Rask – Di Giuseppe
Slavin – Pesce
Fleury – Faulk
Hanifin – van Riemsdyk
Ward/Darling
HC: Bill Peters
...
Now, consider the result of the offseason:
Team Waddell
Aho – Staal – Teravainen
McGinn – Rask – Williams
Ferland – Necas – Svechnikov
Zykov – Martinook – Di Giuseppe
Slavin – Pesce
de Haan – Hamilton
Fleury/van Riemsdyk – Faulk
Darling/Mrazek
HC: Rod Brind’Amour
...
Any predictions about player performance and systems are yours to make. Which team wins in a 7 game series?
* The lines are representative of how I envision what a lineup with just a couple changes would look like and what the lineup with all the changes looks like. Re-arrange as you wish.
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