Laine gone. Silly extended. Who is the here?

Forward Line One

LW - Johnny Gaudreau

Lock

C - Sean Monahan

Lock for Johnny

RW - Kiril Marchenko

This is if he is still here. Could see him and Jenner flipped.

Forward Line Two

LW - Boone Jenner

The captain. Could be flipped to center or wing on any line. Special player.

C - Adam Fantilli

Him setting up KJ or being protected by Jenner will help him this season.

RW - Kent Johnson

Michigan magic with Fantilli would be magical.

Forward Line Three

LW - Yegor Chinakov

Great year with Voronkov and got the extension.

C - Cole Sillinger

Deal is done. Laine gone. Moving up.

RW - Dmitry Voronkov

Calder season votes but has more in the tank

Forward Line Four

LW - Justin Danforth

The veteran depth cheap scorer


C - Sean Kuraly

Pin to the fourth line and don’t take him out. Great at faceoffs and penalty kill.

RW - Mathieu Olivier

The enforcer

Defensive Pair One

LD - Zach Werenski

Easy ace. Best defender in franchise history

RD - Damon Severson

The supporting cast. Still needs to prove himself on the contract Kekalainen gave him.

Defensive Pair Two

LD - Ivan Provorov

Could be moved at the deadline, a solid Top 4 defender

RD - David Jiricek

He needs every minute owed back to him after the past season or so being thrown back and forth. Keep. Him. Here.

Defensive Pair Three

LD - Jordan Harris

The new guy. Thanks Laine. $1.4M hit this season only. Will have to compete for his slot. Most threat.

RD - Erik Gudbranson

The Pitt reunion of Johnson and Gudbranson in Columbus is comical. May just be a trail run before he protects the kids.

Goaltenders

Starter - Elvis Merzlikins

Stuck and has to play out

Backup - Daniil Tarasov

Needs to be the starter. He’s at the age to prove it. Needs all the minutes.

Spares

C Dylan Gambrell

The spare depth from Toronto last season comes in as the spare here in Columbus.


D Jack Johnson

The veteran has been bumped due to the Laine deal. Extra defensive depth is never a bad thing.

G Jet Greaves

First goalie call up.

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