Review: The only thing better than one Koivu is two. Kyle Brodziak - Patrice Cormier - Nino Niederreiter Tyler Seguin - Lauri Korpikoski - Eric Fehr The Devils look like they're headed back to the playoffs with this team.Īndrei Kostitsyn - Saku Koivu - Chad LaRose There's plenty of experience in the team's top - four defensemen, and lots of depth among their centers. Review: Brodeur stays in New Jersey, and he's got a new top line of three Swedes playing in front of him. Jody Shelley - Mike Zigomanis - Kyle Clifford Maxime Talbot - Nik Antropov - Adam Burish Jeremy Morin - Paul Stastny - Michael Ryder Tomas Holmstrom - Nicklas Backstrom - Mikael Samuelsson Nash was one of the few players who didn't have to sell his home and uproot his life with two months' notice. Now that he's out of the shadow of Tim Thomas, he'll get his chance to be a No.
Review: Neither of the Jackets' goaltenders have been full - time starters in the League, but there are plenty of GMs who covet Rask. James Sheppard - Samuel Pahlsson - Zach Boychuk Jason Chimera - Kyle Turris - Nick Palmieri Steve Sullivan - Andy McDonald - Kyle Okposo Rick Nash - Jonathan Toews - Nathan Horton Crawford was a goal away from getting out of the first round last season and could be the backstop for a Winnipeg team with Cup aspirations.Ĭolumbus Blue Jackets (GM: Deven Persaud) They're deep on the back end and have two legitimate scoring lines.
Review: In their first year back in the League, the Jets have a championship-caliber squad. Ville Leino - Brandon Dubinsky - Todd Bertuzziīryan Bickell - Peter Mueller - Mattias Tedenbyĭaniel Carcillo - Scott Nichol - Jannik Hansen
Ryane Clowe - Pavel Datsyuk - Nikolai Kulemin If the Senators can find some secondary scoring, they could be a threat in the Northeast Division. His six defensemen are solid from top to the bottom, and the top line is a genuine scoring threat. Review: Marrone built around his goaltender, and he built well. Scratches: Stephane Da Costa, Brad Richardson, Oscar Moller Max Pacioretty - Gregory Campbell - Radek Dvorakĭaniel Winnik - Darroll Powe - Colton Orr James Neal - Shawn Horcoff - Ales Kotalik James van Riemsdyk - Patrick Marleau - Cal Clutterbuck
With a Stanley Cup champion goaltender in Niemi, the Islanders have a chance to crack the playoffs for the first time in years. Eberle and Landeskog are first-line talent playing on the third line, and Subban on the second D pairing is a nice luxury for the team.
Review: There's nothing about this team that jumps out, but there's a lot of young potential on the roster. Gabriel Landeskog - Manny Malhotra - Jordan Eberle Jason Blake - Dainius Zubrus - Jason Pominville Milan Michalek - Evgeni Malkin - Alexandre Burrows With Bernier and Khabibulin, the Panthers will be trying to win a lot of games 6-5 this season. Gorges is coming off a major knee injury, and Butler was shipped out of Buffalo after last season. Unfortunately, the blue line is a weakness. The second line of Couture, Pavelski and Ennis rival many of these new teams' top lines. Review: It's tough to find a better crop of forwards. Scratches: Drayson Bowman - Quinton Howden Logan Couture - Joe Pavelski - Tyler Ennisīlake Comeau - Marc Savard - Patric HornqvistĪndrew Cogliano - Ryan Johansen - Joe Colborne Neuvirth and Niittymaki will likely battle for playing time with coach Blinn looking for one to emerge as the starter.Īlex Ovechkin - David Krejci - Marian Hossa The top line of Grabner, Fisher and Perry are deadly, but there's not too much depth after that. Review: The Avalanche aren't very strong down the middle, but they have one of the best defensive corps in the newly designed League. Scratches: Jordan Caron, Patrick Wiercioch Matt Frattin - Michal Handzus - Ben Smith Ryan Jones - David Steckel - Brett Sterling Mason Raymond - Bryan Little - Tomas Fleischmann Michael Grabner - Mike Fisher - Corey Perry Also, Redden makes his way back to the NHL as part of a solid group of defenders. But with Crosby finally surrounded by elite wingers, who cares? This team will be a contender and extremely fun to watch. When the Oilers finally grabbed one, it was Lindback, who has been terrific as backup but has never been a No. Review: The refrain, "I need to take a goaltender," could be heard during the first two hours of the draft. Justin Abdelkader - Martin Hanzal - Patrick Eaves Ryan Malone - Paul Gaustad - Chris Stewart Scott Hartnell - Sidney Crosby - Dany Heatley After the Re-draft was conducted, each GM submitted their line combinations, defense pairings and goalie pecking order.