*Challenge* Create Your Best Playoff Roster Going Forward
Hey Guys, just a little challenge to create the best possible playoff roster from the 8 teams that were competing in the 2nd round. Like the NHL, you can't just pick an All-Star team. Winning teams are built with a fine balance of youth and experience/talent and toughness.
Only 5 rules:
Can only use players from the teams competing in the 2nd round (DAL/STL, SJ/COL, CBJ/BOS, CAR/NYI)
Must have a minimum of one player from each of the 8 teams on your 23 player roster
23 players (4 forward lines, 6 defense, 3 spare skaters, 2 goalies)
Must stay within $79.5M cap using Cap Friendly cap hits
Must use players positions according to Cap Friendly (might as well keep it on one website) for your 4 lines (3 spare skaters can be any position)
Logan Couture (SJ-6M) - Nathan MacKinnon (COL-6.3M) - Mikko Rantanen (COL-894,167) - Like the idea of keeping MacKinnon/Rantanen together and adding playoff stud Couture to the line
Brad Marchand (BOS-6.125M) - Patrice Bergeron (BOS-6.875M) - Timo Meier (SJ-894,167) - Keep Marchand and Bergeron together and add young talent on the right side
Pierre-Luc Dubois (CBJ-894,166) - Ryan O'Reilly (STL-7.5M) - Robert Thomas (STL-894,166) - This could be my favourite line. O'Reilly is a stud, youngsters PLD and RT are showing glimpses of what the future looks like
Jake DeBrusk (BOS-863,333) - Boone Jenner (CBJ-3.75M) - Josh Anderson (CBJ-1.85M) - I can't imagine a better 4th line. A lot of hitting with some decent skill. Playoff gold.
Brent Burns (SJ-8.0M) - Erik Karlsson (SJ-6.5M) - Game breaking ability x 2
Seth Jones (CBJ-5.4M) - Zach Werenski (CBJ-925K) - Played together most of season and playoffs. Dominant
Charlie McAvoy (BOS-916,667) - John Klingberg (DAL-4.25M) - Wanted Slavin (instead of Klingberg) in part for the PK, but couldn't work the salary cap. Still, not a bad third pairing
Spare Skaters - D-Miro Heiskanen (DAL-894,166), C-Mathew Barzal (NYI-863,333), LW-Warren Foegele (CAR-746,667) - Talented young players in Heiskanen and Barzal and Foegele has played very well in a limited role, stepped up when opportunity arose
Tuukka Rask (BOS-7.0M) - I've never seen Rask so dominant as he's been in these playoffs. Just gives the team so much confidence
Jordan Binnington (STL-650K) - Hard to argue the bang for buck here
Think you can come up with a better playoff "team"? Let's see it.
Total Cap Hit: $78,985,832 (Max $79.5M)
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