Please Rank These Forwards

[j0hn_d0e]

I see the 1st PP unit in San Jose including Kane, Meier, Couture, Hertl, and Burns. I don't think Labanc is on the 1st unit. Could be wrong, though.

There's Karlsson there too.

So if we know for sure that Lebanc wouldn't play on the first PP unit, isn't he a low 50 points guy at best?

[SeaDawg]

There's Karlsson there too.

I assumed Karlsson would be on the second unit...isn't that how they did it last year? I don't think Burns and Karlsson were on the same unit very often.

So if we know for sure that Lebanc wouldn't play on the first PP unit, isn't he a low 50 points guy at best?

Hard to say for certain that he won't be on the top PP unit. Somehow I doubt it, given those other players I listed seem higher on the depth chart at this stage of their careers. That said, maybe they spread the talent over two units, giving Karlsson a chance to run the second unit with maybe Meier and Hertl, and then they put Labanc and someone else on the first unit to play with Couture, Burns, and Kane.

I certainly feel that of all the players I listed in the OP, Labanc is the one I have the most difficulty ranking, partially because he isn't a guarantee for top unit PP duty like most of the others I listed.