I should mention that Sobotka, Oshie and Backes have been known to play the RW in the past. Pure log jam. Great problem to have I guess. Plenty of high value assets.
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This leads me to believe that Stewart is on the way out. So much depth (although RW is weak after Tarasenko).The Blues will give prospects Ty Rattie and Dmitrij Jaskin chances to make to the opening-night roster.
Rattie was the team's second-round pick in 2011 and had 48 goals and 110 points in the WHL's regular season. He added 20 more goals and 36 more points in 21 playoff games. Jaskin put up 46 goals and 99 points in the QMJHL last season. Blues general manager Doug Armstrong wants to see these guys make an impact at the NHL level very soon. "(Rattie's) going to get a very good look in training camp and he's going to get a look with some of our better players," Armstrong said. "It's a big step from junior hockey to the NHL. He's a talented goal scorer and he's scored at every level. He'll get a look and if he's ready to play, he'll play. That will be the same with Jaskin."
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12 Team - H2H Keeper League - 25 Players - 13 Keepers
(G, A, P, +/-, Hits, PPP, SOG, W, GAA, SV%)
Keepers
C: Tavares, Benn,
LW: Galchenyuk, Landeskog, .
RW: Pominville, Little, Oshie, Yakupov
D: Subban, Vatanen, Fowler
G: Price, Bishop
I should mention that Sobotka, Oshie and Backes have been known to play the RW in the past. Pure log jam. Great problem to have I guess. Plenty of high value assets.
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12 Team - H2H Keeper League - 25 Players - 13 Keepers
(G, A, P, +/-, Hits, PPP, SOG, W, GAA, SV%)
Keepers
C: Tavares, Benn,
LW: Galchenyuk, Landeskog, .
RW: Pominville, Little, Oshie, Yakupov
D: Subban, Vatanen, Fowler
G: Price, Bishop
Armstrong was quoted saying that he'd rather see Sobotka moved to the wing as opposed to Backes.
I don't watch enough Blues games to really weigh in, but it just surprises me the lack of love that Stewart receives everywhere he goes. Sounds like he's not 100% effort all the time, but you cant ever argue his production. He's only had one poor stretch in his young career and there's plenty of time to find that level of dedication that is needed to take the next step. I think he'll get there. From what I know, this is a guy I'd love to have on my favorite team.
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G A PTS +/- PIM PPP SOG W GAA SV% SO
C: Barkov, Eichel, McDavid
RW: P. Kane, Okposo
LW: E. Kane, Couture
D: Subban, Byfuglien, Faulk, Vatanen, Morgan Reilly
G: Schneider, Gibson/Andersen
UTIL: Kuznetsov, Kadri, Little, Stone
Farm
D: J. Schultz, Sekera, Hanifin, Hamonic
F: Spooner, Silfverberg, Konecny, Roussell
G: F. Andersen/Gibson, Mason, Ward, Anderson
Prospect:
F - D Strome, Burakovsky, Raantanen, Bjorkstrand
D - Ryan Murphy
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Halak? any insight on whether or not he takes the reins? or gets traded?
Now that Stewart has re-signed, Perron has left and Paajarvi has been added, how do you see the lines shaking out? Tough team to predict.
20-Team Keeper League
PTS: G=1, A=1, W=2, SO=3
Starting roster: 6F, 3D, 1G, *Keep 12 + 2 on farm
F: Kucherov, Scheifele, Eichel, Tarasenko, Rakell, Schwartz, Dadonov
D: Doughty, Josi, Ekman-Larsson, Keith
G: Hellebuyck
Farm: Tolvanen, Kaprizov
16-Team Keeper League
PTS: G=1, A=1, W=2, SO=3
Starting roster: 6F, 4D, 1G, *Keep 12 + 4 on farm
F: P Kane, Kessel, Pastrnak, Keller, Marchessault, B Schenn, Fiala, Kase,
D: Weber, Karlsson, Pietrangelo, Parayko
G: Rask
Farm: Kravtsov, A Boqvist, Necas, I Samsonov
Hitchcock envisions these forward pairings:
Steen-Backes (with them changing between playing center and winger)
Roy-Stewart
Paajarvi-Berglund
Oshie, Schwartz and Tarasenko fit in somewhere with those pairings.
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G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, Blks, FOW
W, GAA, SV, SV%, SO
23 Man Roster - 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 3F, 6D, 1G, 4BN, 4IR
27 Man Minor Team
C- Tavares, Stepan, Granlund, Bjugstad, Couturier
LW- Ryan, Perron, Ennis, Killorn, Spaling
RW- Wheeler, Simmonds, Coyle, Wingels, Shaw
D- JJ, Schultz, Cowen, Muzzin, Bortuzzo, Stanton
G- Lehtonen, Rämö
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D: Gelinas, Beaulieu, Koekkoek, McCabe, Johns, Gryba
G: Berra, Talbot, Brossoit, Ullmark, Lieuwen, Rynnäs
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Thanks for the link, that's a fair place to start. Personally, I would love to see Schwartz centering Paajarvi and Tarasenko, but I won't be surprised if Hitch decides to put a youngster on each line for balance.
Maybe:
Steen - Backes - Schwartz
Roy - Stewart - Oshie
Paajarvi - Berglund - Tarasenko
Who knows, I guess - we'll likely see ten different variations over the course of the season, with Sobotka thrown in at times, and maybe cups for Rattie or Jaskin too.
20-Team Keeper League
PTS: G=1, A=1, W=2, SO=3
Starting roster: 6F, 3D, 1G, *Keep 12 + 2 on farm
F: Kucherov, Scheifele, Eichel, Tarasenko, Rakell, Schwartz, Dadonov
D: Doughty, Josi, Ekman-Larsson, Keith
G: Hellebuyck
Farm: Tolvanen, Kaprizov
16-Team Keeper League
PTS: G=1, A=1, W=2, SO=3
Starting roster: 6F, 4D, 1G, *Keep 12 + 4 on farm
F: P Kane, Kessel, Pastrnak, Keller, Marchessault, B Schenn, Fiala, Kase,
D: Weber, Karlsson, Pietrangelo, Parayko
G: Rask
Farm: Kravtsov, A Boqvist, Necas, I Samsonov
hitch changes lines more than anyone. i think more often than not you will see:
backes with schwartz and oshie
roy with stewart and steen
berglund with tarasenko and Paarjarvi
Yahoo 1 Year Leagues:
G, A, PIM, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT
W, GAA, SV%, SHO
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2G, 4Bn, 1IR
Jake Allen signed to 2 yr deal:
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Brett Hull to rejoin the Blues as VP.
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/hocke...1e959a0ed.html
Brett Hull to rejoin the Blues to help drum up corporate $$$ to pay for all of the contracts signed this summer...