[re-signing] Steve Downie

[Veritas0Aequitas]

Hey Veritas, how do you see the forward lineup shaping up next year? What kind of PP time do you think McGinn and Downie will get?

I feel honored you asked me and I wish I had a better answer for you.

I think it will be similar to last year.

Stastny-O'Reilly-Landeskog with EJ and possibly Duchene or Hejduk.

2nd unit might look like McGinn-Jones-Hejduk/Duchene with Downie and either Barrie or Elliott on the point.

It's so up in the air right now but that's what I see from Sacco.

Who knows if there's a free agent signing that would bump McGinn down. There's a million different combinations but I think your top 5 for PP time are:

Stastny, Landeskog, Duchene, O'Reilly, EJ

Next 5 would be:

Jones, Hejduk, McGinn, Downie, Barrie/Elliott

Sorry the picture isn't more clear. That's the best I can do.

[ovi42]

Does anyone feel as though David Jones doesnt deserve the highest cap hit/term out of the most recent re-ups? Downie and duschene being the other two. Maybe im wring and he does, i guess i just dont see it yet with Jones. I guess the Avs hope he can stay healthy and produce consistently at a high clip.

[mapletreemarty]

I feel honored you asked me and I wish I had a better answer for you.

I think it will be similar to last year.

Stastny-O'Reilly-Landeskog with EJ and possibly Duchene or Hejduk.

2nd unit might look like McGinn-Jones-Hejduk/Duchene with Downie and either Barrie or Elliott on the point.

It's so up in the air right now but that's what I see from Sacco.

Who knows if there's a free agent signing that would bump McGinn down. There's a million different combinations but I think your top 5 for PP time are:

Stastny, Landeskog, Duchene, O'Reilly, EJ

Next 5 would be:

Jones, Hejduk, McGinn, Downie, Barrie/Elliott

Sorry the picture isn't more clear. That's the best I can do.

Who takes the faceoffs in the 2nd five??

I think they get broken up a little, there really isn't a playmaking forward in the second bunch to move the puck around with Barriott. You've got a couple of shooters and another couple that crash the net.