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So, looking at the pipeline, I love imagining... possibilities.

Post your fantasy prospect lineup, prospect+pro lineup, etc.

So, this is what I've been imagining as of late:

Premise: Role Four Lines; Equal Ice-Time Each

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Line 1: Kenins - Horvat - Kassian

Line 2: Baertschi - Harkins [draft 2015] - Virtanen

Line 3: Shinkaruk - McCann - G.Gagne[draft 2015]

Line 4: Jensen - Gaunce - Grenier

Left off...

Cassels

Blomstrand

Vey

Fox

Devin Sideroff [draft 2015]

This is what I do when I don't want to read textbooks.

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Gaunce has bad foot speed and is now a winger.

Not trying to offend you, but can you skate faster?

That's a really big statement... and pretty snide. He's a really good hockey player who's being eased into a new role.

He can be both a winger and a center; he's played center his whole life.

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Baer-Horvat-Virtanen

Shinkaruk-McCann-Kassian

Trenin[2015]-Vey-Jensen

Kenins-Gaunce-Grenier

Cassels

Kylington[2015]*-Tanev

Tryamkin-Subban

Sautner-Clendenning

McNally

Demko

O'Connor**

* I know he is a bit out of our range, but I think we should trade up for him.

** Canucks definitely need to sign this guy.

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I don't understand the point of separating Horvat and Kenins. They clearly have beautiful chemistry.

For the next couple years, meh, But Horvat's upside will probably outgrow Kenins. Horvat will hopefully make it to the second line and who knows if Kenins will.

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A line id love to see is Matthias-Bonino-Kassian

Sedin-Sedin-Vrbata
Matthias-Bonino-Kassian
Higgins-Richardson-Burrows (Dorsett looked good last night with this line)
Dorsett-Horvat-Hansen

easily could switch Burrows and Dorsett, and leaves Vey, and Kenins to be worked in when lack of effort shows up.

As for our defence, id love to see Hammer, and Bieksa back together

Hamhuis-Bieksa
Edler-Tanev
Stanton-Sbisa

but really the last pairing we could cycle around till a pair clicked:
Stanton-Clendening-Sbisa-Corrodo-Weber

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Line 1: Kenins - Horvat - Virtanen

Line 2: Baertschi - McCann/Cassels - Kassian

Line 3: Shinkaruk - Cassels/McCann - Jensen

Line 4: Gaunce - Labate - Grenier

D 1: Edler - Tanev

D 2: Corrado - Hutton

D 3: Pedan - Sbisa

G 1: Demko

G 2: Lack

Didn't put scratches or send-downs/call-ups

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Line : Kenins - Horvat - Virtanen

Line : Baertschi - Cassels - Kassian

Line : Gaunce - McCann - Arvidsson*

Line : Hintz² - Rod* - Grenier

D : Edler - Tanev

D : Pedan - Sbisa

D : Bystrom* - J.Larsson²

G 1: Demko

G 2: Markstrom

Didn't put scratches or send-downs/call-ups

² = draft

* = trade

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Not trying to offend you, but can you skate faster?

That's a really big statement... and pretty snide. He's a really good hockey player who's being eased into a new role.

He can be both a winger and a center; he's played center his whole life.

If you read reports from comets and canucks, they moved him to the wing because of his foot speed. Maybe he moves back to the middle but I doubt it.

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1) Trade our 1st rounder + McCann + Higgins to any bottom-7 team for their 1st round pick (top-7 pick) --> Draft Strome/Barzal/Zacha/Marner (in that order)

2) Trade Kassian + Cassels + 2nd/3rd round pick for Joe Morrow (Boston)

Our linuep in 3-5 years time:

Jensen - Strome - Virtanen

Shinkaruk - Horvat - 2016 1st round pick

Kenins - Matthias - Vey

Sedin - Sedin - Gaunce/UFA/whoever

Edler - Tanev

Morrow - Corrado

Hamhuis - Clendening

Sbisa

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I'd love to see (if I'm the GM, and this is arm-chairing, so here goes):

Sedin - Sedin - Kassian

Baertschi - Hanzal - Vrbata (Martin for Bones and 2nd, should be enough; if need be, add a prospect)

Matthias - Horvat - Burrows (play-driving, two-way 3rd line that can score; not keeping Bo on the 4th)
Kenins* - Richie - Higgins (all three are physical, straight-line guys and this line should gel well)

/ Hansen (if moved for the Top-4 D, then re-sign Dorsett)

Edler - Tanev

Hammer - _______ (normally Juice, but want to see what he, Hansen, Sbisa's rights could get in a R.H.D.)
Gelinas - Clendening (for Vey and 3rd; Jersey needs forwards for that 30's group they have up front)
Weber (or Stanton)

Miller/ Lack (could see them platooning already)

In prospect depth, for now (in terms of future role)

Baertschi - McCann - Virtanen
Shinkaruk - Horvat - Jensen

Kenins/ Valk? - Cassels - Kassian
Fox/ Kenins? - Gaunce - Grenier

Hutton/ McNally - Tanev (is Hutton a right-side guy?)
McNally/ Hutton - Corrado/ Clendening
Tryamkin - Subban/ Corrado

Demko

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