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Variations on Potential Forward Lines 2010-2011, Pre and Post Trade Deadline

Given the clear approach of the Hurricanes organization to go with its younger players, I created a series of potential forward lines to see how the retention of Samsonov, the departure of Whitney, and the retirement of Brind'Amour affected the line combinations. I did not include Jeff Skinner in the combinations for the 2010-2011 season. I also postulated what would happen if Samsonov, Cole, and Kostopoulos were traded at the trade deadline. I did not include Nash or Matsumoto in the combinations. I also did not include a variation in which LaRose was traded at the trade deadline. Given the direction of the team and the fact that LaRose is not mentioned as an "untouchable," that possibility exists; but rather than creating a firestorm, for these lines I left off that variation. When Skinner, Nash, and Matsumoto start entering the discussion, obviously some of the forwards on these lines are affected. We'll know more about Skinner's readiness for the NHL this week when he comes to the prospects camp. Boychuk came close to making the team out of training camp his first year. Skinner will get a long, long look as well.

Although the line combinations show how young the team is at forward, I was struck by the increase in speed of the forward lines. Additionally, other than Samsonov, all the other forwards have a physical element to their game, or at minimum a strong degree of desire to get to the net with feisty element to their game.

Version 1:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Tlusty/Sutter/Cole

Boychuk/Dalpe/LaRose

Samsonov/Dwyer/Kostopoulos

Version 2:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Boychuk/Sutter/Cole

Tlusty/Dalpe/LaRose

Samsonov/Dwyer/Kostopoulos

Version 3:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Boychuk/Sutter/Tlusty

LaRose/Dalpe/Cole

Samsonov/Dwyer/Kostopoulos

Version 4:

Boychuk/Staal/Ruutu

Jokinen/Sutter/Cole

LaRose/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samsonov/Dwyer/Kostopoulos

Version 5:

Boychuk/Staal/Cole

Jokinen/Sutter/Ruutu

LaRose/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samsonov/Dwyer/Kostopoulos

Version 6:

LaRose/Staal/Cole

Jokinen/Sutter/Ruutu

Boychuk/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samsonov/Dwyer/Kostopoulos

Version 7:

Ruutu/Staal/Cole

Boychuk/Sutter/Jokinen

LaRose/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samsonov/Dwyer/Kostopoulos

Version 8:

Ruutu/Staal/Cole

LaRose/Sutter/Jokinen

Boychuk/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samsonov/Dwyer/Kostopoulos

Version 9:

Ruutu/Staal/Cole

Tlusty/Sutter/Jokinen

Boychuk/Dalpe/LaRose

Samsonov/Dwyer/Kostopoulos

POST TRADE DEADLINE LINES

[KOSTOPOULOS AND SAMSONOV TRADED]

Version 1:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Tlusty/S

utter/Cole

Boychuk/Dalpe/LaRose

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 2:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Boychuk/Sutter/Cole

Tlusty/Dalpe/LaRose

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 3:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Boychuk/Sutter/Tlusty

LaRose/Dalpe/Cole

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 4:

Boychuk/Staal/Ruutu

Jokinen/Sutter/Cole

LaRose/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 5:

Boychuk/Staal/Cole

Jokinen/

Sutter/Ruutu

LaRose/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 6:

LaRose/Staal/Cole

Jokinen/Sutter/Ruutu

Boychuk/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 7:

Ruutu/Staal/Cole

Boychuk/Sutter/Jokinen

LaRose/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 8:

Ruutu/Staal/Cole

LaRose/Sutter/Jokinen

Boychuk/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 9:

Ruutu/Staal/Cole

Tlusty/Sutter/Jokinen

Boychuk/Dalpe/LaRose

Samson/D

wyer/Osala

POST TRADE DEADLINE LINES

[KOSTOPOULOS, COLE AND SAMSONOV TRADED]

Version 1:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Tlusty/Sutter/Boychuk

Bowman/Dalpe/LaRose

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 2:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Boychuk/Sutter/Bowman

Tlusty/Dalpe/LaRose

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 3:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Boychuk/Sutter/Tlusty

LaRose/Dalpe/Bowman

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 4:

Boychuk/Staal/Ruutu

Jokinen/Sutter/Bowman

LaRose/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 5:

Boychuk/Staal/Ruutu

Jokinen/Sutter/Tlusty

LaRose/Dalpe/Osala

Samson/Dwyer/Bowman

Version 6:

LaRose/Staal/Ruutu

Jokinen/Sutter/Boychuk

Bowman/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 7:

Ruutu/Staal/Cole

Boychuk/Sutter/Jokinen

LaRose/Dalpe/Bowman

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 8:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

LaRose/Sutter/Bowman

Boychuk/Dalpe/Tlusty

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 9:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Boychuk/Sutter/Tlusty

Bowman/Dalpe/LaRose

Samson/Dwyer/Osala

Version 10:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Boychuk/Sutter/Tlusty

Bowman/Dalpe/Osala

Samson/Dwyer/LaRose

Version 11:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Boychuk/Sutter/Bowman

Tlusty/Dalpe/Osala

Samson/Dwyer/LaRose

Version 12:

Jokinen/Staal/Ruutu

Boychuk/Sutter/Osala

Tlusty/Dalpe/Bowman

Samson/Dwyer/LaRose

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