The Hurricanes come into 2011-2012 having addressed their need to obtain big-bodied forwards to attack the net and to create net traffic. With Erik Cole no longer on the team, one of the biggest questions will be which players are going to play with Staal on the first line. Here are some variations for consideration.
Version 1: I presume this is similar to what will be penciled in at the season's start
Skinner/Staal/Ruutu
Dalpe/Sutter/Ponikarovsky
LaRose/Jokinen/Stewart
Tlusty/Brent/Dwyer
Version 2:
Skinner/Staal/Ruutu
Dalpe/Sutter/Ponikarovsky
Boychuk/Jokinen/Stewart
LaRose/Brent/Dwyer
Version 3:
Dalpe/Staal/Ruutu
Skinner/Sutter/Ponikarovsky
Boychuk/Jokinen/Stewart
LaRose/Brent/Dwyer
Version 4:
Dalpe/Staal/Ponikarovsky
Skinner/Sutter/Ruutu
Boychuk/Jokinen/Stewart
LaRose/Brent/Dwyer
Version 5:
Dalpe/Staal/Ponikarovsky
Skinner/Ruutu/Jokinen
Boychuk/Jokinen/Stewart
LaRose/Brent/Dwyer
Version 6:
Dalpe/Staal/Jokinen
Skinner/Ruutu/Ponikarovsky
Boychuk/Sutter/Stewart
LaRose/Brent/Dwyer
Version 7:
Dalpe/Staal/Jokinen
Skinner/Ruutu/Ponikarovsky
LaRose/Sutter/Stewart
Tlusty/Brent/Dwyer
Version 8:
Skinner/Staal/Jokinen
Dalpe/Ruutu/Ponikarovsky
LaRose/Sutter/Stewart
Tlusty/Brent/Dwyer
Version 9:
Jokinen/Staal/Dalpe
Skinner/Ruutu/Ponikarovsky
LaRose/Sutter/Stewart
Tlusty/Brent/Dwyer
Version 9:
Jokinen/Staal/Ponikarovsky
Skinner/Ruutu/Dalpe
LaRose/Sutter/Stewart
Tlusty/Brent/Dwyer
Version 10:
Jokinen/Staal/Ponikarovsky
Skinner/Ruutu/Dalpe
Boychuk/Sutter/Stewart
LaRose/Brent/Dwyer
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