A Look At The New And Improved Flyers
After a terrible season last year, GM Paul Holmgren has put together an amazing roster. So lets take a look at some potential lines.But first I’m gunna change things up. I’m tired of people listing the forwards first, so we’re going to take a look at the goalies first.
Goaltending: 1.Martin Biron
– a star goaltender who’s ready to explode after waiting on a bench in Buffalo.
2. Antero Niittymaki
-a young netminder who proved he can play with the stars at the olympics in 2002.
Defence: 1. Kimmo Timonen, Jason Smith
-With Kimmo being the scoring and Jason being the defensive defender, this makes for a great lefty-righty approach. Jason also brings Leadership to the team.
2. Derian Hatcher, Lasse Kukkonen
-Hatcher led the flyers in hits, and blocked shots last year. While Lausse led all rookies in blocked shots. This line would be great when you want to play “trap” style hockey.
3.Alexandre Picard, Randy Jones
-Picard is a young defender who has a ton of potential. Picard set a team record for most assists in a game by a defensman. Randy Jones is also farely young, being in his third NHL season. This line is the line I like to call the young guns. – reserves- : Mike Rathje , Braydon Coburn, Denis Gauthier.
Forwards: 1. Simon Gagne, Danny Briere, Mike Knuble
- I know Canadiens fans are cringing in their seats, but this is a powerful combination. With the two young stars Briere and Gagne, you also ave the veteran presence of Knuble. This is one line you don’t want to mess with.
2. Scott Hartnell, Jeff Carter, Joffrey Lupul
- Hartnell has a great +/- rating (19) and can also put up some points. Carter is a great center, who knows how to get the puck to his teammates and is young, just like Lupul, who is full of potential, but had a bad season last year…but who can blame him, playing for the Oilers?
3. Ben Eager, Mike Richards, Sami Kapanen
Mike Richards is young, and can score. And Kapanen is a veteran who will bring some leadership to this young team.
4. Mark Cullen, R.j Umberger, Scottie Upshall
-With the new addition of Upshall, the flyers get speed and agility. Cullen was the leading point getter for the Phantoms(AHL Affiliate)