>> What, no team Clarke? And what about team Lindros?
>>
>> Pelle
Pelle, the four teams are going after the "Clarke Cup"... I guess the
runner up gets Lindros's old used cup.
>
> Also, I saw this on the Flyers' site. But where did you hear that these
> are the likely combinations?
Nothing is confirmed, and things will change... It is safe to say, that
these lines are Stevens wants to see. I just took the reasonable assumption
that these preseason lines we'll see in the upcoming season and possibly
openning night. Obviously, Stevens will switch up the lines during the
season. And, if something doesn't click in preseason, he'll change it up
before the openning night.
I don't think any of this is ground breaking... Line 1 was set when Briere
signed. The biggest question that was answered was what lines Upshall and
Hartnell ended up on. I'm surprised that it wasn't Hartnell with Carter,
and Upshall with Richards. Stevens must have like the Upshall/Carter combo
last year. Stevens is splitting up the beefer Lupul and Hartnell and the
quicker Upshall and Kapanen. Line 4 is always up for grabs... But, it
appears that its Ruzicka instead of Poultny, Downie, Giroux? And, Gauthier,
Picard and Parent might fight for a spot. I wouldn't slack off if I were
Jones, because he's the first to go.
Simon Gagne Danny Briere Mike Knuble
Scottie Upshall Jeff Carter Joffrey Lupul
Scott Hartnell Mike Richards Sami Kapanen
Ben Eager R.J. Umberger Stefan Ruzicka
Randy Jones Lasse Kukkonen
Braydon Coburn Derian Hatcher
Kimmo Timonen Jason Smith
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