Re: The Official 2010 Miami offseason thread: 3rd times a charm??? maybe???
Which 9 forwards comprise the 3 lines "full of" offensive talent?
Anytime you can spread 5 guys that had 20 + points a year ago over 3 lines you have offensive talent.
Projected lines with point totals:
line 1: Camper 16 g 28 a, Cannone 14 g 17 a, McKenzie 6 g 21 a
line 2: Miele 15 g 29 a, Smith 8 g 12 a, Hirschfeld 7 g 7 a
line 3: Vogelhuber 8 g 4 a, Paulazoo (freshman) 21 g 33a in USHL , Mantha 2 g 4 a in 18 gp
line 4: Vaive 5 g 3 a, Mason 1 g 2 a in 7 gp, Cook ( freshman ) 23 g 26 a in USHL
Defense:
line 1: Weber 1 g 9 a , Hartman 7 g 8 a
line 2: Wideman 5 g 18 a, Schilling 4 g 19 a
line 3: loverde 3 g 8 a, Spinell 1 g 3 a
So maybe 3 lines is a stretch because the 3rd line certaintly has the capability but are unproven. They certaintly won't be 4 lines deep like they were the past two years but they have 3 solid lines and the 4th is a role line. Voglehuber certaintly has the offensive talent to put up bigger numbers which is why the Blue Jackets drafted him, he just hasn't had the opportunity. Mantha showed flashes but like redeagle said need to see more over a longer period and Paulazoo certainly put up impressive numbers in juniors but never know how that will translate. So while the #'s on the third line aren't overly impressive there is very good offensive talent there which is why I made that comment.
Not to mention the offensive on the blue line that this team possesses.
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