Forward Thinking
Expected Forward Lines
PariseùZajacùLangenbrunner
RolstonùZubrusùBergfors
PikkarainenùNiedermayerùClarkson
PandolfoùPelleyùPeters/Leblonde
Expect last year's top trio, the ZZ-Pop line, to remain intact, as coach Jacques Lemaire tries to put together a second line that can provide scoring support. If Brian Rolston can rebound after an injury-plagued, underachieving season, the Devils should be just fine in the scoring department.
Patrik Elias will be out for approximately three to four more weeks, and you can expect him to take over the second line center spot upon his return. That will probably move Dianus Zubrus to the wing on the third line and push Ilkka Pikkarainen to the fourth line or out of the lineup depending ...
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