Anaheim Ducks potential line combinations for the Rookie Faceoff Tournament
By Kennyth M
On Saturday, the Anaheim Ducks announced they would be participating in the Rookie Faceoff Tournament this September in Las Vegas. Kenny Marcial looks at potential forward line combinations.
The Anaheim Ducks will play in the inaugural “Rookie Faceoff.” Previously, the Ducks have participated in similar type tournament, but all United States teams west of the Rockies are invited. Each team will play three contest, with no playoffs. Hopefully, a championship game is added in the future, so one of the teams gets bragging rights for a season.
Anaheim’s roster has yet to be announced, but it’s fun to speculate what the potential lines could be. Last year, the Ducks brought several 24-year-old prospects to their rookie camp, so that will be the age cutoff used to construct my line combinations. Joseph Blandisi is 24 years old, but I don’t think he attends the rookie camp since he’s played professionally for several seasons. The same for Chase De Leo.
Lines are likely to change every game and most of the prospects will play to some extent. There should be some consistency within the top 6, so I’ll try to account for some of the extra bodies on the third and fourth lines. In part 1, I am focusing on what offensive line combinations I’d like to see the Ducks use. Part two will be looking at defensive pairings and the goalies taking part in the showcase.