Tonight's Roster
By Omar Zaman
Tonight’s roster against the Sharks has been officially announced by the Ducks, although line combinations have not. The line combinations below are the way I think the lines might be tonight.
FORWARDS
Joffrey Lupul – Saku Koivu – Teemu Selanne
Bobby Ryan – Ryan Carter – Corey Perry
Kyle Calder – Andrew Ebbett – Mike Brown
Evgeny Artyukhin – Peterri Nokelainen – George Parros
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DEFENSE
Scott Niedermayer – Luca Sbisa
Ryan Whitney – James Wisniewski
Nick Boynton – Brendan Mikkelson
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GOALIES
If you ask me, this is pretty much our regular season lineup. Throw in Ryan Getzlaf and Jonas Hiller, and maybe replace Mikkelson with Steve Eminger and Calder with Todd Marchant. If the Ducks don’t win tonight, it may be a while before they build the chemistry they need to win games consistently. Getzlaf, by the way, is progressing with his injury and still says he’ll be ready for the first game of the regular season.
For a brief preview on tonight’s matchup, click here.