for the season

A couple of things.

Hanafin? Can't miss him.
Gillies is on a 2 way, getting just $250,000 in the minors ($750,000 when up). Rittich has a 1 way deal. Rittich is the back up.

You nailed the forward list. These are the 14 that will earn spots to start the season barring injury, however, Dube will not be 14th. As a waiver eligible player that lacks pro experience, he will start in Stockton, but be back up as soon as he can find a way into the lineup due to injury. Rychel or Peluso will be 14th just to hold down a spot in the stands.

I even believe you got the 12 forwards right that should be in the lineup. Of coarse my lines would be different, but that is just a minor detail.

I think Andersson gets a spot up, not Prout. However that logic goes against my theory with Dube, unless Stone is number 7.

Sorry boys but Hatthaway and Lazar will not be playing ahead of Czarnik. I doubt they even beat out Foo for a spot. They wil be the 13th and 14th forwards at best.

Czarnik appears to have the greater upside. This is deceiving. The line combinations he has played the most with, have produced very low on ice GF/60 rates. In 259:15, his top four on ice line combinations produced just four goals, a combined 0.926 GF/60. This included 43:34 on a line with David Krejci and Ryan Spooner that produced just one goal and a 1.38 GF/60. He played just 10 games last season, 39 less than in 2016-17, and was only the 21st forward in terms of TOI for the Bruins last season. They knew what they had and let him walk for nothing.

Defensively, he was worse in Boston than Hathaway and close to Lazar in Calgary over the last 2 seasons in terms of GA/60 at 2.36. Given Boston's strength in defense, this has to be a concern. Lazar was 2.40, and Hathaway 2.14.

In contrast, even Lazar on a disappointing fourth line with Stajan and Brouwer, had an on ice rate of 1.64 GF/60 in 109:59 last season. In Ottawa, Lazar with Mark Stone and Mike Hoffman scored at 4.61 GF/60 in 91:08. That is even better than Hoff and Stone with Turris. Lazar's top 5 line combinations by TOI in his career produced 25 goals in 646:17, 2.32 GF/60. It appears Lazar may be capable of contributing when given the right line mates. For example, Lazar and Gaudreau last season posted a 3.63 GF/60 in just over 66 minutes playing together. That is even better than Gaudreau with Monahan which produced 3.50 GF/60 last season.

Haths numbers are even better. He may not put points on the board at the rate we would like, but his line combinations score. He is one of the few physical presences the Flames still have up front.

Lazar was the best Flames penalty killer last season, Hath was 2nd best, of those over 25 minutes in time killed. Lazar was 10th in the NHL. Need that kind of play in the lineup.

I hope I am wrong, but I believe that Czarnik, as a player that played 39 less games in the NHL last season compared to 2016-17, is 26, couldn't crack the lineup and was sent to the minors only a day or so after Spooner was injured, cleared waivers when being sent down, having been signed to a 2 year, $1.25 million per season one way deal contract, is only 5'9" and 160 pounds, and has only really seen success in the minors, is a bad signing by Treliving. This is an AHLer, but he will get a prime time shot at making the line up, because he has been overvalued by our GM.

lol to make you belive me you should do one of calgary because hanifin is actually no were in the whole team roster just wanted to make one adjustment and i was looking for him and he wasnt there. LOL

while I agree with you that Czarnik has been overvalued and he will have to prove himself just like any of the other prospects looking to make the team I cant agree with your reasoning. the numbers you are quoting are coming out of incredibly low games played and ice time other than the PK stat for lazar (which I agree with). the margin for error with such low minutes played make the stats fairly susceptible to be inaccurate.

Czarnik playing 43 minutes with Kreji and spooner in no way is comparable to lazar playing with:

1. gaudreau: who most of their time together was gaudreu double shifting the fourth line meaning gaudreau playing against 4th line players. also gaudreau literally makes any player hes playing with look good (ex. Ferland)

2. Mark Stone and Hoffman: a top 10 RW and an elite LW. again it doesn't matter whos playing with these guys they are going to put up points.