Just an intellectual exercise for no other purpose than distracting myself from having to watch the Anaheim power play introduce themselves to each other intra-game as if they were all just traded over from 5 other teams.
Not all of these guys are here solely on talent . . . some are listed due to NMCs or other contract considerations (RNL, Doughty, OEL), and some because their teams can't afford to give them up (Thompson). (I haven't included poorly-performing players with really bad contracts like Vlasic.)
Elias Lindholm and William Eklund could get Honorable Mention.
Boy, this Division's goalies don't set anyone on fire, do they?
I’d add Pettersson as well. No chance the Canucks consider moving him
I had him in mind and then somehow unaccountably left him out. Put it down to a senior moment, as it's not as if I was limiting myself to 4 guys per team.