While we wait forever for the Cup finals to start and to get to the draft/UFA, I figured I'd pose a question to see where everyone's head is at. Which of the 3 groups below would you most be rooting for to be our opening night lineup this season. There's a little different flavor to each of them.
1) Group 1 - Active offseason:
DeBrusk-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
DOC-Sissons-Yager
Duhaime-Eller-Acciari
x-Puustinen, Puljujarvi
2) Group 2 - In-house Youth
Teravainen-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
DOC-Eller-Yager
Poulin-Acciari-Puustinen
x-Puljujarvi, Lomberg
3) Group 3 - Minimal moves
DOC-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
Puustinen-Eller-Acciari
Poulin-Boyd-Puljujarvi
X-Ponamarev, Lomberg
POLL: Which forward group would you prefer?
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Re: POLL: Which forward group would you prefer?
Certainly not option 3 for me
Team needs to make improvements. Hoping Dubas is active and puts more of his stamp on the roster this season. 1 for me.

Team needs to make improvements. Hoping Dubas is active and puts more of his stamp on the roster this season. 1 for me.
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Re: POLL: Which forward group would you prefer?
Option 2.FLPensFan wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2024 7:31 pmWhile we wait forever for the Cup finals to start and to get to the draft/UFA, I figured I'd pose a question to see where everyone's head is at. Which of the 3 groups below would you most be rooting for to be our opening night lineup this season. There's a little different flavor to each of them.
1) Group 1 - Active offseason:
DeBrusk-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
DOC-Sissons-Yager
Duhaime-Eller-Acciari
x-Puustinen, Puljujarvi
2) Group 2 - In-house Youth
Teravainen-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
DOC-Eller-Yager
Poulin-Acciari-Puustinen
x-Puljujarvi, Lomberg
3) Group 3 - Minimal moves
DOC-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
Puustinen-Eller-Acciari
Poulin-Boyd-Puljujarvi
X-Ponamarev, Lomberg
Acciari-Poulin-Puustinen though
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Re: POLL: Which forward group would you prefer?
1 by far. Anyone who picks the other 2 options are fooling themselves! 

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Re: POLL: Which forward group would you prefer?
Fooling themselves how? The way I look at it, each option is really a choice of which draft pick you want as long as Sullivan is the coach I feel that won't change. Option 1, 1st round loss, Option 3, barely miss the playoffs, Option 2, top 15 pick.Pitts wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2024 11:02 am1 by far. Anyone who picks the other 2 options are fooling themselves!![]()
Frankly, I don't like any of the choices though I'd like 1 & 3 better with a proper coaching staff.
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Re: POLL: Which forward group would you prefer?
Daniel wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2024 7:15 pmFooling themselves how? The way I look at it, each option is really a choice of which draft pick you want as long as Sullivan is the coach. Option 1, 1st round loss, Option 3, barely miss the playoffs, Option 2, top 15 pick.Pitts wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2024 11:02 am1 by far. Anyone who picks the other 2 options are fooling themselves!![]()
Frankly, I don't like any of the choices though I'd like 1 & 3 better with a proper coaching staff.
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Re: POLL: Which forward group would you prefer?
4) none if these. There are serious flaws in all three.