i think the bruins have a good chance at the cup. them and philly are going to be 1 and 2 in the East.
Projected Lines---
BRUINS PROJECTED LINES Cap is 39$ million
Age Name salary (possible salary)
28 LW- Brad Isbister ---- 1.102
26 C- (Joe Thorton) ---- 6.5
32 RW- Glen Murray ---- 4.15
Comment: Isbister could well be the next Mike Knuble-type project. He's got the talent to score (22 goals in '99-00) but has not achieved the way some have expected. Sounds a lot like Knuble when he came to Boston.
26 LW- Sergei Samsonov ---- 2.77
34 C- Alexei Zhamnov ---- 4.
21 RW- Patrice Bergeron ---- 646,000
Comment: This seems like a natural combo. With Michael Nylander skating between the two wings in the '03-04 playoffs, the trio was the B's most effective.
30 LW- P.J. Axelsson ---- 1
29 C- Dave Scatchard ---- 2.1
36 RW- Shawn McEachern ---- 1
Comment: With the new rule changes to promote offense, speed will be key and this possible line would certainly have it.
24 LW- (Andy Hilbert) ---- 500,000
22 C- (Brad Boyes) ---- 500,000
36 RW- Tom Fitzgerald ---- 475,000
Comment: The two kids, Boyes and Hilbert, could finally get their chance and would be well-served by Fitzgerald's veteran presence. Don't be surprised if Providence fighter Colton Orr finds a spot at the bottom of the lineup.
37 D- Brian Leetch ---- 4.
32 D- Ian Moran ---- 456,000
Comment: The smart, stay-at-home Moran could complement Leetch well.
26 D- (Nick Boynton) ---- 1.33
30 D- (Hal Gill) ---- 750,000
Comment: This pairing of size and grit is solid.
25 D- Jonathon Girard---- 956,000
22 D- Milan Jurcina ---- Rookie
Comment: This part of the roster is rife with ``what ifs.'' What kind of shape will scrappy Girard be in? What kind of camp will rookies Mark Stuart and Andrew Alberts have? Will another veteran be brought into the mix?
25 G- (Andrew Raycroft) ---- 1
21 G- (Hannu Toivonen) ---- 500,000
Comment: Most observers expect Toivonen to be a franchise goalie some day, possibly soon, and it will be interesting to see if the B's choose to trade him – or even Raycroft – to bring in some more veteran help on defense.
PROVIDENCE ----- 23 Colton Orr (RW), 23 Kris Vernarsky ©, 23 Ivan Huml (LW)
21 Mark Stuart (D), 24 Kevin Dallman (D)
23 Martin Samuelsson, (W), 24 Sergei Zinovjev©, 24 Andrew Alberts (D)
23 Peter Hamerlik (G)