Every once in a while, usually about this time of year in August when things are running dry, it’s fun to put on a prognosticator’s cap and do the impossible to attempt to predict the future. Here’s what I came up with for a potential lineup for 2023-24 back in August 2022.
Jake Guentzel - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
? - Evgeni Malkin - Rickard Rakell
? - Jeff Carter - Kasperi Kapanen
Brock McGinn - ? - ?? / Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson / Jeff Petry
? / Jan Rutta
Mark Friedman / Chad Ruhwedel?