Avs Lines again

Coming into the season this is what our forwards lines were projected as:

Projected Forwards

Jamie McGinn— Matt Duchene — P.A. Parenteau
Gabe Landeskog — Paul Stastny — Ryan O’Reilly
Alex Tanguay — Nathan MacKinnon — Steve Downie
Patrick Bordeleau — John Mitchell —Mark Olver

Honestly, there have been so many different lineups, it's hard to say there are definitive lines. McLeod served a 5-game suspension, Tanguay has been out a while with an injury, Stastny and Duchene both missed a couple games. But here's my best approximation at our lines when healthy.

Actual Forwards

Ryan O’Reilly— Matt Duchene — P.A. Parenteau
Gabe Landeskog — Paul Stastny — Alex Tanguay
Jamie McGinn — Nathan MacKinnon — Max Talbot
Cody McLeod — John Mitchell —Patrick Bordeleau

Marc-Andre Cliche (13th man)
Brad Malone (14th man)

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As for the defense, I was quite worried about this projection:

Johnson - Wilson
Hejda - Barrie
Sarich - Elliott
Benoit - Hunwick

Turns out we're currently 4th in goals against, though you should credit the goalies more than the defense. Still...

Actual Defense:


Hejda—Johnson
Benoit—Sarich
Barrie—Wilson
Holden—Guenin

The top two lines are pretty set, with the bottom 4 switching around to see who takes the ice.