There are some good forwards...Mario Lemieux, Luc Robitaille, Cliff Ronning, Adam Deadmarsh, Rob Reichel, Todd Bertuzzi, Pierre Turgeon, Steve Thomas, Kirk Muller, Drek King, Sydney Crosby, Mark Recchi, and John Leclair give a place to start.
Palffy also has some good stuff to work with on defence...here are some possible choices:
(Defensive rating is in red.)
Krupp, Uwe (D) |
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche |
78/82 |
9 |
22 |
31 |
0/0(0.0%) |
38 |
149 |
6.04 |
77 |
5,059,601 |
|
Jonsson, Kenny (D) |
2003-04 New York Islanders |
79/82 |
5 |
24 |
29 |
0/0(0.0%) |
22 |
106 |
4.70 |
76 |
4,807,230 |
|
O'Donnell, Sean (D) |
2009-10 Los Angeles Kings |
78/82 |
3 |
12 |
15 |
0/1(0.0%) |
70 |
44 |
6.82 |
78 |
3,791,572 |
|
Blake, Rob (D) |
1993-94 Los Angeles Kings |
84/84 |
20 |
48 |
68 |
0/0(0.0%) |
137 |
304 |
6.58 |
78 |
7,182,560 |
. |
Blake, Rob (D) |
2002-03 Colorado Avalanche |
79/82 |
17 |
28 |
45 |
0/0(0.0%) |
57 |
269 |
6.30 |
78 |
6,078,004 |
|
Blake, Rob (D) |
2009-10 San Jose Sharks |
70/82 |
7 |
23 |
30 |
0/0(0.0%) |
60 |
182 |
3.85 |
76 |
4,471,661 |
2. |
Schneider, Mathieu (D) |
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings |
72/82 |
21 |
38 |
59 |
1/4(25.0%) |
86 |
188 |
11.17 |
77 |
6,481,378 |
3. |
Schneider, Mathieu (D) |
2003-04 Detroit Red Wings |
78/82 |
14 |
32 |
46 |
0/4(0.0%) |
56 |
165 |
8.50 |
77 |
6,025,269 |
4. |
Schneider, Mathieu (D) |
1991-92 Montreal Canadiens |
78/80 |
8 |
24 |
32 |
0/0(0.0%) |
72 |
194 |
4.12 |
77 |
5,111,515 |
|
Miller, Aaron (D) |
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche |
69/82 |
4 |
14 |
18 |
0/1(0.0%) |
43 |
59 |
6.78 |
76 |
3,662,109 |
Norstrom, Mattias (D) |
1997-98 Los Angeles Kings |
73/82 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
0/0(0.0%) |
90 |
61 |
1.64 |
78 |
3,238,854 |
|
Visnovsky, Lubomir (D) |
2000-01 Los Angeles Kings |
81/82 |
7 |
32 |
39 |
0/0(0.0%) |
36 |
105 |
6.67 |
70 |
4,906,153 |
Orpik, Brooks (D) |
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins |
73/82 |
2 |
16 |
18 |
0/0(0.0%) |
61 |
44 |
4.55 |
79 |
3,815,145 |
Odelein, Lyle (D) |
1996-97 New Jersey Devils |
79/82 |
3 |
13 |
16 |
0/0(0.0%) |
110 |
93 |
3.23 |
77 |
3,742,569 |
Gonchar, Sergei (D) |
2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins |
75/82 |
12 |
46 |
58 |
0/0(0.0%) |
100 |
192 |
6.25 |
73 |
5,857,543 |
|
Scuderi, Rob (D) |
2010-11 Los Angeles Kings |
82/82 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
0/0(0.0%) |
16 |
46 |
4.35 |
74 |
3,669,688 |
I hope you can create a roster you like. I think you have some great choices available.