Wednesday, September 6 Updated: September 7, 2:10 PM ET Turning to future stars now By Charles Avellino Special to ESPN.com |
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And in comes the future, namely Daniel and Henrik Sedin, the second and third overall picks in '99. Here's a look at the rest of Vancouver's training camp.
Question: Will anyone score? To provide an idea of just how bad Vancouver's offense might be, consider that of all the forwards remaining after the potential first line of Naslund, Bertuzzi and Cassels, only three -- Peter Schaefer (16), Donald Brashear (11) and Trent Klatt (10) -- scored 10 or more goals last season. Brendan Morrison and Denis Pederson should assume some scoring responsibility. Aside from the Sedin twins, look for rookie forwards Harold Druken and Josh Holden to earn spots out of camp.
Biggest position battle: Defense, No. 2 goalie With Snow gone, Felix Potvin has been annointed the No. 1 goalie before camp even opens. However, who will be his backup? Veterans Bob Essensa and Corey Schwab will have the honors of dueling it out with Alfie Michaud for the backup position.
Future watch
Daniel Sedin (Left wing):
Henrik Sedin (Center):
Training camp roster Defensemen: Bryan Allen, Dean Arsene, Adrian Aucoin, Murray Baron, Ryan Bonni, Tim Branham, Clint Cabana, Regan Darby, Greg Hawgood, Darrell Hay, Bryan Helmer, Ed Jovanovski, Zenith Komarniski, Steve Lingren, Scott Lachance, Kevin Mackie, Mattias Ohlund, Chris O'Sullivan, Ryan Shannon, Brent Sopel, Jason Strudwick, Jan Vodrazka, Rene Vydareny. Left wings: Todd Bertuzzi, Mike Brown, Donald Brashear, Brent Dodginghorse, Per Fernhall, Steve Kariya, Markus Naslund, Ryan Ready, Jarkko Ruutu, Peter Schaefer, Daniel Sedin, Ryan Thorpe, Dody Wood. Centers: Nathan Barrett, Thatcher Bell, Andrew Cassels, Artem Chubarov, Matt Cooke, Harold Druken, Josh Holden, Brendan Morrison, Denis Pederson, Brandon Reid, Jeff Scissons, Henrik Sedin, Nathan Smith, Tim Smith. Right wings: Pat Kavanagh, Trent Klatt, Brad Leeb, Jarkko Ruutu, Larry Shapley, Vadim Sharifijanov, Jonas Soling, Sean Tallaire. Charles Avellino is a lead NHL researcher at ESPN. |
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