Anaheim squad analysis

I will be rating each team on three different areas which of course are goalies, defensemen and forward. The ratings are from 1 to 10. The rating consists of his personal ability and his importance to the team. This means that a player who scores way more points might get the same rating as someone who does not. There are two categories that i will rate: Every position as whole and then every single player. I will also put in the lines that i think/hope they will play next season. Then last i will give a grade to the whole team.




Anaheim Ducks


Goalies 
Jonas Hiller: A sure starter when fit, hopefully his disease is a passing one. Made the all-star game for a reason. Rating: 9
Dan Ellis: Decent backup, but won´t get much starts since if Hiller is fit he will start 60+ games. Rating: 6


Anaheim has a bunch of capable goaltenders after the acquisitions of Jeff Deslauriers and Iiro Tarkki, but i will not be rating them since if things go as planned they will not be starters. As a whole i will give Anaheim´s goalies rating 8


Defensemen
Lubomir Visnovsky: He was one of the best offensive d-men last season and will carry a big part again this year. Rating 8
Lucas Sbisa: Maybe still a prospect, but got a lot of responsibility last season. He will battle hard for a spot on the NHL squad, but will be 5th or 6th at best. Rating: 7
Toni Lydman: Was among the best players in +/- category last year and added a decent amount of points to go with it. Rating: 8
Cam Fowler: After Visnovsky Fowler is the best offensive d-men to operate on the Ducks blue line. Had a real breakthrough season, but will have to maintain his level. Bright future ahead. Rating: 3
Matt Smaby: Decent defender coming from Tampa. Battles with Sbisa from the last spots in the playing squad. Rating: 7
Kurtis Foster: Adds some size to Ducks blue line. Should make the squad without a problem. Might make a well balanced pair with Fowler or Visnovsky. Rating: 8
Sheldon Brookbank: Good in the defensive aspects but relatively useless one in offense. Proven by the 0 points he managed to score in 40 games this season. Also gets a lot of penalty minutes. Rating 7
Francois Beauchemin: Returned to the Ducks after a couple of seasons with the Maple Leafs. A very good defender but like Brookbank not too dangerous in opposition end. Rating 8


Anaheim has a impressive amount of defenders capable of playing in the NHL and is able to form three really gifted well balanced pairs. Injuries won´t take this defense down and and i dare to say that this in maybe the best defense in California. Rating: 8


Forwards
Teemu Selanne: The Finnish flash has a huge impact on the Ducks on and off the ice. He seems to be continuing his career which is an enormous thing for the Ducks Rating: 10
Bobby Ryan: The third member of one of the most feared lines in the NHL. Is playing slightly in the Shadow of line-mates Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf, but his importance to the team is undisputed. Rating: 9
Corey Perry: The hart Trophy winner as the most valuable player in the league, which indirectly makes him the best player at the moment. The second member of Anaheim`s killer line. Rating :10
George Parros: Maybe not the best goal scorer in the sport but he is really good in what he does: Being a tough guy. The bad part is that he records a lot of penalty minutes which brings the team extra load during the season. Rating: 7
Kyle Palmieri: Young player who still has potential, but a third liner at best. Did not play much last season and probably won´t in the coming one either. Rating: 6
Brandon McMillan: Also a young talent, but also looks destined for the third line. Got a decent amount of points and i except him to improve. Rating: 7
Saku Koivu: One of the veterans who forms the pension line with Selanne and Blake. Is useful as a leader and a playmaker feeding his line-mates. Rating 8
Ryan Getzlaf: The leader and the final part of the killer line. Also the captain of the team. Scored 76 points in 67 games last season and that tells all that needs to be said about him. Rating 10
Jason Blake: Still a solid contributor, but age has taken off some speed. Important member in the pensioner line with Koivu and Selanne. Rating: 7
Andrew Cogliano: Important acquisition for the Ducks. Has not missed a single game during his NHL career. Can play all forward positions, but i think he will be a third line center. Rating: 7
Emerson Etem: I have high hopes for him. Scored 45 and 80 points in WHL last season. In my opinion a good choice for the third line right winger spot. He is still relatively unproven so... Rating: 6
Matt Beleskey: He battles for the 4th line left wing spot with newly acquired Jean Francois Jacques. Beleskey might have to settle for AHL games next season. Rating: 6
Jean Francois Jacques: Might fit well to Anaheims checking line with Parros and maybe prospect center Peter Holland or Nicole Deschamps. Rating: 7
Peter Holland: Anaheims first pick in 2009 draft. He is able to score some points and migh fit well as a power forward between to hard checking guys in 4th line.


Overall the forwards are good, at best some even brilliant, but the lack of depth limits my rating to 8.




Lines:
Ryan-Getzlaf-Perry
Blake-Koivu-Selanne
McMillan-Cogliano-Etem
Jacques-Holland-Parros
     
Visnovsky-Lydman
Foster-Fowler
Beauchemin-Brookbank


    Hiller




Given the fact that every position got 8 that will be the grade for the whole team aswell. 
Key factors:
+Some great brilliant invididuals
+Good depth on defense
+Some promising young prospects


-Depth upfront, or rather the lack of it
-One good goalie