In my opinion, at least these guys could potentially make any roster better when given the right role within that team: Jochen Hecht, Peter Mueller, Gilbert Brule, Dominic Moore, Kyle Wellwood, Petr Sykora, Stephen Gionta, Shane Doan, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jason Blake, Niklas Hagman, Kristian Huselius, Wojtek Wolski, Daniel Winnik. And there are a number of defenseman as well, who'd work well in a more limited role, say #5 to #7 in the depth chart.
Yes, a lot of role players or aging stars. Is Campoli any good? A couple of teams (RW and PHL come to mind) are still looking for a consistent d-man. BTW Fin, who's your team?
San Jose? Not as bad as if you had said Pittsburgh or Chicago though
Well you have to remember, it is about talent, not nationality. Although, Filppula is from Finland. I wouldn't base my favorite team on player nationality (but that is me)
Then again, it would be like someone asking me which soccer team (anywhere but the Olympics) was my favorite. Difference is, I imagine you actually like the NHL whereas I couldn't give 2 s**ts about the MLS or Euro-League. Also, you don't really have a local team in the NHL (assuming you are in Finland) and thus don't really have a team to root for.
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