Comparing Forwards: Stastny, O'Reilly, and Jones    The Avs Top
9 is a bit of a mess right now. Until last year, our roster was
designed to roll three fairly even lines anchored by Duchene,
O'Reilly, and Stastny. However, this "Three 2nd Lines" concept
went out the window the second Duchene decided to become a true
#1C. As a result, a more traditional setup with a defensive 3rd
line now makes sense for us, but it also means that some of our
best players just became potentially awkward fits in our lineup.
Three in particular come to mind: Ryan O`Reilly, Paul Stastny,
and David Jones.  Since three of the Avs Top 6 spots are claimed
by Landeskog, Duchene, and Parenteau, the competition for the
remaining Center (Stastny/O'Reilly) and RW (Jones/Downie) spots
will be especially fierce this year. Given the team's glaring
deficiencies in other areas - namely defense and left wing -
there is a high probability that one or more of these players
could be moved before the trade deadline, perhaps as early as
this year's d