An early projection of the Flyers’ retooled lineup for the 2019-20 season

The Flyers will take the ice with an overhauled defense and a handful of changes on their front lines in the 2019-20 season.

Here’s a projection of how the lineup may look:

Forwards

First line: Sean Couturier (33 goals, 76 points last season) centering Claude Giroux (22, 85) and Travis Konecny (24, 49).

Second line: Kevin Hayes (19, 54) centering James van Riemsdyk (27, 48) and Jake Voracek (20, 66).

Third line: Nolan Patrick (13, 31) centering Oskar Lindblom (17, 33) and Mystery Man (*)

Fourth line: Scott Laughton (12, 32) centering Michael Raffl (6, 18) and Tyler Pitlick (8, 12).

Defense

First pairing: Ivan Provorov (7 goals, 26 points, minus-16 rating) and Matt Niskanen (8, 25, minus-3).

Second pairing: Travis Sanheim (9, 35, minus-4) and Justin Braun (2, 16, minus-14).

Third pairing: Shayne Gostisbehere (9, 37, minus-20) and Phil Myers (1, 2, minus-5).

Goalies

No. 1: Carter Hart (2.83 GAA, .917 save percentage).

Backup: Brian Elliott (2.96, .907).

* Laughton could move to wing, and several players will compete for this spot, including Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee.