Season Preview: Anaheim Ducks depth chart

theScore is previewing each team leading up to the 2016-17 season.

The Anaheim Ducks have won four consecutive Pacific Division titles, but the club still enters the 2016-17 campaign under enormous pressure to take the next step.

With essentially the same roster, and a new coach in Randy Carlyle, the Ducks are likely to be in the thick of contention in the Western Conference once again next season.

Here's a projected depth chart for Anaheim next season:

Forwards

• Newcomer Antoine Vermette is a nice addition to the Ducks' bottom six, and expect Rickard Rakell to move to center, as Nate Thompson is out indefinitely with an Achilles injury suffered in the offseason.

Defense

• Hampus Lindholm is a restricted free agent in need of a contract.
• Josh Manson and Shea Theodore made strong impressions last season, and could very well play into a roster spot.

Goalies

• 23-year-old John Gibson will finally be the No. 1 man in the Ducks crease, as Frederik Andersen was dealt to Toronto in the offseason
• Backing up Gibson in net will be former Leaf Jonathan Bernier

NHL Depth Charts

ANA | ARI | BOS | BUF | CGY
CAR | CHI | COL | CBS | DAL
DET | EDM | FLA | LA | MIN
MTL | NSH | NJD | NYI | NYR
PHI | PIT | OTT | STL | SJ
TB | TOR | VAN | WSH | WIN