Couple of thoughts after reading back:
Smaller moves over bigger moves at the TDL, for a couple of reasons.
The fourth line needs to have an effective identity going in to the playoffs. They can be big and strong, fast and irritating, a goal scoring line. Whatever it is, they need to be firmly that identity. And the mixture of guys we have on the fourth right now doesn’t have it.
Panarin already has his chemistry player on the roster and he wears #93. Zib is a notoriously slow starter. He explodes in the second half of the season. Keep Panarin on his wing and they’ll find the magic soon.
Keep as many young guys as possible. Stating the obvious, but it takes time for players to develop. Chytil is a prime example of that. That said, we probably have to lose a guy or two. It is what it is. As long as Laf, Kakko, Othman, Chytil, Miller, and Schneider are still here, we’ve got a really strong core for the future. Krav/Cuylle/Blais (
)/Jones/Robertson are parts. Nice parts that I really like and would love to stick around, but not the core.
This break sucks more than a hoover.