The die-hard fan in me wants to see it happen purely for nostalgia sake and the story it would be (not to mention it would be great to see a few people on here go into full fledged melt-down mode over it). It's what cheering for a sports team is all about.
However part of me feels like the trade deadline last season was the right time and now with the surplus of bodies up front going into this season it creates some uncertainty with regard to a log-jam in the system.
Forget arguing about the lines for a moment... I think these players are 110% settled on as top nine players by most fans:
Gaudreau - Monahan - Ferland
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Versteeg - Bennett - _______
_______ - _______ - _______
In my eyes (without Iginla in the equation) that leaves the following seven players fighting for four starting spots with one warm body in the press box
- Brouwer
- Lazar
- Stajan
- Hathaway
- Jankowski
- F Hamilton
- Foo
Unless someone is traded to make room I don't quite get it.
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