The way I see it, with the bolded options as my favourites:
Russell - Wideman/Giordano
Smid - Wideman/Giordano/Brodie
Butler - Wideman/Giordano/Brodie
The idea is to split the time way more evenly between the pairings than was done to start to season, with no pairing being a clear liability and every pairing able to provide some offense.
While Russell is great, I think he's best utilized with another puckmover. So not Butler or Smid. Likewise I wouldn't put Butler and Smid together, as Butler really needs a strong skater/puckmover with him.
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