I'm against trading Backlund and have been since the start of the year. I wouldn't want to give Monahan or Stajan first line minutes next year. We won't be able to sign someone like Stanstny.
My WANTED lineup for next year is
Cammalleri - Backlund - Vrbata
Gaudreau - Monahan - Colborne
Baertschi - S. Reinhart - Glencross
Bouma - Stajan - Byron
Wolf - McGrattan
Brodie - Giordano
Smid - Franson
Russell - Stone
Cundari
Rämö - Greiss
I don't thunk this is the off-season to make any huge moves. The few candidates I'd have to bring in (apart from the ones in my roster) are Beau Bennett, Brandon Saad, Johnny Boychuk, Adam McQuaid are just a few.
I see our roster like this
At centre we should keep it the same. Backlund, Monahan, DP, Stajan. Monahan getting slightly harder minutes.m
On the wings of teh current players we should have 6/10 spots. Baertschi, Gaudreau, Bouma, McGrattan, Colborne, Glencross. Then guys like Wolf and Byron and M. Reinhart and Granlund can compete. That's where we sign some FA's. I'd
Ike to bring back Cammy.
On the blue line Wideman, Butler should be gone.mopens 3 spaces.
In net we need a Backup.
We should go for one of the many top prospects in 2015. McDavid, Eichel, Hanfin, Barzal, Kylington, Konecy (Konecy with Gaudreau would be so fun to watch).
Then in that or the next off-season we could go after someone that's in a Seguin situatuin or a Kane situation or even a JVR situation. Thise usually come out of nowhere so I won't speculate. One name I can throw out is Brayden Schenn becomes movable with Laughton and Cotourier and a few others. Perhaps a forward out of Colorado. Trick is a player under 25 that we could get cheaper than his value.
So if you take my roster
Cammalleri - Backlund - Vrbata
Gaudreau - Monahan - Colborne
Baertschi - S. Reinhart - Glencross
Bouma - Stajan - Byron
Wolf - McGrattan
Brodie - Giordano
Smid - Franson
Russell - Stone
Cundari
Rämö - Greiss
Look at
Stajan ----> Arnold/Reinhart/Granlund/Knight
Cammalleri -----> Klimchuk
Vrbata ------> Young forward
Glencross -------> Poirier
Colborne -----> K.Hayes
And
Smid ----> 2015 DP
Russell ----> Wotherspoon
Franson -----> Sieloff
Cundari -------> Kulak
And
Rämö -----> Gillies
Greiss -----> Ortio
And hopefully
Klimchuk - 2014 DP - Poirier
Gaudreau - Monahan - Young Forward
Baertschi (who becomes tradable) - Backlund - Hayes
Reinhart - Arnold - Colborne
Ferland
Brodie - 2015 DP
Wotherspoon - Giordano
Sieloff - Stone
Kulak
Gillies
Ortio
If all goes well
Maybe trade Baertschi when hos value goes up for a more truculent forward. Brett Ritchie comes to mind
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