Post UFA day roster prediction:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Brouwer
Shinkaruk-Backlund-Frolik
Bouma-Bennett-Chiasson
Ferland-Stajan-Hathaway
Gio-Brodie
Jokipakka-Hamilton
Engelland-Wideman
Wotherspoon
Elliott
Johnson
I don't have Tkachuk pegged for a spot. Nothing wrong there with that. Plenty of competition for spots though with the like of Vey, Pribyl (not sure what we have there yet so slotting him into a spot is a bit hopeful).
You could easily take spots away from Bouma and Ferland and Stajan. Could even move Frolik over to LW if Shinkaruk and Tkachuk and Bouma or Ferland flatline during camp and one of the other RW's shows better.
Plenty of options and intrigue heading into main camp.
My big hopes are for some young D men to steal spots. And Wideman can move on.
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