In my perfect world (with us taking on Jagr for a year).
Gaudreau - Monahan - Jagr (1x3)
Jankowski - Backlund - Frolik
Tkachuk - Bennett - Ferland
Versteeg - Lazar - Foo
Hathaway, Hamilton
Stajan traded to Pittsburgh for whatever pick(s), Flames retain 25%.
Brouwer buried in AHL unless he has an awesome camp/preseason.
Jankowski gets an adjustment year playing on Backlunds wing, getting some faceoff exposure and learning from our best 2-way centre. I think this would be better for Jankoswki's development then playing limited 4th line minutes as centre. Bennett gets to play with legit wingers, all have an in-your-face offensive game and could click really well. Jagr provides a scoring threat in the right side of Gaudreau/Monahan and helps drive possession. Treliving mentioned Lazar in the centre depth charts so he gets to develop in the position Tre envisions, and Foo gets some play time on the 4th, with Versteeg providing guidance and leadership to both.
All 4 lines should be productive, the top 3 especially so, and the top 3 could be interchangeable against team's top-D, making a nightmare for opposing match-ups.
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