I don't think shuffling lines is the answer. There seem to be 2 or 3 forwards in Stockton that are having good seasons and could have some kind of impact on the bottom 6. None of them showed like they were ready in pre season but options are limited.
Trades are great but there is no surplus of quality depth anywhere on this team. Trading Brodie or Hamilton could help the forward ranks but then you're counting on an unproven AHL defenseman.
Trading say Brodie and Bennett (for example) for an upgrade on defense does make some sense but doesn't help the awful bottom 6 forward situation at all.
One of the problems is Treliving traded his most valuable draft picks for a guy that has yet to make much of an impact in the W department. In last 28 months, team has traded 2 first round picks and 4 second round picks for defensive help. Doesn't seem like we should still be looking for more help there.
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