Here's my crack at the bottom six fix.. The Jankowski-Jagr combo looks good, but plays are dying on Bennett's stick. Move Bennett. I'd move him to the Frolik and Backlund line and see if they can get him going. Tkachuk will definitely finish more of the good work Jankowski and Jagr are doing. If Bennett can't get going, then its time to trade him and give him a fresh start somewhere.
The guys on the 4th line just need to be sent packing. Hamilton is just a bad hockey player. Waive him again and get it over with, but this time send him down for good. Lazar is in that same boat. Stajan needs to retire. There is nothing he does on ice that provides any value. Brouwer is the one guy I would consider keeping, because of his ability to fill in throughout the lineup, but that is debateable. Three of those guys need to go and be replaced with some guys who want it from the minors. I would rather have some young guys out there skating their assess off and causing some mayhem than watching the rotation of the four pylons we currently have out there.
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