I think Peters is actually letting it be known that he has come to the conclusion that Dube a bottom three right now, so the NHL isn't right for his development. Which in turn suggest one of two things:
1) He wants to try a different player with XXXXX-Ryan-Neal. XXXXX is not Dube or Frolik or Hathaway or Jankowski. In this scenario, the answer is Mangiapane or Foo or Czarnik. I'd guess Mangiapane because he's more of a play-maker than the other two, which is something Neal could benefit from.
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2) He wants to have a fourth liner that can play a more grindy, in-your-face role for 5-8 minutes a game. In this scenario then the answer is Rychel, Lazar or Lomberg. One could a make case for any three of them...Rychel has a great shot, and potentially could have some offensive chemistry with Jankowski. He can play an in your face style game. Lazar perhaps has his confidence back and becomes the player we need. And if he was the last cut, he should be the first call up. Or Lomberg adds another element to Hathaway, Tkachuk and Bennett as a player that can muck things up. If Peter's like his team to be pesky, this is the way to go. Lomberg would contribute to this team's identity as an "in your face, relentless team" if that's the way Peter's wants to go.
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