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My take on what our current depth chart looks like at the NHL level.

I’ve listed them according to the position I think they should be playing, as well as ranked them within those positions. I’ve also included my interpretation as to whether I consider them a 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th line player relative to the rest of the NHL.

Note that if I haven’t listed a player, it’s because I don’t consider them to be an NHL caliber player.

Please feel free to discuss and/or modify. My goal is to fully understand the holes on this team, as well as to clearly identify the realistically tradable assets.

Centers
1. Monahan [1]
2. Lindholm [1-2]
3. Backlund [3]
4. Ryan [3-4]
5. Dube [3-4]
6. Jankowski [4]

Left Wing
1. Gaudreau [1]
2. Mangiapane [3]
3. Bennett [4]
4. Lucic [4]

Right Wing
1. Tkachuk [1]
2. Czarnik [4]
3. Frolik [4]

Left Defence
1. Giordano [1]
2. Hanifin [1-2]
3. Kylington [2-3]
4. Valimaki [2-3]

Right Defence
1. Andersson [1-2]
2. Hamonic [3]
3. Brodie [3]

Goaltender
1. Rittich [1]
2. Talbot [2]

Based on the above, I see a need for:
- LW [2] or [2-3]
- RW [2] or [2-3]
- RW [2] or [2-3]
- RD [2] or [2-3]

I also see these players as the assets we should be trying to move:
- Backlund
- Jankowski
- Bennett
- Frolik
- Kylington
- Hamonic or Brodie