Here's my go. Wildcard is Pelletier. I think that the smart plan is to roll all lines and pairings evenly and play the matchup game. Extra minutes doled out for special teams. It's a condensed season, so it makes sense to make use of the depth and keep everyone healthy.
Tkachuk - Lindholm - Mangiapane (Defacto top line)
Gaudreau - Monahan - Leivo (easier matchups/Monahan and Leivo know each other)
Nordstrom - Backlund - Ryan (Nordstrom primary PK/Ryan moves to RW)
Lucic - Bennett - Dube (Best playoff line intact)
Simon
Hanifin - Andersson (New top pairing/save Gio!)
Giordano - Kylington/Nesterov (Kyl/Nester swap depending matchups)
Valimaki - Tanev (Tanev on Hughes duty again)
Markstrom
Rittich
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