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Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja
I’m sorry man. What changes would you make to the Panthers in the off-season?
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Upgrade Ekblad's partner from Weegar to a legitimate top pair shutdown type guy. Push Weegar down the lineup or trade him outright to a team desperate for that type of defenseman. Problem is there's a short list of quality d-men available for that type of role. I could see them going after Josh Manson as a possibility.
Sign Pete DeBoer as head coach to right the ship defensively. See if Brunette wants to stay as assistant, but let him go if he doesn't. I know people would say to jump on Trotz, but I just don't see him fitting with this roster.
Re-sign Marchment to a 5 year deal.
Other than that, not much else. This team has a very strong core in place. Just needs a few pieces to get over the hump. They don't have much cap space next year because the big hit from Yandle's buyout is on the books counting for over $6 million in dead cap space.
Huberdeau-Barkov-Verhaeghe
Duclair-Bennett-Reinhart
Marchment-Lundell-Hornqvist
Lomberg-Luotsarinen-warm body
Ekblad-?????
Forsling-Weegar
Montour-Gudas
Bob/Knight