There are 8 certainties for the top 9. and we either acquire one more (seems likely), or someone cracks the lineup (Pelletier is a good bet).
That leaves the following players to carve out a 4th line:
Lucic, Lewis, Rooney, Ruzicka, Schwindt (and maybe Pelletier)
This is why I would like to move Lucic - if we can use the space to add a top 9 RW, we have those remaining 5 guys to create a 4th line:
Pelletier - Ruzicka/Rooney - Lewis/Schwindt
and there are all kinds of ways to make that faster, still gritty, and have increased production from last year
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