I'm actually starting to lean towards Huberdeau being a better fit with Kadri than Lindholm. I base it on watching Huberdeau's highlights and one of them was transition speed. One risky move is to put Dube on that line... it would be extremely fun to watch. If that doesn't work then Toffoli is my 2nd choice.
I also think that Mangiapane has chemistry with anyone except Toffoli, I thought he played really well with Dube last year. However that line seems to need more of a natural playmaker, that's why I'd like to see Milano there. That leads me to my unconventional wishful thinking lines:
Huberdeau - Kadri - Dube/Toffoli
Mangiapane - Lindholm - Milano/Dube
Coleman - Backlund - Toffoli/Milano
Lucic - Ruzicka - Lewis (I thought it was a great line for us)
Rooney, Ritchie
As for defense I know Hanifin has chemistry with Andersson and Tanev, Tanev has chemistry with Hanifin and Kylington, Andersson seems to only have chemistry with Hanifin... and Zadorov doesn't have chemistry with either Andersson or Tanev. I would first try the following:
Weegar - Andersson
Hanifin - Tanev
Kylington - Zadorov
Against less top heavy teams I could see Kylington playing with Tanev while one of Weegar/Hanifin plays with Zadorov. As for the 7th D I think it should be either Stone or Mackey. I haven't seen Meloche enough to figure out how good he is. That said I think that we might have someone force his way onto the team like Kylington did last year, that would require management to look into making space via trade.
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