Agree re: no chance we get Johnson.
I still think that Gaudreau-Lindy-Laine could be the best line in the league for a few years... That alone would be highly appealing for the BJs.
If we took Marchenko and Sillinger, their lineup would still be:
Gaudreau-Lindy-Laine
Texier-Fantili-Johnson
Bemstrom-Jenner-Roslovic
Robinson-Kuraly-Danforth
With guys like Chinakov, Foudy, and Gaunce pushing to make it. Not huge talent remaining but the top end of this forward core is still under 30, so pretty good balance.
Their D is actually v interesting. They have Werenski and acquired Severson and Provorov. That has potential to be strong... and they have Jiricek, Mateychuk, and Cuelemans right behind.
Maybe we could squeeze Mateychuk or Cuelemans out of them too? That would be nice.
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