I think we see the following pairings at forward:
Kuzmenko - Kadri
Huberdeau - Zary
Coleman - Backlund
This likely results in:
Kuzmenko - Kadri - Pospisil/Zary
Huberdeau - Zary/Pospisil - Mantha/Sharangovich
Coleman - Backlund - Sharangovich/Mantha
I don't know where Coronato fits, probably starts in the AHL again until one of Coleman, Kuzmenko, and Mantha is traded. It looks like the rest of the squad will be fighting for 4th line duty: Pelletier, Lomberg, Rooney, Duehr, Hunt, Schwindt, Klapka, and Morton.
It seems as though we have at least 1 top 9 winger too many.
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As for the D, the only pairing I see to start is Weegar - Miromanov.
Weegar - Miromanov
Bean/Bahl - Andersson
Bahl/Bean/Solovyov - Pachal
Solovyov - Hanley
We are 2 top 4 D short so far. Someone will need to step up and take advantage of the opportunity. It seems like we could add someone else's cap/waiver casualty to the mix. I could still see the Flames adding one of : Klingberg, Schmidt, Brannstrom, or Kylington on a 1-2 year contract. Pachal's spot is also for from secure, he's just the only bottom pairing RD right now.
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