I would imagine that the Flames are going to give Honzek a chance to bounce back but if/when he does get sent back down to the Wranglers I think that the lines can be shuffled to give Coronato more ice and get Klapka back in until Sharangovich returns:
Zary/Pospisil Kadri Kuzmenko
Huberdeau Zary/Pospisil Mantha
Coleman Backlund Coronato
Lomberg Kirkland Klapka
Personally I prefer Zary at C and Pospisil on the wing with Kadri and Kuzmenko but with Zary and Huberdeau scoring at high rates there's a strong argument not to mess with what is working.
Then when Sharangovich returns you can bump Coronato back into the rotation with Klapka and fit Sharangovich wherever works best. Based on last year he did very well with Backlund and Coleman, but things looked fairly promising with Kadri and Kuzmenko in the preseason.
I'm really liking Kirkland in that fourth line role. He's made a real impact.
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