I think I'm in agreement with the idea of sending Honzek and Coronato down. Nothing wrong with the AHL team being a wagon and maybe those two could generate some chemistry playing significant minutes while they wait for top 9 opportunities to open up on the big team via trade or injuries.
Sharangovich coming back presents some interesting opportunities. Going off of last season one approach could be to look at which lines controlled play and generated chances the best (expected goals for%):
Huberdeau Sharangovich Kuzmenko xGF 64.3% in 101 mins
Zary Kadri Pospisil xGF 53.2% in 381 mins
Coleman Backlund ????? xGF 51-61% (they are good with everyone... Maybe Mantha would work here)
Lomberg Kirkland Coronato were pretty decent through 3 games but I wonder if Duehr deserves another shot after his great start in the AHL?
Regardless of what they do, having one more top 9 forward makes a big difference and it also happens to be their top goal scorer from last year.
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