The only line I really want to nuke is the fourth line and Rooney is the main culprit. If this was a team OK with being terrible I wouldn't care about his inclusion in the lineup but they are trying to be decent, so he absolutely needs to go. Doesn't kill well, doesn't win draws, doesn't make plays, gets outscored in a big way 5 on 5.
Personally, I would try:
Huberdeau-Kadri-Kuzmenko/Pelletier
Coleman-Backlund-Coronato
Kerins-Sharangovich-Pelletier/Kuzmenko
Lomberg-Pospisil-Honzek
I had trouble figuring out who to play on the fourth line honestly as some of the guys in the A who might be deserving of a call-up are probably not guys you want playing 4th line/PK minutes in the NHL. That said, I liked Honzek's speed and forechecking ability prior to his injury at the beginning of the year and he kills penalties so I used him here.
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