He's probably got another 3-4 good years in him, so 2 years is no risk at all. Still pretty good at both ends of the ice, and a nice stabilizing presence for their defense. Better than Vlasic at least.
Eklund-Celebrini-Toffoli
Gaudette-Smith-Caldwell*
Kurashev-Wennberg-Gaudette
Dellandrea/Grundstrom-Goodrow-Graf*/Bystedt*
Caldwell has had 2 good seasons in the AHL and could be ready for promotion. Graf looked good in the AHL last year after college. Bystedt has a shot to make a weak roster as well.
Orlov-Liljegren
Leddy-Klingberg
Mukhamadullin-Thompson
Cagnoni*-Ferraro-Desharnais-Thrun
I think Cagnoni is ready for a promotion, looked great last year in the AHL (small though). Ferraro's days might be numbered, as are Thrun's. Muk and Thompson both look ready for full time work.
With Dickinson on the way soon...
Nedeljkovic-Askarov. Ned will be the veteran mentor to share a crease 50/50 with Askarov.
They still have a long way to go, but they're going to be a lot more competitive, especially with the top of the roster talent they have.
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