Okay so this is a good problem to have, don’t get me wrong. Just summertime and me speculating. But this is what we are looking at.

This seems like it would be the top 4.
Gavrikov-Fox
Durzl - Petterson

The bottom pairing gets tricky. We have Schnieder, Vaakanainen, Robertson, Fortescue, Morrow, Iorio who could all slot in at 5/6. The others you probably want playing top 2 minutes in the AHL. That’s 6 guys and 4 spots. I haven’t even put down Smits name yet. Does he come right to the NHL? Stay in Europe or maybe HE gets 25m+ a night in the AHL?

I feel like between Morrow or Schnieder, we could flip one of the two and inject it into the forward corps. Is it just me or does this defense seem like a total logjam at the moment?

• Lafreniere - Zibby - Dorofeyev

Cuylle

• - Miller - Perreault

Or Doro is on Miller's line but I would think he needs the skill of Zibby and Laf to perform similar to VGK.

I assume PP1 is Laf-JT-Zibby-Doro-Fox

Edit- forgot Cuylle.

Id imagine that if it werent for his NMC, Drury would have already shipped him off this year if not earlier.

Do you keep treating him like the best version of himself that earned this contract and hope he delivers meaningful minutes for the foreseeable future? Or do you quietly work him down to the bottom of your rotation and just eat the cost of paying an aging vet leftover from your old core while letting your "future" guys play ahead of him?

It's a part roster management/part coaching question. Realistically what is the move here in your opinion?

Looking at the premium plan. Unsure if worth it or not? Do you still get a crack at playoff tickets?

Would you guys take a flyer on him? Seattle is pretty weak at RHD, so they may be interested in Schneider.

To Chris Drury, I thought 2 firsts and 11 Million was too much for 67 pts, Briere said hold my beer at 18 million and 4 firsts. I was wrong 11 million is actually quite the bargain.

Every fanbase has a stretch of history that gets talked about so much you almost feel like you were there even though you weren't born yet or were too young to remember it. There's one specific era I wish I'd actually watched live. Which one is it for you.

I think it's worth asking what place, if any, Matt Rempe has on this team. Last year his IR absence saw him overshadowed by young bottom sixers who do what he does better, especially Chmelar and Sykora - guys who can fight, provide some grit, but unlike Rempe can skate well and contribute more directly to the offense.

We're 2 years out from his Stadium Series fight and his playoff goal and he frankly doesn't seem to have made much progress - if anything, he took a step back with his injury.

I think it's an interesting question to consider what, if any, future Matt Rempe has on the team. How long can a player whose main upside is being a fan favorite occupy a roster slot?

He has a year left on his deal. What do we think happens? Decline to re sign? Traded? LTIRetired? Signed long term? Two way deal?

An upside from the trocheck trade is it firmly opens the door for laba to slide in as the 3rd line and even potentially 2nd line center. I think without the trade happening he would've been stuck as the 4th line center and this creates a big opportunity for him to step into this role and take on more responsibility. I really liked his game and it seemed especially towards the end he was finding more offense. Curious to everyone else's thoughts?

The guy the Rangers traded for

Guess we didn't want him and/or he wanted to go play in LA.

Zuccarello Signs a 1-Year Contract with the Kings at a $1M Cap Hit ($1M Total)

Do we still think that Schneider will end up getting traded, if so for what? At this point it also seems possible Drury may resign him due to the weakness of the right side.