I'm not about padding anyone's stats. I just want balanced lines that can score more than they give up. Meanwhile,
develop, develop, develop.
So here is what I would suggest:
1. Roster moves:
a. Waive Allen and when he is not claimed, send him down to work with and mentor Dobes.
That allows us to return to a 14-7-2 formation.
b. Callup Lindstrom and staple him to the press box. Send Barron down to play a regular shift and only call him back up if there is an injury or someone in the top 6 shows he can't handle NHL shifts and needs time in Laval
c. Call up Armia until Dvorak is back.
2. Give Monty a shot at 1A (70%) and play Primeau as a backup for two months (30%).
3. Re-balance the forward lines with some defence on each line, and some size or toughness on each line
RHP-Suzuki-Caufield
Newhook-Dach-Slafkovsky
Ylonen-Monahan-Anderson
Pearson-Evans-Armia/Gallagher (rotation)
spares: Gallagher/Armia, Pezzetta
4. Spread the experience on the defence pairings
Matheson-Harris
Guhle-Kovacevic
Xhekaj-Savard
spare: Lindstrom
5. Give Armia's spot in Laval to a developing player until Dvorak returns
6. When Dvorak returns, re-waive Armia and run:
Dvorak-Suzuki-Caufield
Newhook-Dach-Slafkovsky
RHP-Monahan-Anderson
Pearson/Ylonen-Evans-Ylonen/Gallagher (rotation)
spares: Gallagher/Pearson, Pezzetta
This is a clear pro-development strategy. It reduces the roles of our over-30 guys - Armia, Gallagher, Pearson, Savard and Allen while keeping them in the organization.
It gives development opportunity to guys who need ice time to see what they can do: Ylonen, Harris, Primeau (in Montreal) and Barron (in Laval)