Overdue by 11 Games. Who comes up now, Bourque? Hrivik? Megna or Gibbons? Lots of options here.
Bourque NEEDS a shot up here this year. He's a perfect replacement for Glass (and his atrocious cap hit) next year when we're even closer to the cap ceiling with some of these guys--his current cap hit is $562k, and even with a raise to $650-700k, that's STILL less than half of Glass' cap hit.
I think Lindberg becomes the 4th line center next year. Couple that with Fast earning a permanent spot on the 3rd line, and Miller on the 2nd, we could potentially be a good team again if we move one of the anchors on defense.
Kreider-Brassard-Miller
Zucc-Stepan-Buchnevich
LW from Nash Trade-Hayes-Fast
Bourque-Lindberg-4th liner Girardi/Staal Trade
UFA 13th Forward
McDonagh-Klein
Yandle-Girardi
Hunwick/Schlemko type player-McIlrath
UFA 7th Dman
This is all moot, of course--AV and his fetish for a Right Handed shot will call up the useless Megna....