disgusting. Stop with your trade proposals while your ahead.
Guys like some others have posted, where the change of the core needs to come from is not Kessel or JVR. Phaneuf needs to go. For what ever we can get.
Keep: Kessel, JVR, Kadri, Holland, Komarov, Panik, Santorelli (Resign), Winnik (Resign), Clarkson (Untradeable) Reilly, Polak , Percy, Bernier
Trade: Bozak, Lupul, Booth, Phaneuf, Gardiner, Franson, Robidas, Reimer
This changes your core, Top line center, second line winger, Top D man, Second Best D man, and arguablly 3rd best D man, veternan leadership that failed, and a goalie that is causing contrevorsy and a divide in the locker room.
Lineup should consist of the following with gaps to fill:
Kessel - ??? - JVR
??? - Kadri - Clarkson
Komarov - Holland - Santorelli
Winnik - ??? - Panik
??? - Reilly
Polak - ???
Percy - ???
Bernier
???
Trade Phaneuf, Bozak to COL for O'Reilly and a 2nd Rounder
Trade Lupul and Gardiner to EDM for Eberle and a 2nd Rounder
Trade Booth for a 4th Round Pick
Trade Robidas for a 4th Round Pick
Trade Franson and Reimer and 2nd Round Pick to WPG for Evander Kane
Rest of you D and backup goalie can be made up of FA and kids in the minors (Granberg, Holzer, etc...)
Updated lineup with trades:
Kessel - O'Reilly - JVR
Eberle - Kadri - Kane
Komarov - Holland - Clarkson
Winnik - Santorelli - Panik
??? - Reilly
Polak - ???
Percy - ???
Bernier
???
Fire Away........