Let's get back to THIS team and this roster -
3C candidates -
Plan A - Boyle or Brassard
I guess this is Plan 1A and 1B - Brassard doesn't kill Penalties and struggled in a 3C role in Pitts.
Plan B - Eric Fehr?
In House Option- Tanner Fritz
Top C Prospect - Otto Koivula
Potential Trade (purely speculation):
*Flames need cap space to sign Rittich, Tkachuk, and Bennett, so maybe a deal Derek Ryan for futures? The Flames have other options at C.
*Vegas also in cap trouble, but highly doubt they move Eakin since they have no one who can easily fill that role, they still need to move $ though.
Top 6 F candidates -
In House Options - Beauvillier & Ho-Sang
Trades (players rumored to be moved):
- Nikita Gusev
- Jesse Pulijaarvi
- Jason Zucker
*Tomas Tatar (if Leddy is moved a likely destination)
*Mike Hoffman (another hockey trade partner for Leddy, but with no Panarin more than likely Fla keeps Hoffman)
*Brandon Saad (trade would have to be for futures since Hawks do not need a LHD like Leddy)
Free agency (bargain bin)
- Ryan Spooner
- Valeri Nichushkin