I don't see any major cause for concern personally.
Yes, we're likely going to lose most, if not all of JVR, Bozak, Komarov, Plekanec, Moore and Polak, but with half of them, what are we really losing?
- Komarov: bad year. Offensively and defensively ineffective. Slow. Not engaged. He was moved down the line-up and eventually removed completely in the playoffs.
- Plekanec: mostly useless. Sure he played a few good playoff games, but this team that to finished the regular season with a franchise record in points at 105 (based largely on the backs of sophomore players who will improve) got 17 garbage regular season games from him where he was virtually invisible. He won't be missed.
- Moore: in and out of the line up. Effectively enough when he was there, but clearly not what Babcock wanted. A 4th line center of Moore's ilk isn't exactly a role we should expect to have major issues replacing.
Regarding the other three:
- JVR: hurts the most. While not particularly responsible two-way, he is a well rounded offensive player. Elite in front the net even. His offense will need to be replaced by committee. Luckily, we seem to have plenty of guys who are capable of more offensive production if their roles are increased.
- Bozak: 2nd biggest loss easily. His faceoffs are his best asset. His offense falls in the, I think it can be made up category. Much like JVR's will need to be tried, but yes, that remains to be seen.
- Polak: utterly replaceable.
The internal solutions:
Brown: JVR and Bozak placed 8th and 9th on the team in terms of even strength point production with 34 and 30 respectively. I believe most would agree Brown had a step back this year offensively, but he also didn't get much opportunity, and the 2nd powerplay was ice cold. He put up 25 of his 28 points even strength. There is without question more to give here.
Kapanen and Johnsson both finding spots in our top 9 instead of on the 4th line, should provide a decent chunk of offense as well.