I think Barron and Schneider have proven they are ready to play on this team especially if we don't get Byram. These guys are mobile, two-way, and physical defencemen with size. I could see them having a similar impact with players like Timmins, smothering defensively. On the left side, Harley has taken reigns as the guy to replace Byram but Bahl and Delibratore have impressed me the most after. When you consider it is on big ice, these guys are mobile even if Bahl is 6'6. He was forechecking at times with so much confidence.
The most impressive fact about the Lafreniere-Veleno-Dach line is how hard they backcheck and they seem to buy into the system. We do need a 2nd line but I'm not sure if Foote/Thomas/Newhook are those players, I think the 2nd line will have to come from the players injured (Cozens, Krebs, Dellandrea, and Hayton).
Foote can be a monster down low if you let him drive a 3rd or 4th line. Thomas is a valuable sparkplug, I think he made himself a lock for the bottom 6. These players give me confidence in secondary scoring as well as players who didn't even participate.