I went with Other.
I think it will be a given that Marchand, Bergeron, Pastrnak, DeBrusk. and Krejci will make up 5 of Boston's top 6 forwards once DeBrusk comes back on Thursday. Even knowing who 5 of the Bruins' top 6 forwards are, I still think there are questions to be asked. Do we see Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak together? Do we see the Marchand-Bergeron and Krejci-Pastrnak pairings? Will DeBrusk-Krejci-Pastrnak work, and if so, can someone already on the roster or in Providence fill in that lost spot next to Marchand and Bergeron? Vice versa, do we end up seeing DeBrusk with Marchand and Bergeron instead and someone on the roster or in Providence take that last spot with Krejci and Pastrnak? Or do we see Marchand and Pastrnak back with Krejci? So I think while adding a top 6 winger may be the solution, will it be a LW or RW and do the Bruins potentially have an in-house solution? I don't think they will but maybe do the Bruins have DeBrusk man the 3rd line and look at in-house options and trades for the remaining top 6 spots?
On the 3rd line center situation, I think the Bruins have a 3rd line problem in general which is important to resolve if they want to go anywhere in the playoffs. The Bruins currently have six bottom 6 players (Cave, Nordstrom, Backes, Kuraly, Wagner, Acciari) on their roster that are better suited to be 4th liners. There are also two top 9 players on the roster in Donato and Heinen who could also potentially take one or both of the spots in the top 6 depending on how things play out. If we look at a center for the 3rd line, apart from Backes, there really aren't any ideal options that are currently on the roster to fill that position. There's JFK who has looked great at some points and at other times like a rookie. There's Frederic who may or may not be ready this season to make the jump. He brings a skillset that would be welcome to the forward group. Then there's Studnicka who almost won a spot at training camp and looks very close to being ready to make the jump. I believe the Bruins will have to wait it out until Oshawa finishes their season which isn't ideal.
How far do the Bruins see their development thus far, and would it be worth blocking a spot for them now and potentially next season if they are deemed ready next season if not this year?
I do think the Bruins need to move some of their bottom 6 players. I also wouldn't mind Blidh getting a shot.