Cassidy and Sweeney have two options to fill 1LW - simply shift up Hall, or take a punt on showcasing DeBrusk. Not sure exactly where management sit with Jake, but he's still technically available for selection and if he's willing to play then especially in the circumstances perhaps they should make use of him. Question then becomes is it a bad look to put a guy who publicly wants out on your top line? Does that look like rewarding someone who doesn't deserve it?
But putting Jake on the top line also has the advantages of leaving Hall on his normal line and getting another look at the Foligno-Frederic-Kuhlman line which did ok against the Canucks. The politics probably means this doesn't happen, but I think I'd do it.