I just don't see him plodding out 8 to 10 minutes on the Jets as a 20 year old. He is going to have to make an impact on either of the special teams to get more minutes. Even if we trade Perreault, I would say the PP time goes to Roslovic. Then you have Morrissey and Niku who can play the PP as well. If we get another forward in the Trouba trade, and I think we will, there is no room. For Appleton or Suess, they are legitimate options on the PK, having had some positive experience on the Moose. I am looking for Veselainen to get 18-20 minutes on the Moose. Top PP, top PK time, like the experience Connor and Roslovic went through, before he emerges on the Jets. An injury to a top 9 forward gives him an opportunity, but I am not expecting him to come into camp with a spot. Same spot as Niku last year, prove yourself capable first.
I think if Lindholm can help keep the younger Scandinavians engaged, he is worth keeping. If he comes at $1 million, which is quite a decrease from the overpayment of Toronto, I'd bring him back. But with a lot of house money being invested into Connor and Laine, Copp getting a healthy raise, and Wheeler getting a hefty increase too, on the books, the Jets are going to have to find internal and cheap options, somewhere in the lineup.
I don't see Dano as anything more than a depth option, if he re-signs, like Logan Shaw, who is a better PKer. Lindholm at the right price might be ideal as #13, as I think the Jets will look at carrying 8 d, to bolster the depth of a pretty green, and apprenticing farm. With the option of sending down Niku, if he didn't earn a roster spot (though I expect him too)
