I love it, but I doubt St. Louis does haha
I definitely don't think we should be pursuing a 3C, we have so many. Smith and Pageau would be fine bottom 6 centers, and if they're not, we could just slide Berglund there
I'd rather stay away from Berglund and roll with Turris/Zibanejad/Smith/Pageau up the middle next year. Assuming Schwartz is off the table, I'd target a package of Shattenkirk/Rattie/1st for Spezza/Weircioch. Shattenkirk rounds out a solid top 4, Rattie gives us another goal scoring prospect, and our draft team can work their magic with a late 1st.
From there, Dorion is on the record saying they will be active on July 1st, so I'm still clinging to the hope that they make a big splash and convince Stastny to come play in the capital. Then we sign Michalek at a discount and roll the dice on a wild card spot next year. This unrealistic dream leaves us with this lineup:
MacArthur - Turris - Ryan
Michalek - Statsny - Stone
Hoffman - Zibanejad - Lazar
Smith - Pageau - Neil/Condra
Methot - Karlsson
Cowen - Shattenkirk
Phillips - Ceci
Boro
* trade Greening to Edmonton for a pick next year
** I would also be okay with not signing Statsny and giving Zibanejad more ice time, but a man can still dream.