I like Mitchell as a bottom 6er, though I think he'd be better off at wing than center. The rest can go though.
Yeah, it's just insane that he's our 2C/3C. In my mind he's a marginal 4C/4LW.
I've been watching most of the games this year and it's really not hard to figure out why we're so bad. A good amount of players on our team have no place in the NHL/are fringe 4th liners or 7th dman.
Strachan
Benoit
Mez
Weber
Ellis
Kaleta
Flynn
McCormick
Mitchell
I also don't think we have any legit top line players playing right now. Evander Kane can be a 1LW, but he's out for the year. I think Moulson is a 2LW, Ennis is a 2/3 LW, Gionta is a 3RW, Stewart is a 2/3RW and Zemgus is a 2/3C.
On defense, I think Bogo can be a 1/2 RHD, Zadorov is probably a 2LHD, Risto a 1/2 RHD, Gorges is a 2LHD, Pysyk a 2/3RHD. Still leaves a legit top pairing LHD to be desired. Maybe Zadorov can get there, but that's a huge question mark.
I don't think either of our goalies are legit starter caliber. We don't have any real promising prospects there that are NHL ready either. We will need to sign 1-2 goalies in the offseason. Lindback might be the worst goalie in the NHL. Neuvirth is a solid number 2. BTW - check out Miller's numbers with our team last year - unreal.
I'm hoping that our lineup can look like this soon
Kane - McEichel - FA/Grigorenko??
Moulson - Reinhart - Hodgson/Ennis
Ennis/Hodgson - Girgensons - Foligno
Des - Larsson - Gionta
FA/Trade/Zadorov? - Bogosian/Risto
Zadorov - Risto/Bogosian
Gorges - Pysyk
FA Goalie
Neuvirth