It's hard to imagine the PP being better by removing Gonch and Alfie but that first unit looks pretty damn good...think Corvo has a bigger bomb than Gonchar and I think that Ryan will finally end up being the presence in front of the net we have needed for so long.
If healthy, I think Michalek fits the bill for that role. I was watching the Karlsson montage from the 2011-2012 season, (hurry the hell up september
) and there were a number of plays where after a goal the goalie threw his hands up in the air as if to say "What the hell guys, I couldn't see anything with #9's fat ass in my way"
Not to mention he has slick hands around the net and is hard to move.