Morin lost out to Hagg, who is more talented than people seem to think, he was a 2nd rd pick, he did play in the AHL at a young age, and has 3 AHL seasons under his belt. No shame there.
Morin is better than Manning, but you don't care if you glue Manning to the bench, you want to play Morin.
Most of these issues will work their way out on the ice.
If Hagg keeps playing well he's a lock on the top 6.
They want Sanheim to succeed.
They like Morin, but he's a LH D-man only, which makes it a little awkward right now.
Ideally, MacDonald plays really well this year, and Hextall moves him in the offseaason (or if the Hockey Gods love us, in the spring), retaining half his salary and picking up a late round draft pick.
Provorov - Hagg
Ghost - Gudas
Morin - Sanheim
with Friedman and Myers starting next year n the AHL and Hextall listening to trade offers.