Before they send O'Neill on waivers (if that is what Shero plans to do), I'd want to see him put with players who can actually make hockey plays. Not Farnham and Gionta.... I wanna see O'Neill get like a 3-5 game trial with good offensive players... So when Elias comes back,
Cammalleri-Henrique-Stempniak
Kalinin-Zajac-Palmieri
Elias-Josefson-O'Neill
Farnham-Gionta-Tootoo
Scratches: Tlusty, Matteau, Kennedy?
If O'Neill doesn't perform, put him on waivers and put Tlusty in his spot.
If Tlusty doesn't perform (which he hasn't at all this season), keep him as a constant scratch (Ryder, Havlat treatment) or trade him for a 7th rounder or bag of pucks.
Then put Matteau/Kennedy/Boucher/Blandisi in that 3rd line RW slot.
Ruutu should not be on this team. He just doesn't fit.