Cole will be fine. Maybe not 30 goal pace fine, but 20 goal pace fine for sure. It is DD I worry about on that line. Nothing to be done on that right now, until Gally is ready, hopefully next year.
Agree on Eller for White. Arms, Eller and Moen could be very effective. And Eller knows he has to earn it now. Love white, but he has no O ability at all.
Agree on Weber for Kaberle. I think we may have to cut our losses with Kaberle. Weber needs to play this year, it is his last chance, and i bet he's watching Diaz to see what stepping up really means. But Subban will be back, and Weber will be benched when he is.
Unless he scores 2 more goals, Gally should go down after 5 games. He is good, but not good enough so far to justify burning one year of ELC.
Then we would have:
Cole-Desharnais-Paccioretty: They will come around. But I said this summer that DD has to score more goals this year or he's gone. He's not shooting enough, again.
Bourque-Plekanec-Gionta: If Bourque keeps this up, I like this line. A lot. Looks like Therrien has done something with Bourque, let's see if it lasts.
Gallagher-Eller-Prust: I really like this line, if Eller steps up. He knows he has to. It's make or break this year. Bergy did not do the Halak trade and will not hesitate to torch Eller.
Armstrong-White/Noks-Moen: Noks is Meh. I prefer White. But White will have to skate harder and stop taking bad penalties. It is his last chance this year also.
Markov-Emelin: Thanks very much. I wish Emelin had a calm Russian star vet D man to learn from and play with, as it might make him a great D. Wait...
Subban-Diaz: OK, I buy it. I really buy it.
Bouillon-Gorges: Solid.
Weber will have to step up with an injury. He'll get one last chance, that is it.
Looks Like Weber and White are on the bubble.