I don't want to lose Scherbak for nothing. However, I see his style as Galchenyuk light (less talented), and if the identity of the team is play fast, decide fast, make smart plays.... then Nikita is probably not in our new mold.
So, trade him if possible and if not possible to trade Plekanec first.
Waiving DeLaRose is completely out of the question, he is an NHL player, only 23 and plays our forechecking style while being good in his own zone.
So my options in order of preference:
- Trade or waive Plekanec
- Trade Scherbak
- Waive Deslauriers
- Waive Peca
If there are no other injuries, we need to do two of the above