Time to change the forward structure

I don’t want to witness a Lowry/Stastny/wheeler line, and has Stanley not done enough to stay in top 8

I agree...Copp and Stas can switch with Lowry playing 3C. Heinola needs to play big mins in the AHL with Beau playing on the 3rd pair.

I'm not too sure about Appleton playing top line mins but I wouldnt mind trying him there

I like the idea of pairing off players (like many teams do). Scheifele-Wheeler, Connor-Dubois, Staz-Ehlers, Copp-Lowry. There is the basis of the four lines. It also gives the balance of the players hope that, if they play well, they have the opportunity to play up. A system like this would have kept prospects like Roslovic happier. Appleton, Harkins, Perreault, Vesalainen, Perfetti, Lewis, Thompson can all earn their minutes on these lines. Late in games, you can split Staz and Ehlers up to play on the Scheifele and Dubois lines.

I would really like to see what a harkins Dubois Appleton line could do, all around the same age and don’t really have a set line or center yet, and leaves copp Stastny ehlers alone, and scheifele Conner wheeler together. Let’s whoever entering lineup be on Lowry line, Maurice loves Lowry so line won’t be tied to bench like some options seem to on occasion.

The key to all of this working is Scheifele being willing to play 18 minutes a night instead of 22+. He keeps staying out after his linemates are off. The Jets can put out three strong scoring lines which should cause matchup opportunities, the way the Ehlers-Staz-Copp line was deployed during their recent scoring spree. Wheeler has seemingly bought into this idea with his recent drop in minutes played (if you believe the narrative from Maurice).