The King Returns

Tad cheap on Roy I think, but overall relatively promising.

Looking forward to Ziemmer eventually slotting into that RW depth. I think that’s about all this team is missing, barring a big leap from Kaliyev this season.

I think Roy understands his future is to be our Matt Greene, less minutes but should be able to shut things down for 16-18 minutes a night. I hope he will sign a 6-7 year deal which should bring down the AAV.

Ziemmer will need some time, lots to work on with his skating. Remember Danault and PLD are exceptionally good playmakers, I'm hoping they help Kaliyev, Turcotte, Byfield, et. all get into another gear.

Touche. That is the perfect role for him. I had him in at a little more than Anderson, so the difference is pretty negligible.

A full season of top line minutes for Byfield, as well as significantly more exposure to the top 6/9 for Kaliyev should hopefully kick them into another gear. Still holding out faith for Turcotte, as I once was for Gabe, but he’s getting closer to his make-or-break season. If he can stay healthy he’ll surely get back on track.

As you can see above, I also am a Turcotte truther, also Kaliyev and Turcotte used to play together so man that would be cool as a middle six line.

Outside of the national team? Huh, wasn’t aware of that, but that would be a pretty slick middle six line for sure.