Yotes looking good

They need a couple more 2nd rounders

For real! They should even be contenders once prospects like Shea Weber and Jakub Voracek join the fray, those are future cornerstones.

Honestly though, if Cooley, Gunther, Geekie, etc pan out, and Söderström takes a step, all they really need to be a true contender is a number 1 dman. Unless Söderström or Moser waaay surpass expectations, they'll likely need to look at adding either in the draft or through trade. It's unlikely, but not impossible, that they could look at someone like Montour next season or perhaps even Ekblad in 2025, but that's not something they should rely on.

In all seriousness, I think yotes are looking good up front. They need a top four dman or two. If Simashev, Duda, Morden, Lamoureux all develop…could be deep squad.

Hayton stays as 1C, he was on a 65 point pace on the top line and Keller’s 2nd half happened because hayton moved up. Maccelli-Cooley-Crouse should be the 2nd line with Zucker-Bjugstad-Guenther as the 3rd. They need to sign Dumba and make the top pair Valimaki-dumba, moser-durzi, stecher-söderstrom, brown doesn’t sniff the lineup he’s awful.

I expect that AZ will sign McBain and that will influence the forward depth. I really want to see Cooley and Gunther together, but they need someone that can be a veteran that can play with pace and protect them from the expected rookie mistakes. Crouse seems to be that guy, but I don't want to break him away from Maccelli. Maybe you are right and Boogy and Zucker are the right guys to take advantage Maccelli's elite passing. Forwards are looking decent, defense is going to get exposed.

Keller/Hayton/Schmaltz
Crouse/Cooley/Gunther
Maccelli/Boogy/Zucker
Kerfoot/McBain/Boyd
extras: O'Brien and Carcone