I might be willing to do that..... although from what everyone has said Detroit wants a first. As far as the other lineup changes. Kyrou is invisible when he is here, he needs to stay in San Antonio. He is not ready, NO way do you put him on second line. You have to hope Schwartz hits his groove and Perron comes back healthy. Say want you want about Steen, but he is doing his job. People are upset because of the money he is getting (see Bozak), but he is doing what is asked of him. He is a tenacious forechecker and plays good defense. Yes, i would like more goals, but he is not a liability on the ice, he plays hard and makes it tough for the teams playing against him. And Maroon has been playing MUCH better. He is starting to use his size much more for possession and being around the net. I want Fabbri to succeed just as much as the next guy, but he hasnt done much when he's in. There is a reason Berube hasnt changed the lineup in awhile.

And I'm sorry, but you dont bring in Howard to be backup. I love Binnie to, but you dont give up Blais and a 2nd for a guy to be the backup and then leave after season. Thats a waste. Allen can be the backup if you plan on Binnie being the starter.

The point of Howard is to have a capable backup for a Cup run and then get a bunch of cap space where you can maybe go after a big fish or just sign some more depth.