Quoting: hotNreadyWings
Most of your lines I agree with. Though I do think, knowing blashil that the second line will probably look different. He will want a better defensive player or power forward with doubles and hirose. Maybe Zadina moves to top line and Bert moves down. Maybe something different. But just where my heads at looking towards next season.
I think Blash will look at chemistry. If the last 2 months were any indication of next season (and over the last 2 years they have been), this team is going to have to score a lot, and have its forwards be the best defense. The chemistry with Taco and AA was excellent, and I believe Z would be a HUGE upgrade over Helm on that line. Obviously the chemistry was great with Bert, Lark, and Mantha (this is the recreation of the Y, Shanny, McCarty line), and I think Nielsen is the perfect 3rd line C (with Ras swapping into the C position sometimes. I think Ras needs a shot at C).
By putting Z with AA and Taco, Taco is the primary setup man for that line, with Z playing the swing (scorer and playmaker), and AA being the pure scorer.
The improvement from this team (forwards speaking) has to come with lines 3 and 4. This was a 2.5 line team. Blash needs to find a 3rd line combo that works, and use the 4th line to grow some players (Ehn, who I believe will have a scoring career like Kris Draper).