i'd swap rust and horni for more balance...

also not sure about zar>simon......zar better as a fourth liner but simon has better offensive upside.... i guess they'll share that spot for the season

If simon has better offensive upside, then why did they score the same amount of goals with Simon playing 71 games and ZAR 43?
Because they don't. Too many people on here over rate Simon. He can't score. He doesn't have pro speed. He's an AHL level guy skill wise and athletic wise.
He'll be the 13th guy till he's traded at some point or becomes a FA.

As far as burying JJ here's my issue. He's better than Riikola. We saw that last year in the playoffs when they benched him for him. It did not go well.
It's the hard part of trading JJ. There has to be a replacement. Not sure what they do at this point. But if they can trade Simon and Jarry for a replacement and dump him. They should.
No better options is one reason I think he's still here. Once they have a plan to replace him I'm pretty sure he's gone. We'll see who gets cut shortly.