If Harpur is anywhere near this team without literally every other option being exhausted first I will be switching sides to the Babs needs to be fired camp.

I was on that train at the beginning of last season

Its dumb to pump 1st and 2nd Line with Johnsson and Kapanen, put a box of oreos on the Tavares and Matthews left wing and it will end with 25+ Points thru Season. If Hyman will be possibility to retain Cap-wise, he and 2 x 775k Moore should be there, which would allow you to build one of the most intriguing 3rd Line with Johnsson - Kerfoot - Kapanen.

Harpur is water boy at most, Marincin and Schmaltz to start the Season, Dermott jumping into mix of the three later and Ceci - Dermott swapped if kid wont pan out as the unbrushed gem as they are betting on.

We don't seem to agree on much but I agree with most of that. I don't think Moore is the right guy for Matthews and Nylander, I'd prefer Mikheyev, only because he's bigger. I think someone that can get the puck in the corners and cause Havoc in front will lead to another 5-10 goals for Matthews and Nylander and a guy big enough to cash in some garbage rebounds or tips will be a great addition to that line. Johnsson didn't do that in the playoffs and I am not sure he's big enough to be a net front presence.

Other than that, I'm agree completely. I can see Johnsson, Kapanen and Kerfoot being a terrific 3rd line. Super fast, defensively responsible and creative in transition.

I would rather Mikheyev on the AM-WN line, but as long as Hyman is out, I think Kapanen and Johnsson start the year where I have them

We'll see, I just don't know if Kapanen has it in him to be what Babs wants or what people think he's going to be. I just don't see him being the sandpaper that Hyman brings.

Babs was using Kapanen as his Hyman replacement so I went with it

I get it. I also heard what he said about his dream of a 3rd line. He sees Kerfoot with Mikheyev and Kapanen as a great 3rd line. Perhaps Johnsson is going to get a full season with Matthews and Nylander. No matter what, I think Matthews is going to have a remarkable season and Nylander is going to silence a lot of idiots.

Can dermott and Hyman go on LTIR. I thought they have to be out min of 10 games. I didn’t think they would be out that long. And I thought their was cap of only two players for LTIR?

They are expected to both be out min 12 games...

I will make another post on what my preferred lines would look like with everyone back

We haven't even started the season and he's already giving me a headache