I actually like it. But would alter the lines

Palat Hischier Bratt
Meier Hughes Mercer
Haula Henrique Tatar
Wood McLeod Bastian

You're joking, right? You think we retain on Henrique for 1.5 seasons and all we get is the guy who's place Henrique is taking?

Add Bahl and your 23 2nd and we might be talking.

Sharangovich > Henrique

Sharangovich is a very good player. Great defensively. Can play wing or center. Has scored at higher rates than Henrique. And still only 24.

I love Rico, but wouldn't move Rango for him.

I'm not seeing it anywhere in his metrics that he's good defensively, let alone great. He's had some fine scoring seasons but outside of the 20-21 slump he doesn't outscore Rico, nor is he as good defensively, and Rango is pretty terrible at faceoffs where Henrique also excels.

He's still young but he's firmly entered his prime years and his advanced metrics paint a bad picture of him this year, especially in comparison to the rest of the team. Not sure if that's due to some regression on his part or not getting proper utilization because he's been pushed down the depth chart by NJ's seemingly endless supply of top 6 forwards.

Not near enough for Henrique

I'd be fine with this also. I just think that the lineup I've assembled here would make us deeper. Our third and fourth lines would be mismatches against other teams's 3rd and 4th lines