Clutterbuck was clearly making the 4th line worse. He doesn’t deserve a spot back in the lineup after seeing what fasching has done to that line.

If the intent is to keep Lee-Horvat-Barzal as a line when 13 returns from injury I think 27-14 should remain together and continue building on chemistry

I just realized I bungled up line one. Horvat should be there

Fasching > Clutterbuck 100%. I think his return spells the end of Bailey or Holmstrom in the lineup.

When healthy:

27-14-13
11-29-21
12/10-44-20
17-53-15

When healthy the best lineup they could run out :

Engvall-Horvat-Barzal
Lee-Nelson -palmieri
Parise-Pageau -Holmstrom
Martin-cizikas -fasching

Clutterbuck is so bad lol. He’s Bailey level bad

I'm not used to typing 18 either lol. Did not mean to health bomb him. You are probably correct with that lineup in an ideal world. Apparently he is more comfortable as a RW. Maybe swap Barzal to LW? I don't know if he has a preference playing out of position on the wings but if Engvall is better on one side he should just stay there. I just think Clutter slides in and Fasching is bumped up a line

I don’t think Martin and cizikas can survive without Fasching tbh. It’s possible they go the loyalty route but with this team one wrong lineup decision is the difference between a win and a loss

Holmstrom is already significantly better than clutter at every aspect of the game. And Holmstrom is nothing more than a good bottom 6 guy who won’t put up many points