I have to agree with what
@CHAR is saying about the middle six, I don't see us taking on any more guys unless someone leaves. We can always look at who is going to be available next UFA season.
I have no problem with Meyers so long as we are getting paid, which we are.
However, I really disagree with the Girard trade, he's a good player, but he is the wrong type of defenseman for us. He is going to get caved in on the Fowler line for the same reason the Drysdale would, lack of size and physicality, easy to bump off the puck, etc. Great player on a good contract, but we need another puck moving powerplay quarterback like I need a hole in the head. Besides that, the Avs likely want to turn Girard into a 2C, and the only think we have available is Lundestrom who probably doesn't wet their whistle.
Looking back on the season and forward towards the draft, I have to question if the Comtois experiment has run its course. I wouldn't QO him just to stick him on the 4th line. I'm also thinking that Jones is finally coming around, he was playing with swagger this season, and while it didn't reflect on the scoreboard as much as I would have liked, he was displaying that power forward game he had back in JR when he was playing up with Terry. I'd like to continue that experiment and see where it leads, because if he can pot 20+ goals a season being a Tasmanian Devil of chaos in front of the other teams net, he certainly can take a spot on 2nd line wing that we were hoping to hold out for Comtois. Its said power forwards take as long as defenseman to really develop, and Jones was certainly passing the eye test this year. Lets move him up the roster and get him some PP2 time.
I also think I would pull BOG up for 4C over Nestrenko, let the guy have a year in the AHL to see what he can really do.