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I don't see a reason to jetison Jones in order to keep Johnston, McGinn, or Meyers on the main roster, Jones has frankly been better than all of them and plays with more speed, he's the perfect guy to cycle higher in the lineup as a support piece when you want to put the lines in a blender, or when there's an injury.
As to the defense, be very careful about expecting the rookie D to come in and operate too early, it's more important for the D core to take the time to develop as needed than to be good now, let them marinate in the AHL unless they force themselves onto the main roster. One of Bret Pesche or Matt Roy should be given the Killorn contract to mentor one of the kids. Lastly, there's no need to buy out Cam, just reduce his minutes to 2nd pair, let him train Helleson up, and Zellweger is a natural replacement when the contract is up. I get that he's been brutal this season, but the kids aren't ready to take over yet, remove him and you need to go out and find someone experienced to fill in, and it's just not worth it. But yes, he needs to have his role reduced.