I would love Nystrom, too. I think the trades are exactly what we should do and I like them a lot. I just really don't understand why you'd omit Zuccarello.
If just one of Kassian or Kreider flops, we have the same problem of 3/4th liners playing top 6 minutes.
Also, you have to realize that if you're going to play that kind of lineup, you're going to have injuries. Nash, Callahan, Clowe are all good for at least 5-10 missed games a year and if Kassian and Kreider play that same style, they could very well be the same way. Things could get really ugly really quickly. The reason Nash recently had that season where he played all 82 games was because he stopped playing his game and stopped going into the dirty areas.
I just don't see the PP working itself out like that. Still no PPQB and no point shooter. With Richards and Zuccarello gone, we have absolutely nobody who can take a slap shot. I seriously see no threat from the points. We'd have our usual PP goals with some dirty ones from Callahan, some nice one timers from Stepan at the sideboards into an open net and Nash will get his usual 6-7 from the sideboards. Brassard's still the only player who really becomes very dangerous on the man advantage. I don't know, I just don't see that unit going any higher than 20-25th next year at least.
