Striiker
Former Flyers Fan
You'e forgetting someone.Fletcher's comments don't inspire hope that Patrick will be ready soon.
If you have Couts, Hayes, and Patrick up the middle, the bottom six forwards kind of work themselves out. If anything, good players will get scratched because there's not enough room, not just because of AV's personal preferences.
There would be no need to shop (there isn't any need, anyway, even if NP isn't ready to go).