next years top 6 imo should be
Fabbri Larkin Zadina
Bertuzzi Ras Mantha
Fabbri hasn't looked all that impressive playing with Larkin, and Zadina needs to earn top line role. Start the rookies down lower and let them work their way up.
Start of season will probably looks something like:
Bert-Larkin-Mantha
Zadina-Flip-Fabbri (Flip with the veteran defensive "presence" because you know that's going to happen)
Helm-Raz-Svech (Helm with the veteran defensive "presence" because you know that's also going to happen)
Timashov-LGD- Brome(LGD with the veteran defensive "presence" because you know that's going to happen again, lol)
Ehn, Nielsen, Abby (sent to GR who might not be playing)
DDK-Hronek
Nemeth-Lindstrom
UFA-Biega/Bowey
Would prefer to see Sieder, but I get the feeling they're gonna let him play the whole season with Mannheim
Helm, LGD, Nemeth, and Flip all traded at TDL.
Zadina-Larkin-Mantha (I think Zadina moves up)
Bert-Fabbri-Svech (Svech moves up if his knee holds up)
Timashov-Raz-Brome (Timashov replaces Helm)
Smith-Ehn-Pearson or some other warm body (Is Nielsen still warm?)
DDK-Hronek
UFA-Lindstrom
Cholo-Biega/Bowey (Cholo set to fail again, poor kid)
Defense set for another tank, wow.
Not terribly excited about next season.