Who is going to sit for Deslauriers? Not Cates, not Foerster. He's not going to play much, and with his NMC gone, Briere will try to move him at some point.
Johnson is the 7th D-man and gone after this season.
Missed Risto (30), who'll be showcased for a TDL or summer 2025 move.
So your core veterans are Couts (32), Hathaway (33), Laughton (30), Seeler (31).
With TK (27), Sanheim (28), Poehling (26) and Fedotov (28)
Laughton is vulnerable if they find an upgrade at center.
11 of 20 starters are 25 and under (Michkov, Farabee, Frost, Tippett, Foerster, Brink, Cates, York, Drysdale, Zamula, Ersson).
And that excludes Andrae, Attard, McDonald, Lycksell, Tuomaala, Rizzo, Desnoyers, Avon, who may get a shot at some point, either due to injury or playing themselves out of LHV.
It should be if you have good depth in the organization.
Because if a prospect gets a shot and blows it, another prospect deserves to get their chance.