Don’t know if I’d say it’s a good idea to have Halttunen being the primary “line driver” unless we are talking about entirely different things.
No disrespect but he played for you guys for 6 games in the AHL, and I have watched him play for almost 80 games (regular season, playoffs and Mem Cup)
He has more in the tank to unleash than being a 3rd liner in the NHL someday and I believe he can drive a line. He did it with Nicholl and Van Gorp last year.
If Dale is want to heavy load it, I can also see him playing with Cowan and Barkey on the top line too. It will be interesting to see what Dale decides to do.