Here is what Dobber is projecting for us
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No. Top line wonderful. The "Grand Dutchy" of Grandlund and Duchene is a wonderful combo. You can put Forsberg on the Mighty Drunks and he would rule. The 2nd line should be Niederreiter (Let's just call him Nightrider) Johansen and let Tomassino/Tolvanen fight for wing. Nino can play both wings. I want a shooter at wing, Johansen to feed and Nino hogging up the middle. Beast Line: Don't f*** with happy. Seriously, they play defense line a 1st level line, offense line a 2nd line. Just don't f*** with it. 4th line, camp knife fight. I mean, replay the scene where Joker holds. "try outs' break a pool cue and let them go to town. Loser of the Tomassino/Tolvanen fight, Glass/Novak, (Novak showed as much promise as Glass but Novak is waiver exempt), then the 8 billion forwards fight for the last spot and the Press box spots. Defensively, to be honest, you could put the Barry Trotz roster blender 9000 in effect and it would work. Lauzon, McD, and Ekholm has experience and RHD Boro is very capable to eat minutes. At goal....it's Saros and....Who The f*** knows. The assumption is Saros for 40-50 games and the back up for the rest. But why not have multiple back ups eat into that 30? Why not let Askarov play a game or 5 in the NHL, Back-up plays 20 and Milwaukee trade bait play the rest before, traded? We have all seen the pattern before.
First cut is all the guys we assume are Milwaukee's best.
Last cut is the goalies who are sent down because the coaching staff has made their minds about the goalie tendems and won't trade for a goalie because they made their picks. IF, I repeat IF, Ingram goes to Milwaukee his stock will sky rocket. It becomes an AHL level trade vs NHL. Also, the rule is you only have to clear waivers once.
When a player clears waivers and is sent down and then is called up again, he does not have to clear waivers to be sent down again unless he has played ten games or has been "up" for 30 days Per wikipedia with source.
There are many 'what if's'
What if we have an injury in camp? A goalie injury would help some problems. Also, HOW LONG is the injury for and to whom?
What if some of Milwaukee's Best should be Nashville's best. (Or as the saying goes; Bourbon is what beer wants to be when it grows up.)
What if someone gets hurt that's not a goalie?
What if Tomassino or Tolvanen or (Dolly forbid!) they both don't step up?
Switzerland is the last pre-season game, I want to know what the rosters look like.
One other question: What are the COVID restrictions for Canada? I don't ASSUME there will be a taxi squad, BUT if needed; the depth in Milwaukee will be insane.
