My super expert projected lineup:

Pacioretty-Desharnais-Cole
Galchenyuk-Plekanec-Gionta
Bourque-Eller-Prust
Moen-White-Armstrong

Scratch: Gomez, Nokelainen

Subban-Gorges
Markov-Emelin
Kaberle-Diaz

Scratch: Bouillon, Weber

Other predictions:
1) My roster has 24 players if we include Price and Budaj. Yannick Weber will be traded for a 4th round pick.
2) Gomez is sticking around in the press box. He could also take White's spot on the 4th line.
3) If Bourque is terrible again he will be bought out this summer. Kaberle too. It might make more sense to keep Gomez since he has just next season left on his contract. Let him sample the Bell Centre food from up high.
4) This is not a playoff team. It may be better, but it's a long way up from dead last. Their massive lack of scoring beyond the first line remains an issue. The defense still has its usual holes and way too much uncertainty. They will finish in 10th in the East and draft 10th overall.

I still hate the Moen contract.

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