They will not continue to use vet scrub players as role players. Or put a useless Rempe out there. What they should be doing is over the next couple of years is get as many young forwards experience playing a role on this team so when Shesterkin is 30 to 33, they will have a forward group capable of winning the cup. That means if you are keeping Kakko, he needs to be on the first PP unit on the point with Lafreniere on RW. Trochek and Zibanejad need to be on the second unit. Then our second unit might actually be able to fucking score on the PP. Othmann, Sykora and Berard should all be on the big club and the team should create a 4th line with an identity. Unfortunately Laba went back to school. He would have been a great addition as the 4th line center with his faceoff ability, size and offensive upside. Zibanejad needs to be read the riot act. Either he gets his shit together offensively at even strength and learns with Kreider to play with another wing on their line or he needs to accept a trade or be bought out which would have him on the books for freakin ever.
Yep. Either way, if Lava doesn't pull him off the first PP unit for Lafreniere, he needs to be fired.
