If Haydn Fleury is the future 3LD

Team: 2024-25 Tampa Bay Lightning

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 20, 2023

Published: Dec. 23, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

He looks real good the past 2 games at 3LD, if this represents his successful rehabilitation from a "bust" that's a cheap option alongside Raddysh's and Perbix's extensions. He played the third most minutes last game for the defense behind Hedman and Cernak. This helps Tampa with the whole keeping Stamkos thing while staying competitive.

Also could continue that trend with Myers who I believe tampa would love to use more but his contract is too expensive. Big dudes that can skate like Fleury and Myers are crazy valuable if they have the hockey IQ, we cannot afford the established versions of these guys (vegas' whole defense) it looks like we can rehabilitate ones that have the physical intangibles.

So Myers and Brown as next years 7th d and 13th forward. If Paul becomes an established member of that top line (coop never keeps the lineup anyways hes probably sharing it with Stamkos and Hagel depending on where the game goes) we need another Paul on the third line so Dickinson with Sheary and Jeannot who's been flirting with the third line wing spot this year maybe share it with Eyissimont. I liked Merela he won board battles and stick checked well he showed no offense but maybe with some US ice experience in the ahl he develops it. I liked ABB at times but iunno its a toss up between him and brown really.