perlini and panarin want more $$$. kruger doesn't deserve to be re-signed. gus/mitchell plays over murphy

Perlini has to perform at a high level and even then he's only around 2m, Panarin could go anywhere from 8-10 depending on the team, I think Chicago could get him on the lower end of that. If Murphy stays he will play, the only way Mitchell gets in consistently is if Murphy or Seabrook gets traded which isn't likely. Murphy plays well on his offside, and we don't have a ton of quality LD right now so he could slot nicely on the third pairing.

Stan has to play "hardball" with Perlini. The quotes are because Perlini should actually WANT a bridge deal to boost his stock. I think Perlinican do great things, but a short term contract allows him to play with other talent. He can build up his stock for the real long term deal his next deal.

Nice....I think my only issue here is the way the lines are constructed.....Panarin and Kane love playing with each other, so why not recreate that line and spread out the scoring a bit.
Perlini - Toews - Saad (Perlini and Saad are interchangeable on the 1st and 3rd)
Panarin - Anisimov - Kane - (Maybe someone else steps up to the be the 2nd line C, therefore eliminating Anisimov through a trade for D help)
Debrincat - Strome - Perlini - THis could be one of the best 3rd lines in hockey....makes the Hawks hard to line up against.....very useful in the playoffs...

Thoughts?

This might be the start of something.....

I think that Panarin and Kane can drive a line by themselves, and although both of their individual point production goes up when together, I think team scoring and effectiveness goes up with the lines like this. Out of all the combinations when Panarin was in Chicago he never played with Toews without Kane on the line, we know Kane can play with anyone, it would be interesting to see how much Panarin could push Toews and Perlini. Also I think you have to play Debrincat in the top 6 he is simply too good to get third line defensive minutes, he hasn't seen much time with Kane in his career and I think they can play a similar style to what Kane and Panarin did, obviously helping boost Strome at the same time. Defense could go many ways but I think this offers the best depth up front.