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Hawks are going to put Mitchell on the 1st line. Boqvist and Keith are the pairing. Mitchell will likely be 2nd line with either Murphy playing on the left or paired with De Haan in which case Murphy may become a trade asset. Otherwise De Haan moves to the 3rd line with Seabs. I agree, Maatta gets bought out or traded, but likely traded. Koekko/Carlsson are your 7th man.
Kubalik won't get that much. Hawks fans need to remember he is not arbitration eligible, so he won't get full market value. Think $3.5Mish...maybe $4M max. You don't overpay a guy after just 1 season when you own his rights.
Let's not try Kampf at the 3C again, he's a fine 4th liner but should not be part of a scoring line. Love his motor but he can't shoot and his passing isn't great.