I think one of Miller or Ristolainen will be gone, most likely Miller.
Listen to this to see what our GK think is our best defensive defenseman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRYKdhLhDBE jump to the 7:00 minute mark for Hutton's evaluation of defensemen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sckVghC4scQ&list=PLm-te1GzhNecjfq8ye0AW5OhkN1frPjWo&index=19&t=0s Jump to the 7:35 minute mark
With that being said, I think your line up demonstrates why it is important to be patient.
I know many are down on Mittelstadt but he is only 21 years old, has 39 NHL pts in 114 games, has a good attitude, and is still one of the best players drafted in 2017.
The same can be said of Thompson. He was the best Amerk in the 2019 playoffs, has 12 goals in 24 AHL games, voted team leader among Sabre prospects, has a good attitude and is HUGE.
It appear Botterill may have stolen Kahun.
Being patient with Cozens is the best thing this team can do (Grigorenko, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Ristolainen). I would like to see the team wait one more year.
The same could be said about Raymond, let's be patient with him as well.
I like that you moved Sam to the second line. He is good passer, he skates well enough, has very good attitude, creates traffic in front of net and deserves to drive his own line.
As I indicated above, IMO McCabe will be on the team.
But I think you did a great job and if Cozens can produce, Thompson can transfer his AHL success to the NHL, Mittelstadt continues to progress and Kahun can get us 40+ pts, the future is bright.
Oh yes,i forgot, Dahlin is only 19 years old, he will start to be good in 2 years.