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I agree with the evaluation, but I'd probably set the lines as
Kubalik-Toews-Kane
Suter/Debrincat-Dach-Nylander
Debrincat/Suter-Strome-Shaw
Janmark-Wallmark-Kampf
I think Nylander get a shot to re-establish himself, but probably not with Toews or Kane, it would probably be on the premise of being part of the "next core" with Dach and/or Debrincat.
Because of the overall talent, I think there is a wide range of possibilities on how the season will go, but a lot of things have to go right in order for it to truly go well. Ultimately, I think too many go right to not finish bottom 5, but not enough go right to make the playoffs and we will be stuck in the middle like the minnesota wild for the next few years.