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It'll depend on how Kahun and Puljujarvi pan out this season. Also alot will depend on if Klefbom comes back.
If Kahun and Puljujarvi pan out, I don't see much of a need at forward other then to help round out the bottom 6 some. Maybe someone like Armia would be a fit. If they don't pan out, I'd still avoid Hall and go for the Tatar, Saad, Palmieri group.
If Klefbom doesn't come back they may want to try to shore up the D some more. As that defense is underwhelming without Klefbom. The bottom 4 dmen currently have only 216 games played between them with 75% or so coming from Koekkoek. Jones and Koekkoek will likely be the only ones getting regular ice time this season. Can Bouchard and Samorukov come right in an provide big minutes? Possibly... will management be willing to risk having a bottom 4 with the most experienced player only having played about 2 full seasons worth of games? I'm not sure on that. Problem is... i don't see alot of great UFA dmen. I don't think Hamilton will sign there. That mainly leaves a crop of uninspiring aging dmen. Maybe someone like Savard, Martinez, Montour, McCabe, Oesterle but are any of them a big step up from what you are letting walk in Barrie/Larsson?