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I can imagine a world with both Ryan and Raymond in the lineup. I think Raymond is still a long shot (though, if he keeps this up based on his training camp reports and his play last night, he'll never touch GR), but you could see Ryan pushed to the 3rd line, with Namestnikov the odd man out (he has trade value too), or Namestnikov pushed to the 4th line, and Smith is on the bench (based on the reports, Rowney is ahead of Smith in the pecking order now anyway).
When Vrana gets back is when the mess happens. If Raymond makes it and shows he belongs, someone needs to move out of the top 6 (Raymond will only play in the top 6). By then though (January-ish), we are close to the TDL, so you could see Namestnikov, Fabbri and Gagner moved out around the TDL (and potentially Ryan).