Their options for 1C could be pretty good: Logan Cooley and one of Connor Bedard or Adam Fantilli.

(But Byram may be more fitting for the timeline, I'd guess)

I doubt they get Bedard (I’ll probably end up eating my own words), but I’m a huge Fantilli fan.

Fantilli-Cooley-Keller
Crouse/Guenther-Chychrun

On a powerplay would be insane.

Solid. Playoff team at its peak?

Crouse -- Cooley -- Keller
Maccelli -- Fantilli -- Guenther
Hayton -- Geekie -- Doan
Lutz -- Jenik -- ??

Chychrun -- Soderstrom
Girard/Byram -- Lamoureux
Moser -- Morden

I think one more RD and maybe a shooter in top-6 and they could be there mid-decade.

I think it’ll all come down to who they have in net. As of right now, they’re a 1C and 2C away from having a very good future offensively, and they have some great defensive prospects.

Why would Arizona want a #1 center? They are clearly tanking. That said, I think they probably keep Schmaltz over getting Girard unless Colorado is adding something enticing to them. Its an extremely lateral move as is for Arizona, obviously fills a big need for Colorado

I said they need someone that can play 1C minutes, not necessarily a 1C. I’m not confident that Hayton could keep up with the flow of the game there.