I'd keeep McTavish as your number 2, move Zegras to the wing. But lord, the Ducks are going to be frightening if they get a top-2 pick in the draft.

Team Canada Juniors 2022. McTavish, Bedard, Zellweger reunion tour.

I might flip lines 1 and 2, and swap Bedard for McTavish, just because new players traditionally start out on the wing.

I'd also swap 2nd and 3rd pairing D, no reason to give Klingberg 6.5 million if we are going to play him like Tyson Barrie.

"I might flip lines 1 and 2, and swap Bedard for McTavish, just because new players traditionally start out on the wing.

I'd also swap 2nd and 3rd pairing D, no reason to give Klingberg 6.5 million if we are going to play him like Tyson Barrie."

Agreed, especially when you can carousel young guys like Vaakanainen, Helleson, or Zellweger. Those guys getting minutes next year will be huge, plus they might be one more year away from being contenders and not just a playoff team. Save that 6.5 and possibly lure a Devon Toews or Hanifin using that cash. Those guys are legitimate top four guys.

A Zegras-Bedard-Kane line is nasty

I think Kling is perfectly capable of top 4 play, you just need a REALLY good defensive D to cover his ass. I think Lindell and Klingberg were just a really good pairing in Dallas since they knew how to operate together and Esa knew to cover for Kling being reckless.

All that said, I don't know that Klingberg is a fit for the team going forward. I'd rather look for someone more defensively responsible that can play with Zellweger or Mintyukov, or another offensive LD we have in our system.