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It looks fun, at least.
I think it's pretty optimistic to project some of these guys into this lineup this early. Especially if Guerin and Evason are still around, I see them favoring hard nosed vets especially.
Ohgren is playing in the Swedish B league. I think it would be preferable to give him at least two years in Iowa before putting him into a top six role in the NHL.
Danielson would be a mid/late pick in his D+2 season, not many of those guys playing important roles.
Yurov is a wild card because he's the most skilled of any of our prospects, but he still doesn't have more than a fourth line role with his KHL team (still only 19 though).
Khusnutdinov I have no problems penciling into a middle six spot because he's been playing top six with his KHL team, and he will continue to be between now and then.
Beckman is tough to project too because his game has kind of stagnated.
So I think you need an all new third line if you want to go for peak realism.
I do like your point about starting the season with more cap space though, gives you options to go after a player like (examples from this season) Horvat, Meier and offer them extensions, or even a guy like Sam Bennett who comes with some term, wherever the holes are that season, you don't have to worry about future cap space AS much (with respect to some of the older prospects who will need new contracts after this).