Helenius has a lot more work to do before he's ready for the NHL, especially in the skating department.

Before we got PLD, Lizotte was our 3rd best center.

And because we got PLD, two of ****emo, Bjornfot, JAD have to go on waivers, right? Unless we trade Grundstrom.

At this point, the Kings seem very much ready to only healthy scratch one player. (21-man roster)

In regards to Bjornfot, that's why we signed Englund to two years, that's a lot of money for most teams for a relatively unproven asset. He likely goes to waivers and comes up as the 7th man unless Bjornfot absolutely blows it in camp. They will probably offer a PTO to another 3LD just in case they lose Englund to waivers and sign him as well.

Grundstrom is well-liked by the coaching staff and he and Kaliyev are the most likely players to become the third-line (either PLD or Danault's) winger (with Moore or Fiala).

So it really boils down to Lizotte, JAD, Lewis, ****emo. And ****emo is the one most likely to not make camp as ****emo's offensive upside will not be as important as the strong defensive play of Lizotte, JAD, and Lewis playing with a weak 3rd pairing and weak goaltending. If Englund clears (likely) and ****emo somehow clears we have executed the plan.

JAD is more likely to be claimed than ****emo,