I'd rather see LOC get a shot at those 3rd line minutes, but I think Sundqvist is a solid bet as well.

We only need a 3RW for 1 season. Kovalenko is coming.

Exactly. Between Kovalenko and Landeskog we should not be looking for any more players with term.

Yep. '24-'25 Top 9 is set unless Landy is unable to return. And in that case, you have 7M to add another Top 6 wing.

LOC is best on 4th line, when he is counted on for production his physical game drops and that is the most effective part of his game. Especially with his contract right now i think him 4th line is the way to go and he can move up to 3rd if there are injuries.

I sure hope he does

LOC is a 4th liner; dude is lost playing any higher than that and you get more out of him when he plays around ten minutes

Yeah, probably right. He just does SO well on that 4th line. I think I'd still prefer heinen on the 3rd this year if possible.

God, wouldn’t it be nice if Kovalenko actually developed into a quality middle 6F for this team. As of late, COL forward developments have been pretty lack lustre (Jost, Kaut, Kamenev, Bowers, Greer etc.)

Given this teams injury history, LOC will probably find himself moved into the top 9 by week 2

Colton is underpaid. 3.75m - 4.2m, especially if you are going 6 years like you are and eating UFA years, that'll be closer to 4.5m