Is Couture injured?

Can't have 4 scratches, someone needs to be waived (probably Emberson or Knyzhov).



Yes.

don't think these lines make sense
you have all shooters on the top line and all playmakers on the 2nd, better to mix them up, like switching Eklund/Duclair
Vlasic on the top pair doesn't make sense, should be the opposite
I don't think Smith goes in over Zetterlund, I think swap Zetterlund/Smith and send Smith down cause max is 23

hmmm I disagree quite a bit, idk how much zadina should be considered a shooter anymore, but in game one he was chuckin sauce for sure.
Cooch should be an upgrade on kunin in terms of finishing and I dont think hes necessarily the best play maker. Switching eklund and duclair could be a good option as Quinn seems to like having barbie and duke on the same line, smith has been playing pretty good through camp while zetterlund hasn't been super noticeable although their line was good during the Vegas game so I could see dropping kunin and waiving knyzhov or Emberson

I'd probably go

Eklund Hertl Zadina
Duclair Couture Barabanov
Hoffman Bordeleau Kunin
Smith. Sturm Zettlerlund

Thrun Rutta
Ferraro Burroughs
Vlasic Benning

Granlund may still be on IR when Couture returns. If not, I like your 3rd and 4th lines. Smith has impressed more than Zetterlund so far.

Hard choice on who to waive.

I think granlund is day to day while couture is week to week