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I'm pulling for Vancouver, but I won't be too sad if Vegas wins. Honestly, I think either team could pull it off. And.... here we go!

lol suck it avs

Can we get Josh Anderson to be the other winger on that line?

We need legit center help and we need it yesterday, even if the plan is to suck. Veleno's coming off a could've-been-better AHL rookie season. I don't know when he's going to be ready. I certainly don't know when or if he's going to be as good an NHL centerman as Danault. Danault's a low-key outstanding veteran shutdown centerman: https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/d/danauph01-advanced-ev.html Add Danault and Larkin's life immediately becomes much easier. Which, in theory, means we score more goals and allow fewer goals. Send the Habs Fabbri + pick/prospect for Danault. Sign Craig Smith and maybe also take a flier on Alex Galchenyuk, who actually performed pretty well in his short stint with the Wild. Bertuzzi -- Larkin -- Mantha Zadina -- Danault -- Smith x -- (Galchenyuk?) -- x x -- x -- x That's a respectable top six/seven for a team that's trying to pick itself up off the floor and claw its way back to respectability. AND it means we don't necessarily have to hope and pray that Veleno or Rasmussen becomes a legit middle-six centerman before Larkin dies of exhaustion. AND, on top of all that, we're likely drafting a forward at 4th overall. On the back end...I'd like to add T.J. Brodie, but I doubt he'd sign with us unless it's a huge overpayment. So sign Brenden Dillon, assuming he'd be cheaper. Dillon -- Hronek DeKeyser -- Seider Nemeth -- Bowey In net...flip a pick/prospect for Igor Shesterkin and see what he can do. There. I just constructed a (theoretically) competitive 2020-21 Wings roster that doesn't feature a single blockbuster addition. For my next, less impressive trick, I will turn water into wine...