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After cuts the remaining prospects are Finnie, MBN, Mazur, ASP, Wallinder, and Postava. Finnie - already has made the team if you ask me MBN - looks poised for great things, but I think he will go down to get more ice time. That said, he will certainly be a #1 callup kinda guy Mazur - its simply time for him. Time to see what we have ans what he can do. Will likely be the #1 forward callup unless MBN can out compete him ASP - Going down. Not a bad thing. Just needs more time to cook and get more ice time. Wallinder - looks much improved. Should be #1 D callup. Hopefully threatens Berndock and Hamonics jobs. Postave - think hes simply around so the wings can get more looks at him. Absolutely going down.

MBN looks really good, but Finnie is ABSO-LUTELY making the team. Not only is he consistently scoring, but he's out there picking pockets and making defensive plays. And this kid just turned 20... Buy a Findog sweater now while theyre cheap.

Not expendable... slotted properly as a 2nd line center.

I am super impressed with MBN as he seems to be in the right place at the right time. I am hoping Steve is working the phones to allow some of these young DAWGs get on the roster. I would even be okay missing the playoffs to give them a year of "seasoning" in the big league.

And Nate

They should cancel the Feds retirement ceremony and give Finnie 91

Kasper will make Larkin expendable in 1-2 years.

I hope it's about that, or not much more...Not to say there would be discontent in the locker room if he got more due to the cap rising, but both RayGun and Mo are on solid cap friendly deals and will be deemed underpaid in a few seasons from now.

I really hope Compher starts out hot and pumps up that trade value a little bit. I think he's a genuinely good trade piece. His contract is a little bit of an issue, but he's going to be attractive to some team with Cup aspirations that's a little weak in their middle six. I fully expect Florida would be interested, given Barkov's injury. But also teams like Toronto and Carolina in the East and Dallas or Vegas in the West. After watching them in camp and the pre-season I genuinely think MBN-Danielson-Finnie/Lombardi/Mazur would be a qualitative improvement over any combination of Compher, Berggren, Sodorblom, or JVR. Trade Compher (plus whatever else) for help on defense and roll with a sheltered "kid line" as the 3rd line. Do what Tampa did with Kucherov, Palat, and Johnson en route to cup final when they were all super young and on the same line.