Albeh

OK with Abdelkader back in the fold I've been thinking about lines.  Last year one of the problems faced by Zetterberg (while not playing with Dats) was that as the only guy on his line who carried the puck through center ice easily, it was possible to shut his line down by (essentially) sitting on him.  When they moved Cleary or Filppula up with him things got a lot easier.  So, with the idea of keeping 2 'puck carriers' available on each line, here's a thought for discussion:

Offense
Holmstrom Datsyuk Zetterberg
Hudler Filppula Franzen
Bertuzzi Modano Cleary
Abdelkader Helm Eaves
Subs: Miller, Ritola

Defense
Lidstrom Rafalski
Kronwall Stewart
Salei Ericsson
Subs: Kindl

Finishing the thought, unless Meech somehow turns into the second coming I don't see how he can stay (500K in return of cap) and though he's a fan favorite and it'd be a sentimental hit, Draper doesn't justify 1.5 million cap hit he will cost the wings this year given the rest of their talent).

Losing those two puts us well under the cap with room to maneuver later if Ken Holland wishes to, and leaves us with as much youth / development as we can keep for future teams.