Mold a Core
This part’s important.
Out with the old, in with the new.
The old core oddly consisted of guys like Phaneuf, Kessel, Joffrey Lupul and based on his contract alone, David Clarkson.
Scratch that.
Go with a veteran core of guys like Tyler Bozak, James van Riemsdyk, Jake Gardiner, Nazem Kadri, Morgan Rielly, Leo Komarov and Frederik Andersen.
Why not add a young core that will inherit this team with guys like Matthews, Nylander, and Marner?
Boom.