Assuming they send Duclair back to Juniors here is what the lineup should look like when healthy Nash - Stepan - St. Louis Zuccarello - Brassard - Kreider Hagelin - Hayes -Stempniak Malone - Moore - Glass McDonaugh - Girardi Staal - Boyle Moore -Klein Not bad but I am worrying about the 3rd line center. Not sure if Hayes can produce this year
These would be my lines as well and I think it's what we'll see. Just have to switch Zucc and Kreider to keep them on their natural sides. Funny thing is this could be the exact same top 9 next year too, but with Duclair in for Stempniak. Maybe Miller would take Malone's spot, that would be an annoying 4th line to play against.
I would keep Duc. Nash - Stepan - Kreider Zuccarello - Brassard - Duc Hagelin - Hayes - St.Louis Malone - Moore - Stepmniak Glass can sit in the press box.
I would keep the duke up too but AV's actions will speak louder than his words and if the dukes ice time gets chopped to nothing like last game and on the 4th line once or twice more over the next 4 games I think he will have to go down as doesn't make the sense not to have kid playing major minutes even though I think juniors will be a waste of time for him at this point and will not get anything out of it.
