Bruce Cassidy Indicates Who Will Likely Replace Riley Nash & Tim Schaller.

"We were able to do that and our older guys were able to pull them along," Cassidy said about using younger players last year. "Going into this year, there's a little bit of that, still. There's a couple of spots open." 

"We've left a little bit of competition open up front. I put Donato in that group with Bjork, JFK (Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson), (Trent) Frederic. Then guys that aren't being talked about as much — Zach (Senyshyn) and Fitzy (Ryan Fitzgerald). Maybe they push through.? 

"We hope those two guys can give us what (Nash and Schaller) gave us," Cassidy said of Nordstom and Wagner. "We feel they can. Then it's a matter of the younger guys — can they push one of the more established guys? That's what it comes down to. That's when you know your team is good, when the younger guys push the older guys and if they are better, then we make room for them.?