I hope not.
Asselin wasn't on the top unit at all last year but was still absolute class.
Martin/Benti/Lord seemed to be our best first line, however with Lord saying he won't be playing first line for sure i feel we need someone on that line willing to be more 'direct' than Asselin.
Martin, Benti, Asselin are all first line players but the 3 of them together on one first line i'm not so sure, that is IF Asselin returns.
It's so easy to be an armchair coach.
I'm more intrigued about the last D spot available,
We can pretty much guarantee it's going to look like this:
XXXXX- Richardson
Fournier - Louis
XXXXX - Moore/Batch (one plays forward one plays D, yet to be decided)
Paris
The reason i have Paris off that list is i don't know if he fits in on the first or the third, i would hazard a strong guess though that he is our new top line D man, meaning we have a third line D left to sign.
This worries me as no matter who that third line D man is we are a weaker team than this year without A. Hotham, but this is all guess work