If everyone (except Vrana) is healthy, this is what the Red Wings’ lineup might look like for the season-opener:

Forward lines:

Bertuzzi-Larkin-Zadina
Fabbri-Suter-Ryan
Erne-Rasmussen-Namestnikov
Smith-Stephens-Gagner
Rowney (extra)

That’s Khan’s take. I don’t like it but I’m not going to say he’s out in left field on this one. The waiver-exemptions of the two biggest names missing from this list loom large. Here’s what he said about Raymond:

Chances are, he’ll start the season in Grand Rapids, logging a lot of ice time in all situations and continuing his development before being recalled at some point this season

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