what to do if stafford rides the pine

we're two games into the 2010/11 season and already head coach lindy ruff pulled two wingers aside for a little talk...one of them was thomas vanek who's a league-worst minus-5 thus-far and has no points much less goals...

the other?

drew stafford...wgr's paul hamilton put it best during the home-opener debacle vs. the ny rangers, "Drew Stafford had a great first period in Ottawa and has been back to being Drew Stafford since. It just makes you wonder if he had a Trent Edwards preseason. It's only five periods into the season, but it does make you wonder."  http://www.wgr550.com/Rangers-Double-Up-Sabres-6-3/8321078

should stafford continue to falter and get removed from the line-up (which will become more of a probability with every passing period) what should ruff do with the lines?

unless they bring up a right winger (kassian?) or trade for one (highly unlikely) some line juggling will need to be done...a possible solution would be this:

sure, that joche hecht, rob niedermayer, mike grier line is one helluva shut-down line and, yes, you may believe that hecht should be a bottom-six left wing (i don't,) but the fact of the matter is, the hecht/tim connolly/jason pomminville line was the best and most consistent line on the team last season...until hecht got hurt...look what that did to connolly...that line should be reunited...

who takes hecht's place on the "third-line?"...would have to be nathan gerbe...actually, not a bad scenario for him or the team...he gets to play with two defensive-minded, savvy vets, and the team adds some scoring potential on the third line...

the fourth line would remain the same--cody mccormick, paul gaustad, pat kaleta

so what about the other "top-line?...for that i ask this question, why can't vanek play right wing?...he's right-handed and there's no reason that the switch from left wing would be a detriment, because he had an off-year last season and is off to a piss-poor start this year...if tyler ennis and derek roy could work their magic with the likes of stafford one that line, having vanek would be even better...in fact, that may even open things up further for him...

ennis, roy, vanek
hecht, connolly, pomminville
gerbe, niedermayer, grier
mccormick, goose, kaleta

(shrugs)
just a thought