Regardless of your outlook on how the entire situation went down there are a few key points that NEED to happen for a return to be successful.
Nikita Tryamkin must be willing to earn his spot
One rumour for why he left the team was that previous head coach Willie Desjardins didn’t utilize him or give him enough of a chance to shine, it looks like a possibility for Tryamkin to jump into Luke Schenn’s roster spot if he was to make a return either this year or next (provided that Schenn doesn’t get a multi-year extension).