Vic is 'out' because of family loss (our prayers are with you, no matter how shady you are, your beautiful sister did not deserve that).
Phil's knee is busted for at least 4-6 weeks. Legs aren't his strong point to start with.
Wolfe is burnt out and suffers an ugly wife.
Dexter is old and irrelevant (where has he been in the last year anyway, maybe Master Splinter knows).
The door is wide, wide, wide open and Jay can just walk in sporting the biggest ILS in history.