Without Butler our NHL blueline looks like this:
Gio - Brodie
- Russell
Wideman - Smid
The most Burke will land in July is a decent 3/4 defenceman. I doubt anyone with higher upside will want to play 2nd pairing minutes on a rebuilding team when you're not considered part of the overall solution. Niskanen(3/4) & Nikitin(5/6) will likely see an increase in minutes if they sign here. Maybe we can make a run at Meszaros.
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