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Originally Posted by Zulu29
Russell is as good as gone if one of the kids takes a spot.
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In favour of Engelland?
Could be right, but he did add a level of mobility we haven't had in a while I would hate to lose. It's great to have a big and punishing defence as we've had in the past, but I don't want to go back to what we had where no one on the blue line that could do anything with the puck.
I get that Gio and Brodie are great at moving the puck up the ice, but keeping Russell in there allows is to plug him in with someone like Smid or Sieloff and have a more dimensional defence without pulling Gio and Brodie apart.