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Originally Posted by playmaker
Depends on who gets injured or benched. I'd say Brookbank is a fair replacement for Engelland while Diaz is more of a Russel type dman. The thing is that our young goalies will need as much protection as they can get.
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I think Diaz could be a Wideman replacement. Puck moving Rhd with offensive upside. Treliving seems very calculating and won't move a piece unless the replacement piece is in place.
Unlikely this would happen but could brookbank be a potential replacement for Smid (the role he plays, as Smid had greater talent undoubtedly). I'm sure Smid is happy to be out of oilerville but does he want to stay with a rebuilding club for another few years? Like him as a player and all but by the time we are competitive again he will be a UFa and might want to chase the $$$ and go to a serious contender at that time. Don't get me wrong as I like the player and there is benefit to have him around to help teach the young guys but if he'd rather be somewhere else and we can get a future piece while at the same time have a suitable replacement for the role he plays I could see something happening.
Think of the pairings this way if our ptos stay and if wideman/Smid could be moved for future parts.
Gio-Brodie
Russell-Diaz
Brookbank-Engelland
Potter
We could play with the top pairing in order to balance out the lhd and Rhd. More likely that wideman could be moved instead of Smid under this scenario.