Russell & Wideman really upped their games when Giordano was injured. If they maintain that level consistently from here on out then they're a great 2nd pairing.
Brodie & Engelland were ok together. Brodie's skating really papered over a lot of the 'cracks' in Engelland's game.
If we acquired another top pairing D man to play with Giordano, the other 2 pairings could be rolled out fairly evenly without worrying too much about being exposed or overused.
Let's say we go hard after Dougie Hamilton with an offer sheet. It'd be a miracle, but it would also make our defence corps one of the strongest in the league:
Pairing 1: Giordano - Hamilton
Pairing 2A: Brodie - Engelland
Pairing 2B: Russell - Wideman
Pipe dream, but a good one.
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