I believe our defense would be considerably weaker without Russell. His smart, shifty moves more than compensates for his size. As the top shot blocker in the league, I believe he allows us to win many more games than we wouldn't otherwise win, considering our less than stellar goal tending.
He is young enough to still have many more years in the league, and I think at $4 million for 4 years, we could not go wrong.
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