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Originally Posted by GranteedEV

I like McIlrath. I wish we were not wasting roster spots on Grossmann, Wideman, Engelland because McIlrath would be a welcome addition. More skilled, capable, and patient with the puck than Engelland, more big and physical than Wideman, and more mobile than Grossmann. He's inexperienced, but he's the ideal #6/#7 type guy with some upside to be that true Regehr type that we've never been able to find. Paired with Kulak that's a young, balanced, and likely to be successful bottom pair. Can't see us claiming him though. They seem committed to a log jam of mediocrity on the backend.

I don't get why people think this. A tougher Engelland is basically Mcilrath's ceiling.