Treliving did more than i actually expected. He completely re-shaped our defense, top4-top6. Brings in Stone comes in as a #4, allowing Engelland go back to where he slots best (bottom pairing) and Bartowksi as a #6, who so far looks as good or better an option than Jokipakka. It keeps wideman off the ice (which in itself, is addition by subtraction many a night).
I'd be fine if he does nothing else, as far as impacting the roster as it is (not that it's perfect but i don't want to see the flames paying high prices for any rentals) and i don't want to see big sweeping moves that shake the foundations, as i still want to see how it pans out.
Moves i wouldn't mind seeing:
1) Moving out Wideman for anything you can get
2) Bouma/Stajan moved, ideally bringing a faster 4th line C
3) prospects who are hitting their shelf life in the organization being shipped out for other like prospects who may just need a fresh start (your poiriers, etc)
The offseason is the time to see what can be done regarding the goaltending, and ideally, freeing up cash by moving a guy like brouwer, who has likely been the most disappointing vet on the team, for anything.
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