Gillies is 23 and now healthy, most solid starters don't sit in the minors past 23 these days, due to his size,quickness and positional play I actually think he'll be better in the NHL than the AHL due to structure.
I say re-sign Johnson on the cheap and platoon him with Gillies and play the hell out of Parsons in Stockton. If by chance Gillies shows he can't handle the NHL (very doubtful) then we find someone around the the league as a stop gap.
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