Keep Gillies, Kulak and Prout. Waive Rittich and send him down alongside Valimaki and Andersson.
not the sexy picks, but there's no harm in giving your top D prospects some more time to develop. Did they play well in preseason? Yes. Did they force Trelivings hand in terms of spots on the opening night roster? Don't think so. Let them be the top pairing in Stockton and give them some looks later in the season. Prout can be the toughness #7 who eats popcorn for 60 games. Gillies has shown more than Rittich (who'd easily clear waivers).
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