I have no clue who has the highest ceiling. Hanifin could plateau or he could be the next Hedman. Valimaki could become more of a defensive specialist or he could become the next 2018-19 Mattias Ekholm. Andersson could continue to struggle with his gaps or he could become the next Drew Doughty. Kylington could continue to never get his coach's trust or he could become the next Kris Letang.
What I do believe is that we should be standing pat on all seven of our major blue line pieces for the next couple of years and only moving Stone. We need the older guys during this cup window and we need the younger guys during a second cup window. Can't get too enamoured by forwards, nor can we get too eager to put a kid into too high a role if the cup, and not just the playoffs, are the goal.
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