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Originally Posted by Roughneck
I think the player getting overlooked in all of this is Hanifin when it comes to considering the depth of the team's defense, especially on that left side, going forward.
When you're trying to decide of whether to trade Valimaki or Kylington, you're effectively making the decision on who would be the team's third pairing d-man in five years, assuming Gio is done by then.
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There is no trading Valimaki IMO. He’s about as untouchable as anybody on the roster. I think it’s still up in the air which of Valimaki and Hanifin end up replacing Gio on left D.
Personally I wouldn’t be trading any of the young dmen unless OTT really places high value on Kylington. Not sure he’s as highly regarded league wide as we value him. I’d base the deal around picks and players like Dube or Mangiapane.
I think Kylington’s value is only going to increase. Selling him now because you’re worried about the expansion draft is incorrect because he’ll be worth more in a year or two. Selling him to get Mark Stone? If Treliving makes the deal I’ll probably find it palatable, I trust his instincts about young dmen.