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Originally Posted by LWcrowfoot
I understand you're not a big believer in Rasmus (I am) but Timothy Liljegren is an odd suggestion for the type of player the Flames couldn't resist adding to the top pair. The guy was down in the ECHL just a month ago for a game. He might be a star but right now he's rawer then Kylington.
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I would like to have more than one bullet in the proverbial chamber especially if/when Rasmus falters if we were to move away our #2 Dman.
But yeah, Liljegren is not going to step into a top pair role right away. At least he'd have the upside to.
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
It's not about disliking Brodie, but about the realities of our defensive corps being crowded.
You have a choice this summer:
Move one of Brodie or Hamonic - both of whom will be on expiring deals in 2019-20 - or force Kylington back to Stockton. And Kylington has demonstrated he is an every day NHL player.
And, frankly, Brodie will have far more value with a full year on a good value contract and after a very good year being lifted by Gio.
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No, you force Valimaki back to Stockton and call him up where there is an inevitible injury. The kid will be 21 and there is ZERO urgency to have him in the NHL in the midst of a cup window at the expense of a top pairing D. Or you have Valimaki and Kylington split duties 40 / 40.
You're creating an issue that really isn't an issue.
And either way, Valimaki and Kylington play the left side. Moving out a RD doesn't solve that issue. We have 4 left defensemen and only three left defensemen spots, someone will lose ice time. Our coach subscribes to lefty-righty pairings and only made an exception for Brodie.