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Originally Posted by agulati
Team needs defensive depth, if injuries happen. If another injury happens, I am not sure if they are comfortable with Davidson getting a regular role.
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If that is the case, then I find their recent acquisitions on defence a little suspect. They traded for Valiev who is at the age (24) where he should be a realistic option to fill in for injuries, they have Davidson who has played 162 games in the NHL and is passed the age of significant development at 27, Yelesin is 23 and has played 3 seasons in the KHL.
Shouldn't these guys be options during injuries?
Maybe they will trade Frolik and bring back a replacement level D man and it will still help out with their cap situation, but if they are just going to sign another guy for depth then I think it would be disappointing for Kylington to be bumped from a top 6 spot. The silver lining to this whole situation for me is that they now have a spot for Kylington in the NHL and it would be a great opportunity for him to establish himself.