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Originally Posted by SeanCharles
I guess he doesn’t overly care about Kylington’s growth then.
I understand defence is a bit of a different beast but he is unlikely to see much ice time for the rest of the season with both of his acquisitions.
I will admit the idea of a Kylington-Gustafsson pairing is a little concerning but I have high hopes for the kid and it’s been 2 years in a row he’s been bumped by new adds at the deadline.
I get it though, with Hamonic out and Gio on the mend we only really have Stone as another defensive dman.
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He'll be fine. Brodie, Stone, Hamonic, Forbort and Gustaffson are all UFA. I'm guessing the following scenarios happen:
Brodie walks due to the rumored family reasons.
Stone gets a cheapo 700k to be the 7th D for another year. Why not, he's already on the payroll due to the buyout anyway and seems pretty cool about being pressboxed for long periods of time.
Hamonic signs somewhere out east for significantly more than Tre & Flames (and by extension, Calgarypuck!) were willing to offer. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief.
Gustaffson re-ups in Chicago for family reasons.
Forbort might be in a scenario where he considers signing with Calgary. But even if none of the UFA defencemen come back, this is what the blueline looks like next year:
Giordano - Andersson
Hanifin - Kylington
Valimaki - Stone
Which on paper actually looks not half bad. But if Brad signs Forbort, I expect we'll see one of the young D not named Rasmus to be traded for hopefully an impact top six RW.