Very good. A defensive defensman is exactly what this team needed. Hamonic wasn't quite that, and they haven't really felt that presence since Englland. This allows for my preferred alignment :
Hanafin - Andersson (solid second pairing last year/time to take kids gloves off)
Giordano - Kylington (move to the right, and Gio teaches him to be Brodie!)
Valimaki - Tanev (great support and teacher)
Petrovic (popcorn!)
Mackie - Yelesin (lots of minutes in Stockton)
but I'll understand going with Gio-Tanev and limiting the third pairings minutes.
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