Best case scenario is that Tanev somehow regains a step and his injury-woes somehow slow down, allowing him and Giordano to form an incredible shutdown pairing while letting Gio do all the offensive work.
I don't see many scenarios in which Tanev is a good partner for guys like Hanifin or Valimaki unless he regains a couple steps to once again become one of the best defensive defenseman in the NHL like he was a few years ago. Otherwise, it'll be the same situation as last year with Hughes, where he dragged Hughes down and Hughes absolutely flourished away from him.
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