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Originally Posted by Matt Reeeeead
He’d easily improve Edmonton’s d core, and believe sometimes you need to look further than shot differentials. There are exceptions out there, based on context of systems, styles, teammates, coach asks, that can make differentials mistelling in some situations. They are a great tool and can be very effective as a guide, but this is not a player that is “done”. He’s a legit contributor still in the right role as a second or ideally third pairing defender. He would be a complete mismatch for opposition in a 3rd pairing role.
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And there is the rub: in Edmonton there are not four or five defensemen ahead of Keith on the depth chart. If he ends up there it will be playing on the top pairing, or as the anchor on the second pair, and that is not great.
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