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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Under Sutter, Tanev was Gio's partner on the top pair. He can't replace Gio unless you clone him and run Tanev – Tanev.
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I meant replace him as the #1 dman in the team and in a leadership role. Position wise yes, they will need to add a d man. I've got nothing but respect for Gio and what he brought to the Flames, but for the first half of last season Gios regression was one of the biggest talking points when it came to the Flames struggles.
Tanev and Hanifin was a revelation last year. The beginning of the season Markstrom was playing MVP hockey and that pairing had analytics that were out of this world. It's a testament to the veterans of this team that they had such a poor record when these guys were dominant.