This is a player I like Treliving targeting. Gives more flexibility in the top 6, or maybe a Coleman-Backlund-Pitlick line that should be a great 2-way line.
UFA money always scares me though. Coleman at 1million a season for 3 years is 'best deal in the NHL' type of signing, and 10 million a season for 7 years is 'worst contract in the league', so I will wait until then to decide. I like him a lot, and expecting the UFA premium, so I am definitely expecting somewhere between 4 (like it) to 6 (don't like it) over 3-5 years. I bet it is 5 years.
Ritchie - Pitlick - Coleman = the beginnings of a team that is harder to play against, but still skates well and and has some skill.
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