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Originally Posted by bizaro86
The first D pair on that team (Brodie/Giordano) is gone. I don't think our current D has a top pair close to that quality.
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Either way, that top pairing was soon hitting its expiry date.
They would need to be replaced regardless. At least now we're forced into looking into our talent pool there and giving guys the opportunity to step up and fill those holes.
You just never know what you have at your disposal until you give guys a shot. I think Hanifin took a massive step this past season. He's pretty close to #2 territory in my mind.
I'm also really excited by Kinvall, and Mackey to a lesser extent. I think we'll be pleasantly surprised by how deep we will come to realize we still are on the blue line.