When this team looked to be on the cusp of contention in 18/19 they obviously were being lead by Gio and Brodie along with Hamonic and Hanifin and 3 years later only Hanifin remains. During that season though we saw Andersson, Valimaki and Kylington all get looks and the future of the blueline was those 3 guys and Hanifin. We are living a scenario where 3 of those guys are top 5 Dmen on this team. The defense looks as weak on paper as it potentially ever has in the cap era but there are 3 guys who could take big steps and the result would be a much better defense than we think.
This has been a team that has always had a better D on paper than actual results. Hopefully this year it is the opposite.
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