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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Gudbranson is one of the worst defensemen in the league. He's on an NHL roster today because one of the 32 coaches in the league wanted him. I wouldn't worry about Kylington starting the season on the bench as it's probably only a matter of time until Gudbranson plays himself into being a press box regular. Darryl will give him some rope because he hand picked him but at the end of the day he knows he has to win games and make the playoffs.
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I think it is a reasonable assumption that Gudbranson had outside interest from other teams—it explains why his contract came in as high as it did. But I also think that outside of the first couple pre-season games he was fine, and not the unmitigated disaster he is made out to be by many posters on this board.