Chiarot or another solid, bottom pairing D is an insurance policy we need. As of right now, if any one of our top4 defensemen went down, it wouldn't be pretty.
Our replacements are, Stone who has played a grand total of 70 games since the start of the 2018 season, Valimaki with 81 NHL games played and Mackey with 6. I wouldn't be comfortable with any of those guys stepping in for a playoff game.
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