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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
As I see it, you could upgrade your actual starting 12 in the forward ranks with a relatively inexpensive acquisition.
IMO Stone is about as solid a #7 as you could expect so you're upgrading the 8th spot. Sutter did play some young D in Montador and Commodore through the 2004 playoffs. IDK if you trade for a Forbort just to have him sit 7 or 8 on the depth chart.
What's unique this year is that because of so few injuries, no one outside the top 6 is getting any NHL icetime. That could make the team nervous.
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A few years ago I would have agreed enthusiastically. I’m not disagreeing now, but he’s only played 2 games at the start of the season this year, and averaged 20 games a year for the prior 3 years. It’s not a given that he is still the same player, and despite training there’s no way he can be in game shape. I just have lower expectations for any potential gameplay in the future when compared with what he brought in 2017-18 (the last time he played a whole season)