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Originally Posted by SeanCharles
I think many of us would like to see Valimaki/Mackey battle for or share the #6D spot.
Andersson is the cornerstone so we all want to keep him, Tanev was our best dman and Weeger is the new shiney toy that is an analytics darling. Throw in Zadorov who we just re-signed and it leaves you with Hanifin or Kylington.
I think outside of Markstrom, Hanifin stuggled the most in the Edmonton series out of our top guys and I still think Kylington has more offensive potential that we have yet to see.
Not only that but Hanifin is American and only has 2 years left. Many fans think, since we need more forward help he is an ideal candidate to ship out.
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Weegar - Tanev
Kylington - Andersson
Valimaki/Mackey - Zadorov
That's not a great defense to being with, but if one top4 guy goes down we're completely screwed. Who wants to see a Kylington - Zadorov 2nd pairing in the regular season, let alone playoffs? Not me.
If the plan next year is to make the playoffs and compete, outside of injuries, Valimaki and Mackey don't get a sniff of regular season games unless they can prove they are a step ahead of Kylington, which seems unlikely at this point.
Keep the defense the way it is. It's an absolute luxury to be able to have the stable of guys we have right now.