I'm not worried about Tanev. He could play with all of our LHD and elevate them.
Pairing Zadorov with Weegar will make it so Sutter doesn't have to shelter that 3rd pairing so much.
Hanafin/Andersson have a ton of chemistry developed and I doubt Sutter breaks them up. These guys eat up big minutes and can be counted on in all 3 zones.
Kylington/Weegar has potential if they can click. I wouldn't be surprised to see this tried at some point in the season. Could be our most offensive pair.
Zadorov/Tanev could be interesting. Tanev could make up for Zadorov's mistakes. Might not be the highest scoring pairing though.
Mackey/Tanev or Mackey/Weegar could both work. Mackey seems to be a guy who can play up and down the lineup. Doesn't strike me as the most offensive minded.
Kylington/Tanev have the chemistry from last year. I'm sure we will see this at some point.
Unless Valimaki improves his mobility and skating I don't see him cracking this lineup. The dynamic puck carrying flashes we saw in his previous seasons seem to be a thing of the past. The knee injury by all accounts was very serious. I'm not sure he reaches his pre injury potential. If he does get a shot he will likely be paired with Tanev or Weegar.
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