I think the Flames D as it stands right now is 'perfect' - trade one of the top 6 for a forward, and suddenly you have a hole. Have an injury on top of that (which happens every season) and suddenly your defence isn't strong any longer.
Sutter specifically stated that the defence was too young and inexperienced last season. Unless Weegar doesn't want to sign in Calgary, then I would expect that the top 6 is set. Whatever combos people want to come up with, it will be a combination of Andersson, Hanifin, Kylington, Tanev, Weegar and Zadorov (in alphabetical order, just to screw with you guys).
I am not a huge fan of Hanifin - I have really griped about how many plays are whistled dead because Hanifin has taken yet another low-percentage long range shot with no traffic in front that the goalie made a routine save on. However, remove him, and Calgary's defence is weaker. I don't think Calgary has an embarrassment of riches, or is too defence-heavy like they were to start the 2009-10 season. I think they are rather perfect at the moment, and can sustain one injury to anyone on that d-corps, and still provide strong defence. I think with trading someone for a forward, an injury kind of blows up the backend.
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