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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
I like this a lot. Probably would reconfigure the d pairings differently but yeah, Nylander is intriguing. Would leafs be interested in adding another LHS dman is the real question.
I'd move Kylington up with Andersson, they played together in the A. Go Valimaki with Weegar then the defacto shutdown of Tanev and big Z. Or even swap out Z and Valimaki. I think Tanev is versatile enough with either.
Kylington - Andersson
Valimaki - Weegar
Zadorov - Tanev
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Not opposed to anything you said in terms of our D. My reasoning behind the pairings was Kylington had some great chemistry with Tanev and hes stable that he can make up for some of Kylingtons mistakes. Weegar has shown he can play the left side so he seems like a natural fit to me along Anderssen should Hanifin be bait. Valamaki being pretty mobile/agile seems like a decent experiment to me along side big Z on the right side.
From Torontos perspective, would Hanifins age and contract be to good to pass up (plus cap savings)? I recognize they have Reilly, Brodie and Muzzin, but IMO they still seem to lack on the back end. Brodie can play the right side with Reilly, would hanifin be a nice fit on pairing 2? Analyzing their defence I believe they only have 2 or 3 legit top 4 dmen. It would be intriguing but I think Nylander would flourish in our top 6.