He mentioned that the addition of Weegar brings competition to the group calling out Hanifin, Ras and Tanev specifically, referencing the top 4. Mentioned that championship teams have superstar defensemen who can do it all and then transitioned to Ras and Weegar being very similar players who are good and both sides of the ice and need to take steps to become superstar defensemen. Said a few times that he's going to let things play out in camp when asked about lines, etc. but also mentioned that Mangiapane will probably play with Lindholm or Kadri when asked specifically about Mangiapane, adding that it depends more on who Lindholm and Kadri play best with. Said he's not worried about Huberdeau's defensive game because he'll play with good players and that he'd also make other players better. Focused on everybody needs to improve this year and can be better. Called out Edmonton and LA as the teams contending for the division.
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