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Originally Posted by Sandman
If someone in the top-4 goes down, we aren't stuck with Stone, Mackey, Val, or even Zadorov. Kylington moves up. That's not bad. Even if Z moves up, that ain't bad either. Tanev is the key, and he's the one in the top-4 we don't really have a placeholder for (at least come playoff time). The other 3 could be replaced temporarily by Z or OK without a major problem.
And remember, OK and Tanev were said to be one of the top-5 tandems in the league....
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The conversation has been regarding a Hanifin trade. So Kylington would already be in the top 4. And an injury would force either Zadorov or Stone to join him.
For me, having a solid D core is more important than the 3rd player on a line. Each line has a solid core with Huberdeau-Lindholm, Mangiapane-Kadri, and Backlund-Coleman. Finding the right mix to compliment those pairings is all that's necessary IMO. a guy like Toffoli is probably looking at being around 30 goals, playing with Huberdeau. I don't want to weaken the D, just to acquire a guy that might be able to put up 35-40