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Originally Posted by Toonage
While I honestly don't know if this really moves the needle for them a whole lot, I'm just stunned they actually went out and got a defenseman.
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Barrie was quietly having one of his best seasons in years, on pace for 58 points. Neither Ekholm or Bouchard will replace his offense so it's kind of a one step forward, one step back trade. They are clearly hoping Ekholm will be able to revert back into the shutdown defender he was in 2018/19 and if that happens it should move the needle a bit.