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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
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.
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They aren't hurting for offence so it makes sense to look for an actual defender, but I'm not sure if Ekholm - paired with Nurse I assume - is going to be that guy. And yeah, sort of a step back in that if they lose a D to injury the pool is pretty shallow when it comes to experience.