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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Come on Jiri, we have three NHL defensemen right now (Weegar, Andersson, and Kylington). By time these three kids get their feet under them at least one of the NHL defenders will have moved on. Post 2025-26 we have one defenseman signed (Weegar). That means six positions up for grabs. Maybe Kylington resigns long term? Okhotiuk and Pachal might hang around, but I'm not expecting that to be the case. I'm not saying what is likely, I'm saying what the team needs. They need young defenders to turn into solid NHL defensemen. What's likely is Poirier makes the team next year and earns his stripes. Brzustewicz goes to the AHL next year and we see what we have there. Morin the following year. We'll have a better idea in two years, but the reality is we NEED these guys to turn into players. Not likely to happen, but we need it to happen.
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They're too similar.
Even if all three turned out you'd like have to move one of them.
Just keep adding to the prospect depth and get the other types of defenseman hopefully building things out.
Solovyov, Grushnikov, Kuznetsov on the defensive are all still in the mix. Boltmann in College potentially.