Hanley I think has stepped up effectively as a #4. I wasn't sure that he could, though obviously Weegar is a fairly easy guy to play with.
Bean has been really good there now. I didn't think he would be this good, to be honest, but he has been. He is earning continued opportunity game in and game out IMO.
Barrie is just done I think. He seems like a liability on the offensive blue-line with his lack of footspeed, and the defensive deficiencies are not something that you can live given his good - but not great - offensive ability. I think right now he is a great #7 - great in the room, every player loves Barrie, and he is one of those guys that helps keep the room loose apparently. However, he should only be coming in when the injury bug hits the team.
Miromanov has been better than Barrie has in my eyes, but I think he is at best the #7 next season. I think Conroy either includes him in a trade this season, or he gets waived at the start of next season and either gets claimed or plays on the Wranglers. It was weird watching him last season - he didn't quite pass the eye test, but his underlying metrics showed that he was something. Maybe he was being carried by Weegar? Or maybe he has just been overthinking things too much? I don't know, but right now I see a replacement level player.
Solovyov has a legitimate shot to solidfy himself as an NHL'er at the moment. There is a small sliver open in the doorway until Bahl returns. Hopefully he grabs this opportunity and makes it really difficult for Conroy to send him back. I like his physicality, I think he has decent foot-speed, I like how he doesn't try to do too much and get himself into trouble, and I think he moves the puck well. I also think there is more offence to his game than he shows - I think he passes well, and he has a fairly good shot from the back. Hopefully he shows enough for Huska to keep feeding him minutes to find out what he really is.
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