Hanley is fine, but he's more of a dependable 7th man you can rotate in and he won't hurt you much in his own zone. Playing him regularly is the issue.
Bean is fine as a 3rd pairing guy as he has some skating ability and offensive instincts. He and Pachal are a good match because Pachal does the physical work down low in the zone that Bean struggles with.
It's clear that Miromanov is just not going to be an NHL regular defenseman. A tweener or 7th man, maybe, but he just can't defend well enough and doesn't create enough offense with his skills.
I think it's also clear that Barrie just can't keep up with the pace anymore. He was already a mediocre to suspect defender before he slowed down, but now he's a flat out liability. It was a nice experiment to see if he could contribute, but I think it's clear that he's below replacement level at this point.
Glad to see these guys really get a chance to play. They've put in the time in the minors to develop their habits. They were never going to be more than solid defensive d-men, but we really could use some of that on this team to support the low event style of play they want to execute.
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