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Originally Posted by dammage79
My personal opinion is the Flames should trade Andersson and not add any more RHD. The system already has two RHS waiting in the wings. Pachal and Weegar are flexible enough to move to either side of a pairing. What the Flames really need are more Bahl type D men who can shelter the defensive end a bit for the likes of BRZ or Parekh.
Do I get the hedging of bets and kicking tires on the likes of Jones or Carlo? You betcha I do. Just don't necessarily agree with it as I want them to keep those spots open for what's coming.
But, I do trust Conroy and his plan. It'll be fun to watch his next set of moves to see where he's taking this ship.
And I do think LHS/RHS pairing are important. But you can get away with having 2 of your 3 pairings built that way. Doesn't have to be all 3 pairings of lefty/righties. But it should be 2/3rds at minimum.
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We tried that lefty righty thing, and it resulted in sending a 1st and 2 2nds for Hamonic.
I also look at how Colorado found a partner for Makar, it doesn't have to be a defensive dman.
If you have a top pairing that can skate, stick check and push the puck up ice I think that is a form of defending.
I don't know what is happening with Byram in Buffalo and why his name keeps coming up, but that could be a target for a LHS for Parekh.