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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
It's not about what Tavares is/does and more about what he's not which is a 1st pairing defenseman. Remember Hyman did all those things and they couldn't keep him because they already had too much money tied up in the core 4. That money should have gone towards a legit 1st pairing defenseman as they likely would have gone deeper in the playoffs with a more balanced team.
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If argue they actually needed him. It’s that Matthews and Marner were too alike and likely Marner should have been dealt earlier for a dman. The Shanahan/Dubas fiasco really threw a wrench in things.