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Originally Posted by jschick88
Might be Koekoek or Jake Dotchin. Sounds like the Lightning are very high on Dotchin.
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Dotchin is probably the one referred to here, as he has passed Koekkoek on the Lightning depth chart. Dotchin stepped in flawlessly last year and played very well on the top pair (mostly) with Victor Hedman. For a sixth-rounder to be as good as he was, as consistently as he played, Tampa had to be very pleased. And obviously very affordable on his entry-level contract. Koekkoek has the top 10 pick tag, but still can't seem to stick with the big club completely.
If they hit a homer on the Drouin trade, their blueline is in good shape at this point in time moving forward (in terms of flexibility/depth/prospects):
Hedman
Stralman
Coburn
Dotchin (assuming he's the one a deal is in place for)
Garrison
Sustr
Sergachev
Koekkoek
Hajek
Thomas