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Originally Posted by Bingo
I like where you're going, but maybe you're going too far, or too quickly.
I think the better question to ask is this;
Is Brodie (-) with added forward from trade (+) balanced with less experienced defenseman that isn't quite ready to be Brodie (-) is > 0?
The cheapest way to better depth is trusting young players in today's NHL, but only with the caveat of said players being ready. You can't Oiler them.
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Agreed.
Kulak simply isnt a guy that can take those extra minutes at this point based on last years play.
Though I will say that if Valimaki or Kylington are able to make the jump and can handle 19-20 minutes a night on the 2nd pairing, it is possible. That's why keeping Stone makes some sense in that he was pretty steady on that 3rd pairing and that would be helpful giving Kulak a few more minutes per game. Evening out the ES minutes a bit is optimal much like rolling 4 lines as much as possible helps a team a whole bunch. This, IMO, is the only real way that trading Brodie doesn't hurt the club beyond losing his nightly blunders.