A 178lbs DMan? No thanks. We have Weaver. Our quota for smallish DMen is full.
Krug would be a top-4 in our team.
He was third in TOI among Bruins d-men.
I know Chara compensate for him and Seidenberg was injured. But him and Bartkowski did it.
Now we do have better options: Nygren is the one that makes me wonder. I think he is more ready at 24 years old and with three years at top of SHL than Beaulieu/Tinordi/Pateryn.
We do have RHD that are ready: Nygren and Pateryn.
Obviously, Nygren is chasing after Gilbert's spots while Pateryn is going after Weaver spots.
Nygren was the best offensive d-men in SHL, he can play in NHL.
He will be able to challenge Gilbert for a top-4 spot.
I think he can fight for a bottom-6 spot with Weaver if he can improve his defence.
BTW, what is the cost of Nygren/Weaver/Gilbert/Pateryn?
I think that Weaver is going to help improve our defence and will help Pateryn and Nygren. One of those two will be bottom-6 by the end of the season.