xbestboybandever
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You don't load your defense with 4 prospects behind possibly the worst 1st pairing in the NHL. If we are going this route we might as well trade Varly and everyone over the age 25.
But trading Duchene will create the same hole in our forward group. IF we drafted Dubois, you can't expect him to contribute right away, Soberberg is better served as a 3C and Compher is coming out of college. I agree that shoring up our D is extraordinarily important, but I just think that seeing how the prospects react is the best way to figure out what our team has. Bigras did well in his time up, Zads started putting it together in the AHL and looked good at times and bad at others, Gelinas got hurt, but if he's not logging 20 minutes a game we should be okay and that 6th spot can be filled in a myriad of ways. Who knows what the prospects are going to do out of camp. I don't see any point in spending big money and term on guys like Demers or Russell because they just aren't worth it. Our D is young, but there is no instant solution to it.