Cheddabombs
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- Mar 13, 2012
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I really think one of Coleman, Zacha, or Wood is going to be dealt for a defender soon similar to the Henrique deal. Wood would be the preferred option, but I'm not sure Bratt is safe either, but it would have to be a very good defender for him.
With Boqvist impressing and Maltsev, McLeod, Bastian, Seney, and Anderson all showing they could be quality depth options if need be, we can likely afford to part with someone.
The one thing we're desperately missing right now is a smooth skating two-way LD preferably with some size and reach to play with Subban. Up front, we have way too many bodies, something has to give.
I can really only see Wood being dealt from that group, at least for now. Definitely not Bratt, I know the return would be better but he's too damn good. Maybe down the line if there's a real cap crunch but that's not happening this season. Coleman is a heart and soul guy, can play up and down the lineup no problem and is one of those guys a team needs come playoff time. Maybe Zacha could be dealt, but I think his value to our PK is too high right now plus I think there's still untapped offensive potential there.
The thing is what are you getting in return for Wood? Henrique had way more value and got us a pretty good defenseman in Sami. We'd definitely need to package something with Wood to make it worth it, otherwise we'd just get another defenseman of the same calibre that we already have.