alzner is the 2nd best dman in free agency. there is no way he is coming in at around 5 million. someome will definitely overpay him. Michael stone and kulikov will probably both get around 5 million in free agency and alzner is regarded higher than both of them. fa defenseman arent that deep this year so the few solid top 4 guys that are there will get overpaid. now I would like stone or kulikov as well but they will probably both demand more than they are actually worth. since we burned streits money on flip, we really shouldnt be throwing 5 million at top 4 guys that aren't really top pairing guys. a Campbell, Wiseman, Seidenburg, or Markov signed to a 1 year deal to play bottom pair and push the trash off the team would be preferable to overpaying a top 4 guy. then im hoping the kids push amac and manning off the team in the next camp. I'll be pretty concerned if the coaches/front office don't believe that 2 of morin/hagg/sanheim/Myers will contribute more to the team than amac or manning next year. morin and Hagg especially since they will have had 2 years of pro hockey under their belts... how much more seasoning do these guys need until they are given a shot to take over for the trash? if the organization doesnt believe these 2 will be an improvement over amac or manning at that point then we should be very concerned about both of their development.
