Timmins for me has been their 4th best defenseman so far. Imo:
1. Girard
2. Makar
3. Toews
4. Timmins
5. Graves
6. Cole
Graves has been better I think. He was a stud yesterday alongside Girard and did a lot of really good things on the PK especially.
I see it so far basically being like this
Girard
Makar/Toews
Graves
Timmins
Cole
Cole has been really slow in both games and has made a number of glaringly bad mistakes. We dont really have much of an alternative option at the moment, but when Byram is up to speed and EJ healthy, he really needs to be put on an especially short leash.
If Graves can build off his last game, especially on the PK... He becomes almost irreplacable in the lineup as well. He was incredible at making the right read, the right play, and getting the puck to safety on the PK last night. He keeps that up, along with EJ coming back and our PK should really stabilize into a league wide top tier unit this season.