Opening Night Blueline for Vegas?

[Willard]

With all those defensemen chosen by VGK, the trick will be who they cut it down to for the 7 or 8 on opening night. Obviously they've already made a couple trades but they still have some whittling down to do.

Who do you like for VGK defense pairings on opening night? Who is your 7th (or 8th) defenseman? Which of Vegas's D's would you trade to get picks or forwards?

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[Willard]

Just for reference, VGK currently has the following after trading Schlemko and van Riemsdyk:

Luca Sbisa
Jon Merrill
Brayden McNabb
Jason Garrison
Jake Bischoff
Deryk Engelland
Colin Miller
Marc Methot
Griffin Reinhart
Alexei Emelin
Clayton Stoner
Shea Theodore
Nate Schmidt

 

[Wintersun]

Their d will be terrible...

Methot - Schmidt
Theodore - McNabb
Emelin - Miller
Sbisa

Or something like that? Ouch.

 

[Willard]

Methot is obviously the best of the lot. I'd be surprised, though, if Garrison weren't in the top 6. The rest are 3rd-pairing guys or lower. Engelland or Stoner might be in the top 7 or 8.

 

[WesMcCauley]

Emelin-Schmidt
Theodore-Mcnabb
Merill-Miller
Engelland

Trade Methot
Trade Sbisa
Trade or buyout Garrison
Stoner -> AHL

 

[LeafChief]

Engelland will play.

They made a big deal about signing him last night.