Richard88
John 3:16
- Jun 29, 2019
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@MarkT
You're right, injuries aren't guaranteed. But when you have 6 years of track record indicating that a guy is injury prone, it's pretty likely that the trend will continue. Especially when a guy plays a physical brand of hockey and is 34 years old.Well, for one thing, injuries are not guaranteed. Second, that's why you want to be able to afford some depth.
As you said, that blueline is going to be really weak. Behrens shouldn't be a regular after missing a whole year. You need to keep one of Lindgren or Manson for sure, which can be done if you don't sign Perbix and if you go cheaper on Kiviranta and Malinski.Anyway, I took a stab at a roster without Manson and with Landeskog.
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I ended up having to let Lindgren walk as well, since the Manson replacement costs money. Perbix doesn't replace Manson's toughness, but he's got size and seems to play a style that suits the Avs. You could in theory dump Drouin and Kiviranta to keep Lindgren, or hope some of the cap hits are lower on guys like Nelson, but to me this looks like a roster that is going to be very weak on defense.
There's a real risk that Nelson walks, in which case this lineup would be fine. But I'd hope that they manage to sign Nelson.I'd probably prefer something like this. A little more balanced:
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