Step 4: Have Bura point out a very nice young lady in the crowd during the victory lap
The biggest concern would be durability. He's not altogether ideal but brings more size to the table than Jensen and perhaps a sliver of remaining upside. He's not as fast as Jensen and isn't dynamic but at the right price it would be sensible It's more along the lines of a Niskanen and I'd wager that's what they're after. Ethan Bear is another interesting one from Edmonton if they're looking to pave the way for Bouchard & Broberg. He's coming off of his ELC and may possess longer-term value at 2RD. Plus, he's from Regina. That's more of a developmental target but some targeted youth wouldn't be the worst idea. I'd prefer that to short-sightedly going with vets unless there are prevailing secondary factors. They are win-now but should also be sensible in that vets aren't always the best option. There are trade-offs to be made in opting for reliability over upside or youthful engagement.
He wants out because he doesn't want to play wing and the Habs have Kotkaniemi, Suzuki, and Danault ahead of him at center. So no, not interested in Domi since I like Vrana's upside more and since Domi wouldn't have a place on the roster.
I'm in no way thrilled with Kempny or Siegenthaler by any means, just don't see how they're that much different than Dillon, who didn't impress me all that much either. Perhaps I could be convinced with some strong underlying stats supporting Dillon's case, but I think it's a good rule to not give term to dmen that don't produce much of anything offensively. Dillon seems to be a good penalty killer, but Siegenthaler can do that just fine, no? I don't really know what else he brings.
I didn't really see anything that would justify a four year contract for Dillon. I'm not sure what this unusual skillset is that you're referring to, but what I do know is that he led the league in penalties taken, and added a grand total of 1 assist in his 18 games here. I'm not that impressed. That's completely replaceable in my opinion. Not that I'm super impressed by Kempny or Siegenthaler, but don't think any of those guys are making much of difference on a nightly basis so I'd rather roll with the cheap internal options we already control
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How can you get something from Siege? He is a zero. Combine Dillon and Siegenthaler and you don’t get Kempny. Sounds about right. Dillon is not a top4 D. He never had a top4 role except the last 1.5 seasons then he was on an atrociously disbalanced SJ defense. He was NEVER given an opportunity to play vs best opposing lines and best players. He is not good defensively and he is not good offensively. He was disappointing on Carlson pair and inexistent on Orlovs pair. Dillon is much closer to Lewington and Siegenthaler than he is to Kempny and Jensen. Penalty killer specialist is an ironic way to say he is good at nothing.
