Is Sean Walker our 3rd best defensemen?

[Peter James Bond II]

Durzi and Phillips should be in the AHL next year.

Mikey Anderson seems to have impressed at the WJC and in College. Hoping the Kings found a gem. Could be a wildcard at camp.

Anderson would have to sign. He is in the NCAA playoffs for the next few weeks and finishing his Soph year. I am sure the Kings
would love to sign him. His brother turned pro with NJ after his Soph season, so I think that Mikey could / would do the same.

 

[kilowatt]

Yeah, I've never understood this either, and it feels like I'm watching a different game sometimes. I watch LaDue crosscheck and dig frequently, whereas I often see Roy nowhere near the play to do so. I think he's the longest shot honestly. MAYBE the best offensively, but his D is absolute trash. Needs more seasoning for sure. Walker feels like he's going to be better than LaDue as he's just improving at a much more rapid rate, but I'd hesitate to take one over the other right this moment. Yes, LaDue gets muscled, but he's often at least in the right spot to have to battle.

LaDue's defense has always been a shade of 'fine' and he's rarely been caught just staring at the play doing nothing as much as I've seen Roy do and even Walker at times.

Yet I have a hard time evaluating any of these guys until they spend some extended time away from Phaneuf.

I think that if we are going to be cup contenders any time soon, Walker, Roy, LaDue, and Phaneuf won’t be on the team.