I think Struble is slowly passing a lot of guys on the depth chart. I wouldn't be anywhere near as bold to say he's close to Guhle considering he plays six minutes less per night and against the weakest competition of all our D pairs, but I think he's shown more than Harris this year. I think there needs to be considerations to move on from Matheson as our left side gets clogged. Barron on the other hand is struggling defensively with the minutes he gets by proxy of playing with Guhle.
It will be interesting if Hughes chooses to trade any of his former clients in Harris, Struble or Matheson, when Guhle and Xhekaj are clearly better "fits" for playoff success. It's a shame none of Guhle, Struble or Xhekaj are RD with Hutson coming in. I don't envy Hughes' job, as he's going to be blamed no matter who he trades if they end up becoming better than any of our in house choices.