Braden Schneider maybe? Not gonna be a Montour replacement but I could see him do well with Mikkola
Idk what we’d have to pay to get him though.
Would love to have him but would be fairly expensive I’d imagine. I’m sure they’d want Lundell or a strong D coming back. We don’t have a D to part with and I doubt they’d be interested in Ekblad. I don’t think we’d part with Lundell even if we can re-sign bennett. I mean I’d love if Samo and some picks gets it done but I highly doubt it.
That’s kinda the dilemma in general for us and finding a puck moving top-4 D in season. None of the guys who are worth while would come cheap, and I don’t think zito is keen on parting with any of his established top-9 guys up front. It’s already going to be hard to fill that 2nd RD spot as it is, assuming we can’t just sign a pionk or chychrun in the offseason. And that wouldn’t help us this season. So if Ekblad doesn’t re-sign, then we’ll be in an even deeper hole. I’m really curious what happens with Ekblad and bennett as far as the contract situation goes