I feel like a broken record but we don’t even know if he’s a third pairing option. No one ever tries him there. He’s either getting top four minutes he can’t handle outside of Dahlin dragging him to borderline passable…or he’s been given weeks off by Lindy.
The bottom line is the guy is going to be gone after this season at the latest…and he only hurts you on the ice. I don’t know what the point is of playing him anywhere but, maybe, a tryout on the third pair.
I understand not liking Bryson full time in the top 4. But he’s better than Joker. I also understand that Clifton and Joker is maybe the worst pairing you could draw up even on the third pair. And boy do I understand that he can’t play with Owen Power.
Hmm…sounds like someone should have added a top 4 D doesn’t it?