Serious question, is CC our best defenseman on paper?
I think Ferraro is better. Maybe Walman is better, hopefully Muk and Thrun will be. To start the year, he’s no worse than 3. He’s at least our best RHD.
I hoped Emberson could prove to be a long term bottom pairing RHD. However, if we have Dickinson, Muk, and say Schaefer/Hensler, we've really only got room for one more youngish dman. Not sure Emberson would be that guy, though by the time we’d have 3 first round D in the line-up, he’d be what 28? I figured it would eventually come down to Pohlkamp, Havelid, and Emberson and hope one could lock down that 3RD spot.
Emberson is probably nothing, but his readiness, right handedness, size, and production gave reason for optimism that we wouldn’t have to replace 6/7 dmen who were on the roster (Ferraro vs everyone else).
I’m surprised so many also seemed to like him, but I think that mostly signals how little we have that’s NHL-ready on the backend.