Say what you want, but the also late-blooming, minute-munching Mike Matheson will age better than Petry did and can play the role that good Petry did on a second pairing, only open the left side. We've also seen that Matheson-Carrier makes a solid defensive pairing, as it di with Guhle-Carrier.
I'm not against the idea of trading Guhle plus a first round pick for a RHD that can complement Hutson on a first pairing. Is such a RHD available for a combination of Guhle and a first round pick (Calgary's in 2025)?
Re-signing Matheson for four more years after next year, as a 2nd pairing LHD, will cost less, IMO, than Guhle and Matheson at ages 32, 33, 34 and 35 will be a contributing factor to the team's