Quoting: jcash08
Personally think Hughes would be a better 4C than Kotkaniemi and Dunn over Dermott.
Quoting: Poehling
Did Pettersson Dubois Barzal were good enough to play at 18 ? Kotkaniemi earned a spot there
Pettersson was good enough, he was the literal best player in the 3rd best league in the world. Dubois and Barzal are hard to tell, but judging by how good they were when they came in - probably yes.
Kotkaniemi still deserves a spot, but not because Habs fans feel like it, but because he was defensively fantastic by any underlying metric. Barzal for example is dragged below his linemate DeBrusk in WAR because of his poor defensive ability, while Kotkaniemi was one of the absolute best in the league in terms of defense. Idk what Jost is doing on this roster, so you can take him off if you want Hughes on.
Georgiev is not only pretty bad, but also far from NYR's best goalie on an ELC. Shesterkin will look great this season.
Also Fabbro and Quinn Hughes are probably better options than Dermott and maybe Girardi/Chabot (who's overrated because he doesn't play defense, like at all). Somehow defense is something people only complain until their throat hurts about when it comes to Erik Karlsson, who isn't even defensively poor. Chabot plays for the same team, puts up a lot of points as well, but it's like people either favor "good Canadian kids" or just aren't bothered until the guy challenges for (and should have won) a handful or Norris trophies
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