easy fix

Mete is claimed before he gets to us, Vatanen though might be an interesting option. A team like Buffalo will snag mete. Plus wtf are you doing putting mete beside pionk. That is just bad.... that pairing would get absolutely crushed. Like they’d get ran over and dominated down low... also demelo on first pairing?? That’s just a mistake

I don't care about their size I care about their results. You're right though Mete probably doesn't even make it to us. Vatanen would also be a good free option.

The results would be so bad, like I can already see it, they’d get ran over.

But yes, Vatanen would be a nice free option.

Vatanen sure but I'd pass on Mete, he's way too small and yes size matters especially on defense.

I mean that isn't necessarily true.. It's how the players play within the system. Plus Jmo and Demelo works and Stanley and Poolman was relatively successful as a 3rd pairing. For reference the Avalanche probably have the best blue line the NHL this year. They put Makar and Girard together at times, 2 guys below 6 feet. They also really only have 1 giant in Graves as part of their regular rotation and they seem to be doing more than fine.