Quoting: McFaksaGOAT
Also on that note if Lindell is moved, there is a massive hole in the top 4. What would the d pairs be?
Sekera-Klingberg
Heiskanen-Johns/Polak
Oleksiak-Polak/Fedun
Thoughts?
Heiskanen-Klingberg
Bayreuther-Sekera
Oleksiak-Fedun
Bayreuther has been fantastic in the AHL, and has been NHL ready for 2 years now. He's been buried on the Stars depth chart. He's a perfect 2nd line filler, until Harley makes the jump next season. Then next season, you role with:
Harley-Klingberg
Bayreuther-Heiskanen
If you're looking for the defenseman with the highest projected full-season WAR in the Stars organization, look no further than Dillon Heatherington, who should also be a potential candidate for a role in the Stars top-6.
Lindell, a 1st, and a struggling prospect (Gurianov) may be a bit high, but personally I am not as high on Lindell as the mass of Stars fans seem to be. He's a fine 2nd pair LD, but I would much rather see Harley or Heiskanen on that top pair. I think Stars fans are enamored with him, simply because he's Klingberg's partner. The same thing happened with Jordie Benn and Trevor Daley a few years ago. Everyone hated Jordie, because that pair gave up goals, but they really only hated him, because Daley was so bad at playing defense and left Jordie to answer for a massive share of odd man rushes. Lindell is better than Jordie, don't get me wrong...but he's riding the wake of how good Klingberg has been through the first few years of his career. Take Klingberg away from him, and he's good, but he's not a top-pair guy. It's Methot & Karlsson, just much younger.
I would be much more willing to shop Lindell than 99% of our fanbase.