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I wouldn't be opposed to bringing back Reilly. Don't think 3 years makes sense given the timeline for Jake Sanderson. I'd prefer a guy like Jamie Oleksiak though. I think he brings a lot of the things the sens like from Josh Brown, but in a player who can give you more of a 2nd pair usage. I think Josh Brown is competent, but I don't really think he's an everyday top 6 D ideally. Shifting Brown to 7th D, and replacing that 3rd D slot, either with JBD, or a free agent signing makes the Sens a stronger team overall.
I'm a big fan of Brannstrom playing the right side, but I don't think you put him with Chabot, at least not yet. I think the D is stronger overall trying to balance offense and Defense on their D pairs. I think going Chabot-Zub and Oleksiak/Reilly/Other UFA-Brannstrom you're better off, then you still have the option to shake it up if you want 72-26 to ball out offensively or you need Oleksiak-Zub to lock things down.