The Spawn is back
Joined: Jun. 2016
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Keith-Ceci have truly been great in 18-20 mins of play these first few games. Might not always be that way, but I think they will be fine in that role most games this season. Nurse-Bouchard looks like it'll be a regular thing sooner than later, and a good top pairing. For me, the key is getting a good defensive D partner for Barrie on the left side (could be Samorukov sooner than later), or trying to trade Barrie later this season or next season for a more defensive Dman if Bouchard shows really good consistency on a pairing with Nurse.
Barrie will soon be a bit redundant with Bouch, but a guy coming off top points for D is still enticing to some GM for foolish "shiney prize" reasons, I'm sure. Enticing enough to get a decent 4-5 level shut down D in exchange from a team with a struggling powerplay.