Quoting: Caufield
Cmon Habs fan, love Xhekaj but we gotta take that. If he was a RD that could be a different story
He is a RD. . . . Its why we signed him SMH
Staois his Partner before and after Xhekaj was traded to his team was a nobody.
That year Xhekaj was his RD though he created so much opportunity for Staois he won CHL player of the Year and a contract from FLA(they likely regret as he's in the ECHL now)
Arber is unsung for what he brings as a player and his Character.
Undrafted he put on 53lbs after growing 3 inches and rather then get tougher it benefitted his overall game.
No longer defined by just his knuckles he had the size to play tough along the boards and man handle most opponents.
Xhekaj is the most well rounded really
Harris never played RD before last year about 10 games it was always Struble pushed to RD in NCAA
Guhle has always been top 2 LD on his teams basically and never been required too
Matheson started his career in FLA on RD due to depth like ours it was his only option for playing time.
Kovaecevic similar to Matheson had to do the same but with LD cause he had Buff,Myers and Trouba ahead of him as a rookie
Now when choosing who to swap out for Hutson in 10 months to a year in 10 months , Harris makes the most sense.
He's close to Hughes and St Louis is in Struble's way and he grew up with both the coach and gm's kids being coached by both just the same. 1/2 always had to go long term if not both after Huston/Matheson were added by Hughes in his first summer as GM in the NHL.