Snowhawk
Joined: Jul. 2022
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I think the Hawks decline.
Kulak doesn’t really present an upgrade over any of the current Hawks veteran D core and I wouldn’t want to bump young guys from the lineup who need the experience. You could argue Kulak is better then Tinordi but he doesn’t bring as much toughness or willingness to drop the gloves as Tinordi. At the end of the day I think the Hawks can find a better veteran free agent d-man for the $2.75m Kulak is being paid for the remainder of this season and two more.