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brokos73

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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 4, 2018 at 12:43 p.m.
Thread: Trying to make it work with Willy staying
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>brokos73</b></div><div>I think that depth plays a huge roll in winning a cup. Personally I'd rather have Kapanen, Johnsson and a legitimate top 4 right shot Dman than Nylander. But I definitely understand what you're saying and i do agree that they will need positive contributions from some Marlies moving forward. But that D needs help, especially someone to play with Rielly.</div></div>

Rielly needs a better partner. That is the only thing that I see as a potential need. With that said, TO without a doubt has a stud #1 d in Rielly. They don't need another stud #1, sure they'd like one, but the cost of that is astronomical. That would cost so much that it doesn't make sense to obtain it. It costs more than its worth. It makes way more sense to just find better value elsewhere. I think with how the team is structured now, adding someone like Chris Tanev would be a far better plan. 1) He'd cost a tenth of the assets to obtain him 2) there is a good likelihood that TO could get Van to retain some salary 3) He is actually what TO needs, a right handed defenceman who can play big minutes, kill penalties and let Rielly do what he does best which is dominate with his skating and vision.

I understand why Blues fans want something like this, it would help them reboot and retool to move forward relatively quickly. But from a TO perspective, its a short sighted trade that only can be called a success if they win the cup once in the next 2 years. If they fail to do that, then it was an expensive waste of assets.