Rejoint: août 2017
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Ristolainen blows in his own zone .... and all our good D are offensive already (Rielly, Gardiner, Dermott, eventually Liljegren).
Go for better defensive RD on cheaper / longer term contracts (who probably won't cost Nylander) .... guys like Pesce.
Stralman is not getting a raise next year (at 32 or 33) .... he showed pretty significant decline last year .... though I'd be happy to see him on the team.
I'd try to sign a couple guys like Jan Rutta & Stralman before going anywhere near Ristolainen both will probably sign for $3-4 million x 4 years.
Zaitsev probably performed similar to Ristolainen in his 1st year .... less points but better defense .... maybe he bounces back.