Quoting: OldNYIfan
Thanks for your input.
The general consensus is that it takes a defender about 200 games to know his craft. I thought that Girard would be a nice bridge while Guhle, Harris and Xhakaj were getting to that level.
That's an accurate statement
It just ignore's Edmunston who's likely to become next Captain and his role.
Given the option i'd take Eddy>Girard 10/10
Come playoffs i know Eddy's value to a SCF team in 2 systems and the Team and Fans love him
We also got Matheson for that as Hughes confirmed he's playing LD and that MTL was still in the market for a RD.
Plus we'll have Harris in the middle while Ghule and Harris go through their transitions
I'm not saying Girard isnt of Value
I'm just saying we move Romanov for a reason and it wasnt to give that created space to Girard.
Harris after all is MSL and Hughes guy, He was the Captain ,Leader and Friend to both their kids and both have coached him growing up.
I expect his transition to be quick as he's getting minutes Kulak finished with in MTL at a point in his career when Kulak couldnt average 8-15 minutes in all but 4 games his first year here but 3rd year Pro
If you however found a way to get MTL a decent RD preferbly with Size we'd be all over it in the right circumstances.
Even Roy from LAK would do in a pinch but ideally a Durzi/Spence types ready for the NHL in a system that perhaps over developed them
Hughes has no issues paying for players like that as he's said in many interviews he values a guy like that versus have the same pick today to draft his own.
Even Duszak from TML would work in a pinch in our system as Barron/Duszak can compete to push Savard outta top 4