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Originally Posted by Talks to Goalposts
Gorges, Markov and Subban will be the defensive glue holding the team together going forward. Really Hamrlik's shoes as the first pairing all round defender is either being taken by Markov's return or the emergence of Subban as the number 2 to Markov depending on your perspective. But Jovonoski could fill his current role in the depth chart as a 3/4 until Yemelin or maybe Weber/Diaz is ready to claim it.
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I hear you. The way i break it down is like this:
I look at markov replacing Wiz. Wiz was eating a ton of minutes and played in all first team situations. This should most likely resemble markov's role. That should be an updgrade
Subban is Subban. He broke onto the scene and created a role for himself, and he earned it
When I look at a d-man who most resembles what hamrlik brings, in being a reliable defender who can play against top lines if need be, spot PP work, and alot of PK work, while chewing a fair chunk of minutes, its josh gorges. While I appreciate what hammer brought, I think the habs hold steady with this trade off.
From a depth point of view, it would be nice to add another quality and proven top 4 guy, but with the emergence of subban during the onslaught of injuries last season, its not a dire requirement imo