Makar is probably in that tier but yeah, it's rare and you're not gonna find out outside of drafting them. No point in dreaming about it. Depth-wise their d is awesome and honestly still doesn't even look that bad without two of their top 4 d. Now Muzzin may be dead and may never return so that could be an issue but they have the horses the make up a fully functionally adequate d.
But going into the playoffs I still look to add a shutdown type in the mold of the Bruins Lindholm addition + a 2nd line forward. Can trade Kerf's salary out and if Muzzin is dead they can fit both under the cap. Idk if anyone will be available on d that interests me though. Last year felt like an outlier in terms of the number of options. I wouldn't add just any ol' d. It's gotta be an upgrade and someone who adds a dynamic that they can use back there. Adding another middling 4/5 d does nothing for me. Big game hunting only pls.
