Listening to kyper and Bourne and kilnger actually going on LTIR and not surgery, could allow him to completely rehab the hips for the remainder of the season and bring him back as the 7th or 8th defenseman for the playoffs. It's brilliant.
I still think tre goes for two dmen because he may trade Brodie back to Calgary in the deal and this would actually be a great thing for Brodie and his wife to be back with her family in Calgary where she grew up.
Reilly Tanev
Zadorov Timmins
Mcabe Lilly
Gio gets games on and off throughout the year and becomes 7th D with klinger 8th.
That's a very solid...bigger, more aggressive D core with the potential for offense from all pairs.
Throw in Nicky Bobby with Brodie, Abruzzese and Reaves for Zadorov, Tanev, and maybe see if you can get a true 3C in Blake Coleman. (Although he makes 4.9 for four more years at 31. So Lindholm would be the sexier get but one year.
Lindholm as 2C and JT on the third line
That would finally toughen us up the middle.
Weegar is the better asset, but he definitely would cost more and his salary/contract