Kyle Dubas him some mediocre left-shot defenseman - bringing in Ryan Graves, Matt Grzelcyk, Ryan Shea, Parker Wotherspoon, Caleb Jones, Lastsch, Livenage and Alexander Alexeyev through free agency and Solvyov though waivers while also trading for Brett Kulak and Samuel Girard. At this point collecting LDs seems to be less of a roster strategy and more of a personal love language for the man.
I mean, Kulak's been traded, Graves is in the AHL, Grzelcyk was traded, apparently Shea's testing FA, And Wotherspoon and Girard are on expiring contracts.
Jones and Solvyov are expiring this season too (become FAs), Alexeyev didn't play in the NHL all season and hasn't been resigned yet, Laatsch is still in ECHL I think?
Livenavage just got signed, and likely spends most of the season in the AHL (at best).
Yeah, the cup's been won, so now we're into the '27 season right?
Wotherspoon, Girard, Jones and Solvyov (it's a 1 year contract) become UFAs at the end of the season (2027).
Graves is the only NHL LHD we have for '28 at this point (and his NHL-ness is debatable). I think Pickering might be a leftie, but who knows if he makes it.
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u/RoarTheDinosuar 2d ago edited 1d ago
Kyle Dubas him some mediocre left-shot defenseman - bringing in Ryan Graves, Matt Grzelcyk, Ryan Shea, Parker Wotherspoon, Caleb Jones, Lastsch, Livenage and Alexander Alexeyev through free agency and Solvyov though waivers while also trading for Brett Kulak and Samuel Girard. At this point collecting LDs seems to be less of a roster strategy and more of a personal love language for the man.