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Though on the top pair right handed defensive defenseman - Andrew Peeke!!! We already have him. The dude is good, let him and Werenski develop their chemistry into a top pair (if Werenski can stay healthy and in the lineup).
As for a center, I don’t expect them to do much, look at what Minnesota has done without a top line center. I get that Krill is an elite level player, but a Johnson, Roslovic and Laine line would be great, with a Voracek, Sillinger, Bjorkstrand line, leaving Marchenko, Jenner and Chinakov on the 3rd line and a 4th line with Karuly in the middle of Texier, Robinson, Foudy or Nyquist (I’m guessing he gets traded tbh) that’s a pretty good deep lineup in 2 years.
Neither of these factor in what we could get in the 2022 or 2023 drafts too. The last thing Columbus should do is make a big splash going out and getting a top line center (Jeff Carter) and having it blow up in their face because he wants to leave as soon as he can.
If we had to go get someone maybe a Monahan, would be a fit as he was a top line player but lost his spot in Calgary and could use a fresh start, and with him having 1 year left he is easily flip able if it doesn’t work.