Re: DeAngelo bought out
Carolina is able to sacrifice defensive woes from their defensemen because of their system, and because of Slavin/Skjei/Pesce taking defensive responsibilities.
I also would think this was the backup move to Karlsson. I think every team is operating under "we'll take Karlsson off your hands, with maybe a small return" and SJS wants a legit return. So Leafs pivoted to Klingberg when they knew they weren't realistically getting him. This is Carolina realizing that now.
I also wonder if this is setting up a Pesce trade. This moves TDA up to RHD2, opens up for Chatfield, then takes them to 7D and not 8D on their NHL roster.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll