looking to upgrade Hjalmarsson to a better dman. which of the following dmen would be an upgrade to Hjalmarsson and who would be the one to go after? thanks in advance
Braydon Coburn (Phi - D)
Tom Gilbert (Edm - D)
Dennis Wideman (Fla - D)
Jason Demers (SJ - D)
Kurtis Foster (Edm - D)
Kris Russell (Cls - D)
The only two I would consider are Tom Gilbert & Wideman.
I like Gilbert most - he is in a good situation in EDM w/young kids that should just add to his point totals. His downside - not a lot of shots on goal & few PIM.
Wideman is also a good pick. It is the last contract year for McCabe and there could be a lot of #1 PP duty for Wideman if (/when) McCabe leaves. Wideman also is a UFA in Florida after next season (2012) and could sign somewhere better.
The other four are not guys I can see running a team's #1 PP spot.