We used to be a team stacked with wing options, but it's entirely possible that in a span of a year we'll have lost: Leipsic, Soshnikov, JVR, Komarov, and Martin. All for possibly/likely just a 4th rounder... maybe less if we need to entice someone to take Martin. That's a lot of wing depth lost there however you cut it. And I'm not entirely sure our farm system is keeping up. The only Marlie I can see being a NHLer next season is Johnsson (and he's a lock as far as I'm concerned). Timashov and Bracco would be next up but they don't seem to be banging on that door exactly.
Korshkov and Grundstrom have certainly looked good since they've been drafted but they'll still need at least a year of AHL seasoning probably.
Basically, if the plan really is to have even two of JVR/Komarov/Martin off the team next season then Soshnikov could still have been a very valuable piece of this team going forward.
Korshkov and Grundstrom have certainly looked good since they've been drafted but they'll still need at least a year of AHL seasoning probably.
Basically, if the plan really is to have even two of JVR/Komarov/Martin off the team next season then Soshnikov could still have been a very valuable piece of this team going forward.