I forgot about him. Blues are definitely loaded on defense. I really think Schmaltz deserves to start but the Blues need Bortuzzo's skillset bad.insideout wrote:Walman out of the picture?Doug Glatt wrote:How the third pairing pans out is very interesting to me as well.BillP wrote:
Are you guys penciling in Bortuzzo as the No. 5? I would.
I mean you got Gunnarson, Bouwmeester, Schmaltz and Reinke.
I'm kind of dreaming that Bouwmeester gets healthy and then you'd have Bouwmeester and Bortuzzo as the 3rd pair. That might actually be sweet.
I can't see the need for Schmaltz here since Parayko survived the trade game. He's not going anywhere now. I really feel Schmaltz can be a 2nd pairing guy IMO. It's a messed up deal with this kid. He's worth more than what the Blues can probably get for him via trade. I don't know how this is going to work out with him.