Can't place all the blame on Campbell guys. Our game is an absolute mess in our own zone. We need to acquire at the very least, 1 legitimate top 4 D-man who can play in a top 2 role if need be. This team is absolutely hurting without the leadership and guidance of Keith and we never effectively replaced him. If we were wise, we'd be trading our 1st rounder (+ conditions) as it has some value this year in a draft with some interesting prospects.
If I could have my way, we would be getting a LHS with the capacity to make breakout passes who leans more to steadying the defence and has a history playing with scrambling goalies. The team seems to start panicking whenever Campbell gets scrambling but that's just his game, the team needs to learn not to fall apart in front of him and maintain structure/not get lost watching the puck or freezing up.
Sending Campbell to the AHL is in my opinion, a very dumb move, Edmonton fans are undervaluing him and he would get picked up, not to mention we still need someone in the backup role, and Skinner still isn't fully tested in a season long marathon. They just gotta work it out together as a team and management needs to get some one or two more steadying pieces back there - like imminently.
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