It’s October! The NHL’s annual opening day roster deadline is in a week! It’s time for camps to become serious business, with teams getting down to their major roster decisions in a hurry.
It’s also time for the mailbag!
Gubranson has been one of the worst defencemen on the ice this preseason. He’s been outplayed by Kylington and Mackey. Does any of that matter? Can Gubranson be a 7th defencemen with that contract or is he in the starting lineup come opening night?
— Jason Issler (@jissler1) October 4, 2021
The sales pitch for Erik Gudbranson, as a player, is that he’s big, physical and can play a defensive style.