So….. now Carolina have a VERY deep defense corps with many working pieces and many cogs. We saw against Toronto when David Ayers was forced into the game that the Canes now have a team capable of shutting down a game. After two VERY big additions at the deadline to bolster the D core, there are now a total of 9 NHL defenders on this team.
They all have different strengths and weaknesses, so there are a lot of different combinations of defenders that could be put on the ice together after the injection of extra strength at the deadline.