Where does Pop go ? <| sep |> Yeah , Hamonic could maybe be had given the offensive woes in NYI , but JVR wouldn ' t be enough . A more appropriate target would be Justin Braun . Signed with more term , 3 . 8 M aav , 34 when it ends is not bad . Veteran RHD who shuts down top lines with Vlasic had success vs Crosby . Lack of depth scoring killed them in playoffs . That would be a fearsome top 9 with JVR and they have the depth to manage the change on their blue line . Problem is they only get two years of JVR . I still think I ' d consider it if I were SJ . JvR would maybe waive NTC to go to a cup contender . That ' s the type of guy we should be targeting imo . Jeff Petry type of underrated but solid top 4 guys who defends and movesthe puck well enough . Going a bit older than Oilers did with Larsson is fine . Someone needs to stabilize that blue line and bring a veteran presence that can actually play the position .