@Higgins
"Are you out of your god damn mind?" Says Black Velvet
Hold on, listen to me.
Even if one could say, each winning team must have 1 elite defender, I say he could be wrong. Go take a look to the "dominating team" at the moment, none of them as one of their best (top 3) player as a D. Having a dynamic offensive group is creating inflated stats for some average D, just go take a look at the leaders, you will understand. Helsinki as been far behind the top team in terms of offensive production, and even if the team is young, some people think they are in a prime time to do more then "compete". If Velvet is turning himself into a forward, the Helsinki titans becomes as good, if not better, than their rival, the Vikings. Just take a look at the lines
Maximoff - Wolf - Kohler vs Axelsson - Cornerstone - Velvet = Helsinki is superior
Jenkins - Finn - Dragonslayer vs Schmerckeldorf Covington Dortch = Helsinki is also superior
The edge is probably on defense, lets take a look
Gow - Abbott vs Snatch - Klingberg = stockholm is superior
Barnyashev - Zayn (freshly turned into D) vs Thrower - Kopralkov = helsinki is superior
the same could be applied to NY
So, is this the awaited move the GM gotta do nearing the deadline ? we shall see