I am not convinced that tinordi is the answer people think he is. I thought he was pretty bad while up and while I think he can still mature into a great D he isn't there yet. Going with vets down the stretch is hardly a radical coaching move.
The problem is we have very few D capable of playing against top lines with speed. Tinordi wouldn't be any better in that role. Markov has some issues with speed and Emelin has struggled this year. Frankly, we miss Diaz now that Gorges is out. Diaz was better then Boo boo and capable of playing bigger minutes.
They are just going to have to limp along with a rag tag bunch of number 6 d thay we seem to collect. If Emelin doesn't get better next year, they need to target an experienced, top 4 defensive D.