Kulikov's 2 main partners this year were Subban and Severson. Both were better with him overall. Really helped Severson with Elites and Middle. Boosted Subban's Middle and Gritensity results. Good year for him. (1/

With both Subban and Severson being offensive Dmen this suggest that Kulkiov's best suited partners would be Bear, Barrie or Bouchard.

Ideal top 4 is probably this:
Nurse - Larsson
Kulikov-Bear

This means he'll play with Larsson right?!?!

:)

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Barrie has never defended top 6 F's well. Bear has, so he should be top 4 imo.

I'm surprised by Kulikov's year. Followed him in WPG and he never had a good year there. This is a very good year for him.

Good pick up at a good price. (3/3)