I don’t think it’s taboo at all. I do think that the crickets that emerge are telling when it’s pointed out that none of the kids have actually proven they belong above the third pairing, that their play fell off when their minutes and pairings were challenged, that some (Zellweger in particular) show significant gaps in their ability to actually play defense, that the sophomore slump is a real thing, that trading him leaves us with only 2 proven NHL caliber defensemen, and that we don’t have a single defenseman in the AHL who has any business getting called up this year.
Nobody wants to address any of that. It’s usually just a loud proclamation that the youth are ready to grow and need more minutes, never mind the fact that their defensive possession numbers last year weren’t great with sheltering and ;lower minutes, let’s pitch him because they’re ready.
I’d like to not negatively impact the progression of the youth if they are not ready, and would like to watch a more entertaining, less shit show product this year. Trading the guy who is currently the best left handed D we have should happen AFTER the kids prove they’ve actually made strides IMO, because the ones at the end of last year absolutely weren’t those players IMO.